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Two weeks before the RV parking ban goes into effect, the city rolled out an AI chatbot to deal with concerns from RV dwellers: When will towing begin? How do I make an appeal? What should I do about a ticket? Marina Newman tested the chatbot with someone living in a van, and got a range of incorrect, differing, and irrelevant answers to crucial questions.
For back story, see how RV dwellers and neighbors fought a parking ban on Bernal.
After Mission Local reported on strip searches in city jails, the Sheriff’s Department announced a new policy: Instead, inmates will be subject to body scans following attorney visits. Abigail Vรขn Neely has the story.
Update from the S.F. immigration courts, where fewer asylum-seekers are showing up to their hearings for fear of ICE arrests. Our reporter Sage Rรญos Mace was barred from touring the ICE facilities with D11 Supervisor Cheyanne Chen, but got Chen’s report on conditions inside.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
S.F. launched an AI chatbot for RV dwellers. Itโs got errors.ย
“..the kind of tech that, if it fails, could mean the difference between relative stability and chaos.”
For attorney visits in S.F. jails: Goodbye strip searches, hello body scans
โThe defense bar spoke. The sheriff listened, and a solution came to bear.”
D11 Supe Chen tours S.F. ICE facility, courts
โPeople are held in an office space for up to 72 hours without food, water, a bed or any opportunity for rest.โ
Back Story
Bernal Heights residents fight cityโs plan to evict RVs
“Really, there is no other place to go.”
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Double delight
By Michael Santiago
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