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Bay Area Security Workers Guarding Big Tech Offices Strike
Thousands of security guards walked off the job across California on Friday, and guards rallied outside Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, KQED reports. The union SEIU-United Service Workers West, which represents 14,000 guards, is seeking a path to a $30 hourly minimum wage and better benefits from 15 private security contractors, including Allied Universal and Securitas.
Protesters outside Dreamforce call for slower AI development
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in San Francisco on Thursday during the Dreamforce conference to call on technology companies to slow AI development and strengthen safety oversight, World Journal reports. The group protested outside the OpenAI and Anthropic offices and then marched to City Hall.
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Another Mountain Lion Seen in San Francisco? What to Do If You Encounter One
A mountain lion was spotted Friday morning in the Sunset District near 44th Avenue and Ulloa Street, and state game wardens took the animal into custody by 11:15 a.m., according to San Francisco Animal Care and Control. It was the second mountain lion seen in the city in two weeks, after one near the Panhandle earlier in September.
At South of Market police meeting, everyone wants more cops
Residents at a South of Market community meeting asked for more police, Mission Local reports. Southern Station, which the outlet describes as historically understaffed, could get seven new officers before its boundaries expand on Oct. 1.