"SF City Hall finally got around to naming its Inspector General, an oversight position created by 2024's Prop C, and its former Mohammed Nuru prosecutor Alexandra Shepard. There's obviously been plenty of corruption that's surfaced since Nuru was sent to prison, and Shepard will be responsible for rooting it out if her nomination is approved by the SF Board of Supervisors. [Chronicle]"
"California's Democratic politicians are looking to pounce on all the new House of Representatives seats that could be created by next week's Prop 50 redistricting vote. The currently Republican seats of Darrell Issa and Kevin Kiley could be transformed into safe Democratic seats, and Dems are drooling over the thought of running for them. [NY Times] Hurricane Melissa has already caused at least seven deaths in Jamaica, and now barrels toward Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. [CNN]"
"Amazon is laying off a whopping 14,000 employees on their corporate side, supposedly to invest more in AI, but one could imagine this will just result in more AWS outages like the one we saw last week. [NPR] So much for that Israel-Palestine ceasefire, as both sides are now firing on one another again, and at least seven people were killed on Tuesday. [AP]"
San Francisco named Alexandra Shepard Inspector General, filling the oversight role created by 2024's Prop C and taking on investigations into corruption following Mohammed Nuru's conviction. California Democrats aim to capitalize on potential new House seats from Prop 50 redistricting, eyeing Republican-held districts like those of Darrell Issa and Kevin Kiley. Hurricane Melissa caused at least seven deaths in Jamaica and is moving toward Cuba as a Category 3 storm. Amazon announced about 14,000 corporate layoffs, citing AI investment, amid concerns about service stability. Renewed Israel-Palestine fighting killed at least seven people. The Warriors-Clippers game streamed exclusively on Peacock with a nostalgic Bob Costas/“Roundball Rock” intro.
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