#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law

#privacy #AgeVerification #cybersecurity #politics

#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law

The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, #privacy and #security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces.
#ab1856 #ageverification

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law

Photographing my home state gives me the chance to capture the beauty I see in its coastlines, landscapes, and everyday scenes, and to share the feeling of being here with others.

If you enjoy my work, I invite you to visit my photo website and explore more of my images. And if a piece speaks to you, please feel free to share it with friends, family, or anyone who appreciates California’s beauty.

https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com

#California #travel #photography #art #buyintoart #mastoArt

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is deploying #AI facial recognition in their stores.

It’s used for profiling.

“The system takes images of customers and runs them against a “watchlist,” a database of people who have previously been identified after “causing harm in some way,” said Chris Ochs, who works at SAFR at RealNetworks, the AI company that created SAFR Guard, the security system being used at Grocery Outlet. If there is a match, a phone notification is sent to the retailer using the system.”

#california #sfba #surveillance

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

Lagoona needs a foster or adopter. We’ll transport her from California to Arizona, with supplies, training, and lifelong support.

She’s under two. A shelter called her aggressive, but she isn’t, just scared and overstimulated. Getting her settled frees up space for other “aggressive” kitties who deserve the same chance.

Can’t foster or adopt? Share or donate. We pull #urgent cats from shelters across #California and #Arizona. 💜 https://linktr.ee/2rabbitrescue

#sheltercats #rescuedismyfavoritebreed

Cal Matters: Proposal would allow drivers to trade personal data for potentially lower insurance rates. “A bill to allow insurance companies to monitor California drivers’ behavior in exchange for potential discounts on their premiums would change the state’s longstanding insurance law, drawing opposition from the Insurance Department as well as consumer and privacy advocates.”

California State Floral Collage

ART: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/california-state-floral-collage-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#flowers #California #art #FAAArtist #fineartamerica #MastoArt #Buyintoart

Panoramic view of Los Angeles cityscape with urban skyline and surrounding hills under a clear sky.

#BuyIntoArt #panoramic #cityscape #skyline #LosAngeles #California #UrbanJungle #ScenicView #CaliforniaDreaming #LAHills #TravelPhotography

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/los-angeles-urban-landscape-john-twynam.html

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Panoramic view of Los Angeles cityscape with urban skyline and surrounding hills under a clear sky.

Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]

this is what $658K buys you in san francisco (look at the 'inside') pictures

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/143-Prospect-Ave-San-Francisco-CA-94110/15161317_zpid/

#SanFrancisco #California #RealEstate #ZillowGoneWild

Discover America

blacklight poster, early 1970s

Who's down for a road trip to ... Sing Sing? The prison? Okay, whatever, let's gooo 🇺🇸

#1970s #the70s #oldposter #posters #americana #america250 #Motorcycle #California #newyork #retro

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Fuchsia background with yellow font saying Discover America. An apparently male figure has his back to the viewer and is holding the handlebars of a motorcycle. On the back of his jacket are brightly colored patches from famous locations including Haight-Ashbury, Disneyland, and Sing Sing

& now there's YA reason: last week, #GitHub urged the FOSS community to *oppose* important #California legislation that places transparency and consumer rights requirements on deployment of LLM-gen-AI!

GitHub's tactic? Disinformation claiming #FOSS licenses are incompatible with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22757 and California #SB1000 (which seeks to amend §22757).

Read the analysis: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/jul/03/github-gen-ai-california-22757-ok-for-foss-license/

#LLM #AI #copyleft #GPL #Microsoft #law

"It bans the use of 'sell by' labels on food packaging, which experts say act as a guide for retailers on how long to display products on the shelves but are not an indicator of whether they are still safe to consume. Now, manufacturers selling food in California must use two standardized labels — a 'Best if Used By' label for peak quality and 'Use By' label for product safety."

https://apnews.com/article/california-sell-by-food-labels-ban-bf426a5c0146cc9435d371c072e6a9d3

#PublicHealth #food #FoodWaste #california

"Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works"

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/06/30/californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works

#California #privacy #DROP

We Can Still Stop #California’s #3DPrinter #Surveillance Scheme

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

#privacy #AB2047

We Can Still Stop California's 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

#HackerNews #3Dprinting #Surveillance #California #Privacy #TechForGood #EFF

LA Times: ‘This is terrifying’: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source

" In the Rocky Mountains, where the Colorado River starts, the landscape is drier than anyone can remember.
The lack of water is hitting Colorado ranchers and farmers hard, and reservoir levels are dropping. Scientists say the entire Southwest needs to permanently adapt to having less water as the warming climate dries out the region. .."

(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-25/drying-colorado-river

#climateemergency #drought #colorado #california #environment #climate

I hope everyone near the epicenter of the earthquake is okay, I didn’t feel a thing. I’m wondering if alert distance thresholds should be adjusted. I’m quite far from the epicenter and I’m not sure an alert was necessary for me.

#earthquake #california #sanjose #sfba

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Screenshot showing earthquake alerts and giant mech.

Protocol
par Rachel Flowers

https://rachelflowers.bandcamp.com/track/protocol

#music #musique #musica #musik
#bandcamp #fedimusic #synthetizer #progrock #jazz #progrock #progressiverock #rock #California #indiemusic #support #spreadtheword

Hey guys thought I'd share Fresno Water Tower at Sunset - Vintage Poster

Wall Art, Art Prints, Home Decor: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/fresno-water-tower-at-sunset-vintage-poster-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#travelposter #vintageposter #travel #Fresno #California #wallart #homedecor #vintageart #coolart #colorfulart

Jones Road arrives in Santa Monica

https://lucire.com/insider/20260621/jones-road-arrives-in-santa-monica/
https://lucirerouge.com/2026/06/21/jones-road-hitting-the-road-in-santa-monica/

#retail #California #USA #beauty #beauté #SantaMonica #BobbiBrown #JonesRoad #makeup #maquillage

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Jones Road Santa Monica boutique interior. Photographed by Taryn Carlson.

Healthcare Workers Freed a Patient From #ICE 🖤

#MutualAid

"When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents brought a detainee to a #California hospital in 2025, they didn’t know they would leave empty-handed. Using capacity they built over months of organizing, Healthcare workers intervened quickly to protect and ultimately free their patient from the clutches of federal secret police...."

https://www.blackrosefed.org/hospital-organizing-against-ice/

#USA #Refugees #Healthcare #Resistance #HealthcareWorkers #Solidarity

Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting

💛 https://nickoprints.com/featured/downtown-san-diego-california-at-sunrise-impressionist-abstract-painting-nicko-prints.html 😊

#downtown #san #diego #california #sunrise #impressionist #abstract #painting #art #contemporaryart #artforsale #artist #painting #wallart #fineart #interiordesign #artbuyer #buyintoart #ayearforart #buyart #beautifulart #print #poster

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Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting

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Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting - wall art

Deer are already using a #WildlifeBridge over a crash-prone highway in #California

The crossing will not be complete until fall, but animals have already been spotted using the structure, including three deer and a bobcat.

By Brian Lada, Jun 10, 2026

"A new wildlife crossing in Northern California is already doing the job it was built to do, even before construction is officially finished.

"Three deer became the first animals to use the nearly completed wildlife bridge on U.S. 97 in #SiskiyouCounty since the project began in summer 2024, according to information Caltrans District 2 shared with AccuWeather. Since the deer have been spotted in late May, other animals have been seen using the crossing, including a bobcat.

"Caltrans called it 'a major milestone,' adding in a Facebook post that, 'while the contractor is still completing final touches, it’s incredible to see wildlife already embracing the new structure.'

"The bridge itself is about 100 feet long and 140 feet wide, with roughly 2 miles of 8-foot-high wildlife exclusion fencing along both sides of the highway to help funnel animals toward the crossing instead of the road.

" 'The project area has the highest recorded wildlife-vehicle conflict rate in District 2, with over 50 deer and 16 elk fatalities recorded between 2015 and 2020,' Caltrans said. 'The new structure will allow safe passage for wildlife across the highway, improving driver safety and ecological resilience.'

"Construction on the Siskiyou County projects is expected to wrap up this fall.

"About a mile down the same highway, a #WildlifeTunnel is also under construction. The reinforced concrete culvert will expand crossing opportunities and strengthen the larger effort to reduce crashes."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/travel/deer-are-already-using-a-wildlife-bridge-over-a-crash-prone-highway-in-california/1900516

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeCrossings #Bobcats #Wildlife

Yes to #California's Bill to Ban #SurveillancePricing

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/californias-bill-ban-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #surveillance #PersonalFinance #finance #retail

Wonder how the Medline fire will impact healthcare here in California... major supplier of surgical instruments and medical supplies.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/12/fire-california-warehouse-complex-evacuations

#fire #supplychain #california

How and Why to Fight Back Against #SocialMedia Bans

Several U.S. states are pushing to ban young people from social media entirely. This marks the latest wave of #censorship bills masquerading as “children’s online safety” measures, with states like #Massachusetts , #Idaho , #Minnesota , #NorthCarolina , #SouthCarolina , #Illinois , and EFF’s home state of #California leading the charge.

Just a few years ago, lawmakers supporting age-gating laws insisted their efforts were narrowly targeted at limiting young people’s access to adult content.
#agegating #ageverification
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

How are the #primaries going?

In #LA #LosAngeles #urbanPlanner #NithyaRaman advances over #realityTV star #SpencerPratt whose campaign consisted of edgelord #AI shit, I think, I didn't follow that noise

How did she manage that?

Well, people fucking voted

So you out there:

Show up, #vote

Magic perfect candidate doesn't descend from the heavens with angels singing

It's a product of you showing up

It's on *you*

Get off your fucking ass, and vote

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor-runoff-profile

#California

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Los Angeles Profile Nithya Raman: progressive who bested Spencer Pratt eyes Hollywood ending Raman shook up LA mayoral race by entering hours before the deadline and now faces one-time political ally Raman advances to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff Nithya Raman in Los Angeles on Monday last week. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

https://youtu.be/Nhz6vao13bs

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California AB 2047: The End of Open Source 3D Printing

California just introduced a bill that doesn't just regulate "ghost guns", it mandates a digital kill switch for every 3D printer sold. California AB 2047 requires "blocking technology" that connects your printer to a government-approved database before every single print. If the system goes down, or your file is flagged, your hardware becomes a paperweight.

This isn't just about firearms. This is the death of Open Source. If this bill passes, it effectively bans Marlin, Klipper, and Orca Slicer, forcing every manufacturer to lock down their firmware. It turns general-purpose computing into a walled garden where you only rent permission to use the hardware you own.

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#OpenSource #RightToRepair #Privacy #Clippy #California #Monopolies #3dPrinters #3dPrinting #Technology #Government #Firearms #Guns #SoftwareFreedom #Surveillance #Panopticon #Lobbyists

All the donor-funded foundations ought to be fighting against and speaking out against this Orwellian garbage.

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"California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this."

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California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this.

About the Age Verification bills in California and Colorado:

It seems few people are actually bothering to read the bills and instead just want to scream while running around in circles. Neither of the bills are mandating you give your ID/Face-Scan/Transactional Documents/etc. to be able to setup your computer.

The only thing you give is your birth-date/age, you are assigned an age-category, and apps and websites respond accordingly.

Don't get me wrong, there are still valid concerns about these bills, but few are actually discussing those concerns. Most are just assuming the worst and panicking.

Also, I don't know how these bills would be enforceable on Linux (or any decentralized, FOSS ecosystem).

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #AgeVerification #US #UnitedStates #California #Colorado