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UC Berkeley pilots smartphone alert contact tracing system
A pilot program that will provide Covid-19 contact tracing to members of the University of California at Berkeley community via smartphone may go statewide, university officials said Thursday. UC...Read More
Gas meter inspections this week in Vallejo and Benicia
Residents in Vallejo and Benicia will see contractors hired by PG&E performing gas meter inspections through Friday, officials with the utility said Monday.Read More
VTA launches smartphone fare-pay app
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has unveiled a new, free mobile payment app called EZfare.Read More
SF woman tied up, robbed inside home
A woman was tied up and robbed at gunpoint inside her home in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police. The robbery was reported at 2:52 a.m. Saturday...Read More
Smartphone theft declines in San Francisco
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon last week released statistics showing a recent decline in smartphone thefts and robberies that he attributed to the implementation of kill-switch technology that...Read More
BART app helps riders report crime, problems
BART is launching a smartphone app that will enable riders to more easily report crimes and report suspicious activity.Read More
CA lawmakers mull smartphone kill switch
Smartphone makers may be forced to put a ‘kill switch’ into production by January 2015.Read More
SF, NY launch campaign to curb phone theft
Law enforcement in San Francisco and New York are teaming with smartphone makers on a new initiative.Read More