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"Philanthropy is inherently contradictory. It often seeks to repair harms created by the systems that produced its wealth. This does not make philanthropy useless, but it does make it dangerous when left uninterrogated." - ABMoC partner Marcel Woodruff. nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-capti...

Beyond Captive Care: Philanthropy, Revolutionary Love, and the Risk of Solidarity | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Philanthropy often analyzes conditions that produce preventable suffering. Yet privilege can allow the field to avoid those realities.

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"Mr. Winters & Tech Justice Law asked the court to stop ChatGPT Health from operating until independent evaluators determine it's safe. The lawsuit also demands stronger guardrails to prevent ChatGPT from answering questions about medical treatments & diagnoses." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/w...

OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT’s ‘Dangerous’ Health Advice

The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition.

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"Anya Worley-Ziegmann, a coordinator for the People’s Budget Coalition, previously told the Chronicle the finalized deal was one of the “best budgets” in recent years." www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

S.F. approves city’s largest budget ever while closing $640 million deficit

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a $16.9 billion budget deal, closing a deficit of $640 million while avoiding many of the most painful cuts labor groups and nonprofits had feared.

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The Worker Agency @theworkeragency.com · 3w ago

"'Being treated with dignity & having systems function in a way where I’m not constantly worried about going through a 12-part process just to sign up & get services is incredibly meaningful for me personally,' said Parent Voices Oakland ED Clarissa Doutherd." oaklandside.org/2026/07/17/m...

Measure C has sent $53M to Alameda County childcare centers

Revenue from the sales tax has helped preschools stay afloat in Oakland and beyond. Soon, the measure will also set a $25 minimum wage for childcare workers.

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“These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO

The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options

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The Worker Agency @theworkeragency.com · 3w ago

"'What I have a problem with is saying kids from the East Bay have to go to SF to get care so that UC can build a fancy hospital for its richest patients in San Francisco,' said Dan Russell, president of the University Professional & Technical Employees." www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...

Oakland Children's Hospital Workers And Patients Rally For Pediatric Care

Bay City News

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The Worker Agency @theworkeragency.com · 4w ago

"Our campaign is unrelenting because Musk will not stop anytime soon. We encourage others who want to be on the right side of history to do the same." - @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/opinion/elon...

18 Months Later, Our Fight to Clean Up Elon's DOGE Mess Continues | Common Dreams

Our campaign is unrelenting because Musk and Donald Trump will not stop.

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SFGATE@sfgate.com · last mo.

"Tiffany Gillis Brown, one of the attorneys from the nonprofit Tech Justice Law Center, said the cases joining together has been powerful for grieving families to find out 'they aren’t alone and this is a real thing that is happening to a lot of people'."

ChatGPT told the 24-year-old, "I'm with you," before she took her own life.

Slate @slate.com · 2mo ago

"The case raises questions about what generative AI platforms must do to protect users with mental health-related diagnoses, who may be especially vulnerable to design choices that make chatbots mimic human connection, the lawsuit alleges." www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuit

By Diana Novak Jones July 1 (Reuters) - A California man sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday, claiming the company's ChatGPT platform exacerbated his bipolar disorder due to a lack of

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It’s controversial, disturbing, and increasingly in demand. slate.trib.al/ZuK9KFg

There’s a Hotline You Can Call for the Darkest Reasons Imaginable. It’s Controversial—and More Necessary Than Ever.

The people answering the calls hear confessions, fears, and urges most of us would rather not think about. Demand for their help is growing.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune@sandiegouniontribune.com · last mo.

The University Professional & Technical Employees labor union is calling for UCSD Health to rescind the policy— stating that it “will directly harm patients, disrupt continuity of care, and undermine recruitment and retention of highly specialized clinicians.”

Psychiatrist says new UCSD Health policy hits hardest for working moms

"San Francisco residents should be deeply uncomfortable with our role in this project." www.sfexaminer.com/forum/san-fr...

San Francisco can’t wash its hands of AI’s environmental damage

The City hosts the companies, capital and culture driving a national backlash against artificial-intelligence data centers, giving us both responsibility and leverage.

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"As IT workers at the University of California, we’re not going to stand by and watch as [AI] is used in dubious ways. We’re answering those questions by unionizing: bolstering our professional security and establishing a seat at the table where decision-making happens."

We Just Formed the Largest Tech Union in America. Here's How We Did It

As tech’s influence continues to grow, we’re going to need greater union density, argues Max Belasco, chapter co-chair of UPTE UC Los Angeles Chapter.

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"What we saw at the Capitol was a glimpse of what becomes possible when the people closest to the problem are trusted to lead the solutions. These are the very same people implementing those solutions long after legislation is signed and elected officials move on to their next priorities."

The solutions for boys and men already exist - Capitol Weekly

OPINION—In 2018, I attended my first Alliance for Boys and Men of Color (ABMoC) event as a partner. It was my first time lobbying at the state level, and my first time stepping foot in the State Capit...

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"Let’s stop Trump’s censorship and block this merger.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Paramount rejected ad criticizing its owners and Warner Bros acquisition

Rejected citing ‘conflict of interest’, the ad took aim at Trump allies David Ellison, Paramount Skydance chief, and his billionaire father, Larry Ellison

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"Stop Funding Billionaires rallied against one particular aspect of the mega-IPO: the fact that many Americans’ retirement accounts are now being forced into investing with SpaceX, thanks to special accommodations that Wall Street traders have made for Musk." slate.com/technology/2...

The Week Elon Musk Became a Trillionaire Was Also One of His Ugliest

His fortunes reached new heights while his online behavior reached new lows.

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"We're out here to ring the alarm that we shouldn't be putting workers' retirement funds at risk over what, essentially, we feel is a cash grab by Elon Musk." www.businessinsider.com/spacex-ipo-p...

I went to a SpaceX IPO protest. The target wasn't just trillionaires — it was Wall Street.

Anti-SpaceX protestors gathered outside of JPMorgan headquarters to protest the inclusion of SpaceX in their retirement funds.

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 2mo ago

"Send billionaires to Mars." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

SpaceX’s $2 trillion debut met with cheers, jeers and protest

On Friday, Elon Musk’s image loomed large over Times Square from the giant TV screen of the Nasdaq stock exchange, as tourists outside snapped selfies, SpaceX investors in T‑shirts grinned ‌at their ...

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“You don’t achieve balanced, intelligent regulation by silencing debate — you get it by engaging seriously and earning trust,” John O’Farrell writes about internal threats to Silicon Valley.

Opinion | I was a V.C. Partner. We Can’t Let Silicon Valley Buy Democracy.

Pro-A.I. groups are spending gobs of cash to influence political campaigns. That’s terrible news for us all.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2mo ago

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Mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicide

A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in U.S. court on Thursday alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse the company of failing to address ‌dangerous conversations between users and the company's chatbot.

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Hard Reset @hardresetmedia.com · 2mo ago

The tech workers are organizing! This is now the biggest tech union in the country, and they are fighting for democratic control over how AI is used in their workplaces. Read our piece here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-bigges...

The Biggest Tech Union in the Country Isn't in Silicon Valley

A while back I wrote about San Francisco’s cab drivers—the people the tech industry came for first, back when it decided the rules didn’t apply to it.

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 2mo ago

San Francisco General Hospital was utterly unprepared to deal with workplace violence when a social worker was killed there, according to California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

S.F. General Hospital hit with record fine after fatal stabbing exposed safety lapses

San Francisco General Hospital was utterly unprepared to deal with workplace violence when a social worker was killed there, according to California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 2mo ago

Emotions Spill Over at Town Hall of Industry Workers Opposed to Paramount-WBD Merger: “It’s the Death of a Great American Industry”

Emotions spilled over at a gathering of Hollywood workers, union officials and a current FCC commissioner opposed to the planned Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger on Saturday, with some arguing that the mega-merger on top of other recent challenges in the business would mean the “death of Hollywood.”

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The Worker Agency @theworkeragency.com · 2mo ago

Stand-up comedian Adam Conover calls Paramount Skydance's proposed $110B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery an "existential threat" to the American cultural industry. The "Main Street vs. The Merger" tour united entertainment workers, small business owners, and politicians opposed to the deal.

Hollywood workers push back against $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros merger

Employment in the entertainment industry has steadily declined since its peak in late 2022

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"The vote to unionize highlights a broader anxiety among workers in the tech sector, where companies increasingly cite AI as the reason for restructuring measures and job cuts." @uptecwa.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

UC tech workers unionize as AI anxiety grows across industry

More than 2,000 University of California tech workers have voted to unionize with UPTE, citing concerns over layoffs, workloads and AI rollouts.

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"Mamdani’s efforts to make govt more responsive to families’ needs align with @caseygrants.bsky.social Public Dollars for Public Good portfolio. 'We want to support initiatives that ensure govt works for people,' said president and CEO Carmen Rojas."

A Look at Philanthropy’s Role So Far in Mamdani’s Ambitious Child Care Agenda

Marguerite Casey, Ford and others are supporting the mayor's universal child care effort. Will more join in?

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"Sam Nelson's family is suing OpenAI for allegedly designing ChatGPT to become an 'illicit drug coach.' OpenAI recklessly released ChatGPT 4o which removed prior safeguards that would've blocked ChatGPT from recommending the lethal drug dose that ended his life." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

“Will I be OK?” Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says

Teen trusted ChatGPT to help him “safely” experiment with drugs, logs show.

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