San Francisco Chronicle

30 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• San Francisco Prop I transfer tax evaluated using Los Angeles Measure ULA data · RAND economist analyzes proposed San Francisco real estate transfer tax using LA policy outcomes.
• US Employer Health Costs Remain High Despite Transparency Policies · Price transparency has failed to reduce rising employer health insurance costs in the US.
• Analysis Evaluates United States Policy Options For Iran Conflict · Analysis argues maintaining current Iran blockade is the least bad US option.
• Eaton Fire Fast Compensation Program Has Not Replaced Lawsuits · Southern California Edison's Eaton Fire fast pay program has not displaced civil litigation.
• UK whole-system drug policy reform stalled by structural service barriers · UK 2021 drug strategy progress is blocked by fragmented funding and service stigma.
• Study Proposes Evidence-Based Criminal Record Hiring Screening · Researchers outline improved, less discriminatory criminal record hiring practices.
• RAND Researcher Steph Guerra Discusses AI Biosecurity Risks · RAND expert Steph Guerra outlines biosecurity risks posed by open-weight AI models.
• RAND Analysis Outlines U.S.-ROK Shipbuilding Cooperation Implementation Agenda · RAND conference evaluates practical frameworks for U.S.-South Korea shipbuilding cooperation.
• 25 Years After 9/11, US Risks Repeating Complacency Mistake · Author argues US ignores core 9/11 lesson of complacency amid modern global threats.
• RAND Researcher Discusses School AI And Cell Phone Policy Challenges · RAND policy researcher Melissa Kay Diliberti shares survey findings on school AI and cell phone use.
• Israel retains pre-October 7 Gaza strategy despite attack losses · Analysis argues Israel continues conflict management rather than replacing Hamas rule.
• Yemen's Houthis Emerge As Independent Powerful Regional Actor · Yemeni Houthi rebels now hold critical leverage over global maritime trade routes.
• RAND researcher proposes tax reforms to preserve jobs amid AI automation · RAND mathematician Carter Price outlines tax changes to avoid AI-driven job displacement.
• US women's gun ownership rises sharply narrowing historical gender gap · General Social Survey data shows US women's gun ownership rose from 10% in 2018 to 16% in 2024.
• RAND Researcher Analyzes Impacts Of US Education Savings Accounts · RAND policy researcher Susha Roy discusses benefits and risks of education savings accounts.
• RAND Researcher Clarifies Common U.S. Security Clearance Misconceptions · RAND researcher Sina Beaghley addresses myths about the federal security clearance process.
• RAND Experts Assess 25 Years Of Homeland Security Lessons After 9/11 · RAND researchers review homeland security progress and gaps 25 years after the September 11 attacks.
• AI Can Design Viruses, Urgent Biosecurity Guardrails Required · Researchers demonstrated AI can design novel viruses, prompting biosecurity guardrail calls.
• Ukraine Military Debates Traditionalist vs Technologist Future Evolution · Ukraine's armed forces face competing visions for their long term military structure.
• RAND Study Analyzes AI Applications For Emergency Disaster Management · RAND researcher Jessica Jensen discusses AI use cases for disaster response in a Q&A.
• Amanita Muscaria's Unique Risks Highlight Need for Public Health Education · Amanita muscaria, a psychoactive mushroom, poses unique health risks and legal challenges compared to psilocybin mushrooms.
• Mirror Life Biological Risk Requires US China Cooperation, Experts Warn · Commentary urges US and China to agree to ban development of dangerous mirror life organisms.
• OpenAI Launches Teen ChatGPT But Lacks Independent Safety Proof · OpenAI released default-protected ChatGPT for Teens without published verification data.
• Lack of Project-Level Cost Data Hinders US Power Grid Expansion · US power grid expansion is slowed by a lack of clear public data on project-level costs across technologies and locations.
• RAND Epidemiologist Warns of U.S. Food System Vulnerabilities After Cyclospora Outbreak · Saskia Popescu highlights U.S. food system vulnerabilities and recommends strengthening biosurveillance and public trust.
• US Teachers Report Poor Well-Being; Students Fear AI Harms Critical Thinking · RAND survey data reveals persistent teacher burnout, student skepticism of AI, and high chronic absenteeism in US public schools.
• RAND Director Matan Chorev Discusses AI And US National Security Risks · RAND official Matan Chorev outlines AI geopolitical impacts in a national security Q&A.
• European nations urged to build whole-of-society national resilience · Rising Russian hybrid threats require cross-sector European national preparedness frameworks.
• Global health and defence leaders advance 100 Days pandemic preparedness mission · Cross-sector tabletop exercise identifies priorities for 100 Days pandemic response mission.
• Los Angeles official homelessness counts understate true crisis scale · RAND research finds LA official homelessness counts significantly undercount actual unsheltered people.