Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company, faced questions from a Commerce subcommittee about what Facebook-owned Instagram knew about its effects on young users, among other issues.

 

"I am here today because I believe that Facebook's products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy," she said during her opening remarks. "The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. Congressional action is needed. They won't solve this crisis without your help."

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This morning, Ms. Alioto encountered two young women asleep in a parking space on Larkin St. near City Hall. She says it’s time for us to solve the homeless crisis in SF. Hear what she would do.

Also, with a $116 million shortfall increasing the likelihood that the San Francisco school district won't be able to pay its bills, the California education superintendent is stepping in to address its financial tailspin in a move aimed at avoiding a full state takeover.

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The court, which is dominated by six Republican appointees, will confront a charged docket, including a case asking it to overrule Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights activists marched Saturday, voicing opposition to a Texas law that heavily restricts abortion access.

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As a huge oil spill threatens Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and other cities along the Orange County coast, officials say they’re investigating the possibility that a ship’s anchor might have struck a pipeline, causing the leak.  Amplify Energy Chief Executive Martyn Willsher said during a news conference Monday that a ship’s anchor striking the pipeline is “one of the distinct possibilities” for the cause of the massive oil spill.

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Biden said: "Republicans say they will not do their part to avoid this needless calamity. So be it. But they need to stop playing Russian roulette with the US economy."

President Joe Biden on Monday said he couldn't guarantee the debt ceiling would be raised in two weeks as he slammed Republicans for opposing efforts to keep the nation from being unable to pay its debts for the first time in history. Biden said they should vote on a bipartisan basis to pay for bills for which both parties are responsible. "Not only are Republicans refusing to do their job, but they're threatening to use their power to prevent us from doing our job -- saving the economy from a catastrophic event. I think quite frankly it's hypocritical, dangerous and disgraceful," Biden said.

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Were you inconvenienced by the social media outage today?

The outage came the morning after "60 Minutes" aired a segment in which Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen claimed the company is aware of how its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation, and that Facebook has tried to hide that evidence. Facebook has pushed back on those claims.

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Actors we always want to watch

Daniel Craig - No Time to Die

Clark Gable - San Francisco

Leonardo di Caprio - the Aviator 

Tom Hanks - News of the World

Jimmy Stewart - Harvey

Robert Mitchum - Heaven Knows Mr Allison

Michael Douglas   TV: the Kominsky Method

Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Showman

Humphrey Bogart - Sabrina

Alan Richman - Truly Madly Deeply 

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Changes to the United States Postal Service started Oct. 1. The changes involve longer service times for First Class Mail and Periodicals, and a temporary price increase related to the holidays. On Friday, mail traveling long distances, such as from New York to California, will take longer in-transit. Separately, on Oct. 3 the Postal Service will temporarily increase prices on all commercial and retail domestic packages.

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Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and creator of Infowars, has been ordered to pay damages to two families of victims in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. Jones failed to provide evidence to support his claim that the shooting was a "false flag" carried out by actors. He was ordered by the court in two lawsuits filed in 2018 to provide proof that would support his claims. He had years to provide the evidence, yet he failed to do so. 

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A majority of Trump voters want to split the country into red and blue halves, according to a new poll conducted by the University of Virginia's (UVA) nonpartisan Center for Politics. Roughly 52 percent of people who voted for Republican former President Donald Trump either "somewhat agree" or "strongly agree" that it's time to split the country, favoring that either red or blue states secede from the union, the poll found. Comparatively, 41 percent of people who voted for Democratic President Joe Biden agree with the idea.

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