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24 January 2017 / SF News / Jay Barmann

Day Around The Bay: Judge Throws Out Snapchat-While-Driving Suit

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  • It appears that Twitter has banned the account for Chuck Johnson's website WeSearchr, possibly for putting up a bounty for the identity of the DC Nazi puncher. [RT.com]
  • A federal judge has ruled that under the Communications Decency Act Snapchat is immune from prosecution in a case brought by an Atlanta couple whose car was struck by a young woman who was allegedly using Snapchat's "speed filter" while speeding. [AP]
  • SF's six female supervisors introduced a resolution today supporting universal reproductive health care for all women and girls. [Chronicle]
  • Calaveras County might ban pot growing. [CBS 5]
  • Dandelion Chocolate unveils some fancy expansion plans for their Alabama Street headquarters which includes a new four-story building. [Mission Local]
  • A man who was convicted of killing his father by tossing him — bound, gagged and tied to a cement block — into the San Francisco Bay more than 40 years ago appeared in court Friday as part of an attempt to retest evidence that may have been lost by the DA's Office, in order to exonerate him. [Examiner]
  • Some local forces are mobilizing against that Pier 29 "maker" complex/food hall project, claiming a waterfront plan requires a recreational use. [Examiner]
  • Not too surprisingly, a study says SF is the most dangerous city for new drivers in California. [NBC Bay Area]
  • A little over a year after Laura's Law — which allows for the compelled treatment of mentally ill people on the streets — took effect in San Francisco, it appears to be working well, with 105 out of 108 people referred through the program voluntarily accepting treatment. [Chronicle]
  • Governor Jerry Brown delivers his State of the State, subtly rebuking Trump. [KQED]
  • Over the next week Instagram is rolling out its live video feature for Stories, going toe to toe with Snapchat. [Instagram]
  • And here's a long-read from [Recode] on Instagram's reinvention.
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Jay Barmann

Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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