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“Text me when you get home safe.” “Keep your keys in your hands. Take a well-lit route home. Wear shoes you can run in. Talk loudly when on the phone.” These phrases have run through nearly every woman’s head when traveling alone in public, particularly at night. Approximately six in ten women say they take precautions to avoid sexual assault. The same amount of men say they do not take any sort of precaution. Women frequently feel unsafe when out walking alone, and thi...

This legal instrument has been updated to address new technologies and policy developments. It provides policy guidance in seven areas with an expanded scope to cover not only research data, but also related metadata as well as bespoke algorithms, workflows, models, and software (including code), which are essential for their interpretation.

More than a dozen San Diego County nonprofits will be the recipients of $750,000 in grants from The San Diego Foundation to create more opportunities for youth to study STEM fields. The foundation is directing funds to 13 programs reaching young people, particularly those from underrepresented communities. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation recently reported that Latino and Black communities are greatly underrepresented in San Diego’s highest-paying industries and occupa...

Editors note: This is part of a series of 10 stories on a variety of topics that take a look back at 2020 and forward to 2021. Many policies and practices were changed or adjusted because of the pandemic — or other disruptions — and we look at how those changes will shape the future.  As the impossibility of gathering in 2020 devastated so much of the arts and entertainment industry this year, from movies to concerts and theater performances, there was debate over who deserved financial he...

Oregon restaurant, lodging group welcomes federal, state COVID-19 relief moves There is still a race for survival... WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association offered praise Monday for new federal and state legislative moves to provide assistance to the battered industry, but said more needs to be done for their survival. Congress unveiled a $900 billion relief bill to provide short-term economic relief to the country in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. ORLA s...