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How San Francisco's ranked-choice voting works, and why results can be surprising

SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal has compiled a guide to ranked-choice voting for anyone confused about how it works by Alec Regimbal Though San Francisco has used ranked-choice voting for local elections for 20 years, this method of picking more than one candidate when marking your ballot can be confusing for first-time voters. Even regular voters may not understand everything about…

True Crime Sundays: His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.

Drew Crecente’s daughter was murdered nearly two decades ago. Earlier this month, he discovered that her name and image had been used to create an AI chatbot. by Daniel Wu One morning in early October, about 18 years after his daughter Jennifer was murdered, Drew Crecente received a Google alert flagging what appeared to be a new profile of her online. The profile had Jennifer’s full name and…

Travel Thursdays: 5 Upgrades You Need to Add to Your Next Trip

by Kris Wouk Every vacation has a budget, whether you’re a multi-millionaire or, well, not a multi-millionaire. Still, you don’t have to settle on your vacation just because you have a budget. Sometimes it’s worth spending a little extra to make the most of your trip. Even better, sometimes you’ll be able to find upgrades for free or for much less than you’d expect to pay. Here are five…