Politics & Business Reporter
Marcus Reed previously covered California politics for the Sacramento Bee, including two legislative sessions and a gubernatorial election. His investigative work on campaign finance and lobbying has been cited in policy debates at the state capitol. At San Francisco Download, he focuses on how political decisions in Sacramento and Washington affect Bay Area residents and businesses. He holds a political science degree from UCLA.
Californians now have a new way to force hundreds of data brokers to stop collecting and selling their personal information, after a state-run deletion system took effect at the start of the year. The
A coalition of technology executives, researchers, and policy advocates with ties to the Bay Area has launched a new organization focused on artificial intelligence standards, governance, and public p
Blackstone Real Estate has acquired the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, a 277-room property located on Market Street in the city’s downtown core. The firm did not disclose the financial terms, but T
San Francisco officials voted this week to reopen the Great Highway to cars on weekdays, marking a shift in the city's long-running debate over the future of the coastal road. The Board of Super
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is halting driverless car operations across the United States following a serious safety review and mounting regulatory pressure stemming f
A recent in-chat suggestion by ChatGPT to use the Peloton app triggered concern among some OpenAI customers who worried that advertisements were making their way into the product, even for those payin
A satirical production about accused murderer Luigi Mangione and his high-profile jailmates is drawing sold-out crowds in San Francisco. 'Luigi: The Musical' packed audiences during their
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, plans to permanently shut down its driverless ride-hailing services in Austin and Phoenix as the company scales back following a safety cri
San Francisco is one step closer to naming its next police chief. On Wednesday night, the Police Commission voted to send a shortlist of finalists to Mayor Daniel Lurie, who will make the final appoin
San Francisco’s post-pandemic rental market is tightening fast, and the AI industry’s rapid expansion is playing a major role. As tech companies scale up operations, they’re drawing workers back into
Beya Alcaraz resigned Friday as San Francisco’s District 4 supervisor, just hours after messages surfaced showing she admitted to paying workers at her former pet shop under the table and potentially
Cruise has asked Texas regulators for permission to restart its autonomous vehicle testing in Houston and Dallas, seven months after a high-profile incident in San Francisco forced it to suspend opera
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has invested heavily in companies seeking to reshape the financial industry, often brushing up against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
OpenAI is not preparing for an initial public offering, according to the company’s chief financial officer. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on Wednesday, CFO Sarah Friar sai
Earlier this year, Stanford Law professor Joe Bankman sat down for a rare public conversation about the implosion of his son's crypto empire. But this time, it was not with Anderson Cooper or a