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☆ An Antibiotic After Sex Greatly Reduced Syphilis and Chlamydia Cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A single dose of doxycycline, a widely used antibiotic, taken after sex halved the incidence of chlamydia and early syphilis among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in San Francisco, city health officials announced on Monday. The findings offered a glimmer of hope amid a rising tide of sexually transmitted infections nationwide. In San Francisco, gay and bisexual men and transgender women who had a history of S.T.I.s or multiple sex partners were given a supply of the antibiotic and asked to take two 100-milligram pills within 72 hours of unprotected sex. New cases of chlamydia and early syphilis — but not gonorrhea — dropped over the course of about a year. “It’s not subtle, it is very fast and we’re seeing the beginning of it, not the end,” Dr. Hyman Scott, a medical director at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, said in an interview.

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☆ Doctors are now prescribing doxy-PEP, a morning-after pill that helps prevent STIs like gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Taking doxy-PEP within 72 hours of unprotected sex has the potential to help anyone concerned about their risk of bacterial STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, doctors say. More recently, studies have found it can reduce STI risk in certain groups. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine earlier this year found that doxy-PEP reduced the risk for STIs like chlamydia. The medication is already approved for use in anyone 12 or older, and an updated CDC recommendation isn't necessary for doctors to prescribe it. Condoms are still importantThe CDC recommendation is in what's called a public comment period, which will last through mid-November.

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☆ San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sleeping "pods," which have become popular with San Francisco's tech workers, are not up to code. A San Francisco authority issued a violation for the pods on Tuesday, The SF Examiner reported. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection issued a notice violation for the pods, which contain beds, but no windows, on Tuesday, The San Francisco Examiner reported. Representatives for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours. In San Francisco, the Brownstone-made pods go for $700 per month.

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☆ A driverless car in San Francisco drove right into wet concrete and got stuck after seemingly mistaking it for a regular road: 'It ain't got a brain'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A driverless Cruise car got temporarily stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco on Tuesday. A driverless Cruise car with no passengers got stuck in wet concrete at a construction site in San Francisco on Tuesday, SFGATE first reported. "It thinks it's a road and it ain't because it ain't got a brain and it can't tell that it's freshly poured concrete," Harvey told SFGATE. A rise in commercial AVs in San Francisco would "inevitably lead to an increase in traffic congestion and the number of dangerous incidents," Chiu's office said in a press release. "San Francisco will suffer serious harms from this unfettered expansion, which outweigh whatever impacts AV companies may experience from a minimal pause in commercial deployment."

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☆ STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could help slow them down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Yet recent research suggests that one pill of the drug can be effective in preventing such infections among men who have sex with men if taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. He added that any guidance from the CDC will help “fill gaps,” provide direction to clinics and offer a framework for using doxyPEP for STI prevention. “Drug resistance when taking doxyPEP is currently being studied in people using this treatment for STI prevention. “There are still many STI prevention and treatment gaps left to fill. “In STI prevention, we’ve been relying on tools that are decades, sometimes centuries old.

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☆ ‘X’ removed after being installed atop company headquarters following Twitter’s rebrand
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Elizabeth Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday morning observed that the new “X” on top of the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters was being dismantled, according to Patrick Hannan, the department’s spokesman. “Over the weekend, the Department of Building Inspection and City Planning received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure, including concerns about its structural safety and illumination. This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled. A building permit is required to remove the structure but, due to safety concerns, the permit can be secured after the structure is taken down,” Hannan said in an email to CNN. “The property owner will be assessed fees for the unpermitted installation of the illuminated structure.

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☆ San Francisco authorities say they still can't access Twitter HQ's roof to inspect Elon Musk's 'unsafe' X sign
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco authorities say they can't access X, formerly Twitter's headquarters. The city is trying to inspect Elon Musk's giant light-up X sign set up on the roof. San Francisco authorities say they still can't access X, formally Twitter's, headquarters to inspect Elon Musk's new sign. This is not the first time Musk has run into issues with San Francisco city officials. The new giant X sign is part of Musk's ambitious rebrand of Twitter.

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☆ Elon Musk turned some Twitter offices into bedrooms - take a look
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk turned some office space at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters into sleeping quarters. Take a look inside some of the sleeping quarters, including what appears to be Musk's bedroom. That attracted the attention of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, which told Insider it was investigating the reports. Musk was not impressed, tweeting: "So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. Take a look inside the office space that's been turned into bedrooms.

☆ The CEO of Elon Musk's Boring Company slept at Twitter HQ with his partner and newborn baby, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Boring Company CEO slept at Twitter's HQ with his partner and baby, The Information reported. Steve Davis and his family all slept in its makeshift bedrooms for weeks after the baby was born. Steve Davis spent the first few weeks after his baby was born sleeping in a makeshift bedroom in the San Francisco office, along with his partner. Forbes revealed earlier this month that the "Chief Twit" had converted some space in the San Francisco office into bedrooms. Soon afterwards the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said it was investigating the building's use after a complaint was made.

☆ Take a look at the office space that Elon Musk turned into bedrooms at Twitter's headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk turned some office space at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters into sleeping quarters. Take a look inside some of the sleeping quarters, including what appears to be Musk's bedroom. That has attracted the attention of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, which told Insider it was investigating the reports. His decision to have some employees sleep at the office comes after one worker tweeted a picture of his boss in a sleeping bag and mask on Twitter's office floor on November 2, shortly after Musk took control. Take a look inside the office space that's been turned into bedrooms.

☆ Elon Musk defends installing bedrooms at Twitter HQ, saying he's merely 'providing beds for tired employees'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has defended his decision to install bedrooms in Twitter's San Francisco HQ. Musk said he's simply "providing beds for tired employees." San Francisco has reportedly launched an investigation into the installation of the bedrooms. Twitter employees on Monday discovered some offices and conference rooms at Twitter HQ had bare mattresses and curtains inside, two anonymous people with knowledge of the matter told Forbes. Representatives for Twitter and the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment, made outside normal working hours.

☆ Elon Musk has hired two of his cousins to work at Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk hired two cousins to work at Twitter, two people familiar with the matter told Insider. Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October and has since laid off thousands of staff. His cousins James Musk and Andrew Musk – sons of the billionaire's uncle on his father's side – now appear to be full-time Twitter employees. Andrew Musk works on software-engineering projects, while James Musk is more of as "a fixer type," helping Elon Musk on various tasks, one insider said. Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October, about 70% of the 7,500-strong workforce staff have been laid off, fired or resigned.

☆ Elon Musk converted office space at Twitter's headquarters into bedrooms. Now San Francisco building inspectors are reportedly launching an investigation.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk reportedly arranged bedrooms at Twitter's headquarters, sources told Forbes. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is launching an investigation into the reports. Overnight, Musk had converted sections of Twitter's headquarters into bedrooms for "hardcore" staffers, according to Forbes. "We need to make sure the building is being used as intended," a representative for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection told KQED, according to Golberg. Representatives for both Twitter and the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection were both not immediately available for comment.

☆ Fact Check-Noncitizens cannot vote in California congressional elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Noncitizens are not eligible to vote in California congressional elections, despite the claim resurfacing online ahead of November’s midterm elections. “By law noncitizens cannot vote in California elections. California law requires that voters be both U.S. and California citizens,” Joe Kocurek, a spokesperson for the California Secretary of State told Reuters via email. Noncitizens cannot vote in congressional elections in California. San Francisco voters passed an ordinance allowing noncitizens to vote in school board elections only.

☆ San Francisco has a 'Poop Patrol' to deal with its feces problem, and workers make more than $184,000 a year in salary and benefits
▼ + stars: | 2018-08-23 | by ( Aria Bendix | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Employees of San Francisco's "Poop Patrol" are set to earn $71,760 a year, plus an additional $112,918 in benefits, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn San Francisco, you can earn more than $184,000 a year in salary and benefits for cleaning up feces. As members of the city's "Poop Patrol," workers are entitled to $71,760 a year, plus an additional $112,918 in benefits, such as healthcare and retirement savings, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. As San Francisco faces a shortage of affordable housing, it has struggled to accommodate its more than 7,400 homeless residents. The city's feces problem is a visible reminder of the gap between its rich and poor.

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