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#Politics #CA #Governor . . .

According to #KQED, with 59.64% of the votes counted, Becerra is closing the small gap between him (26%) & Hilton (27.1%) as the front runners in the primary race for governor. Steyer still trails in 3rd at 20.1% and none of the other candidates have any chance.

See: https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california

#Politics #CA #Governor . . .

According to #KQED, with 59.64% of the votes counted, Becerra is closing the small gap between him (26%) & Hilton (27.1%) as the front runners in the primary race for governor. Steyer still trails in 3rd at 20.1% and none of the other candidates have any chance.

See: https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california

Did you know the wetsuit was invented in the San Francisco Bay Area? #sfba

#KQED’s #BayCurious #Podcast just did a short piece looking back on the history of cold water #surfing and how the modern #wetsuit came to be! https://www.kqed.org/news/12084476/the-wetsuit-changed-surfing-weve-got-a-berkeley-physicist-to-thank-for-it

Did you know the wetsuit was invented in the San Francisco Bay Area? #sfba

#KQED’s #BayCurious #Podcast just did a short piece looking back on the history of cold water #surfing and how the modern #wetsuit came to be! https://www.kqed.org/news/12084476/the-wetsuit-changed-surfing-weve-got-a-berkeley-physicist-to-thank-for-it

#KQED:
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The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
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".. danger posed by spent nuclear waste at a site near several seismic faultlines."

".. cooling system kills almost two billion larval fish annually, plus other organisms that aren’t measured."

https://www.kqed.org/science/2000835/the-view-inside-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant

28.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #California #DiabloCanyon #HosgriFault #Kalifornien #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #PGandE #SeismicFaultline #ShorelineFault #SpentFuel #USA

#KQED:
"
The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
"
".. danger posed by spent nuclear waste at a site near several seismic faultlines."

".. cooling system kills almost two billion larval fish annually, plus other organisms that aren’t measured."

https://www.kqed.org/science/2000835/the-view-inside-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant

28.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #California #DiabloCanyon #HosgriFault #Kalifornien #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #PGandE #SeismicFaultline #ShorelineFault #SpentFuel #USA

#KQED:
"
The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
"
".. danger posed by spent nuclear waste at a site near several seismic faultlines."

".. cooling system kills almost two billion larval fish annually, plus other organisms that aren’t measured."

https://www.kqed.org/science/2000835/the-view-inside-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant

28.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #California #DiabloCanyon #HosgriFault #Kalifornien #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #PGandE #SeismicFaultline #ShorelineFault #SpentFuel #USA

#KQED:
"
The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
"
".. danger posed by spent nuclear waste at a site near several seismic faultlines."

".. cooling system kills almost two billion larval fish annually, plus other organisms that aren’t measured."

https://www.kqed.org/science/2000835/the-view-inside-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant

28.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #California #DiabloCanyon #HosgriFault #Kalifornien #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #PGandE #SeismicFaultline #ShorelineFault #SpentFuel #USA

#KQED:
"
The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
"
".. danger posed by spent nuclear waste at a site near several seismic faultlines."

".. cooling system kills almost two billion larval fish annually, plus other organisms that aren’t measured."

https://www.kqed.org/science/2000835/the-view-inside-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant

28.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #California #DiabloCanyon #HosgriFault #Kalifornien #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #PGandE #SeismicFaultline #ShorelineFault #SpentFuel #USA

Did someone say "Waste, fraud, and abuse"?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/trump-alcatraz-prison
#trump #trumpcrimefamily #trumpstein #trumpsteinclass #epsteinclass #alcatrazz #waste #fraud #abuse #abuseofpower #overreach #idiocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #sanfrancisco #kqed #bureauofprisons

Do you ever love a book so much you slow down your reading of it because you just don't want to get to the end and leave those characters behind?

That's how I am with the new season of "All Creatures Great and Small." PBS Passport (streaming access for min $5/month donors) lets me binge watch the whole season, but I'm allowing myself one episode a week so it won't be over yet.

#AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall
#PBS
#KQED

Do you ever love a book so much you slow down your reading of it because you just don't want to get to the end and leave those characters behind?

That's how I am with the new season of "All Creatures Great and Small." PBS Passport (streaming access for min $5/month donors) lets me binge watch the whole season, but I'm allowing myself one episode a week so it won't be over yet.

#AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall
#PBS
#KQED

#TV

The #AmericanRevolution -- new 6 part #documentary series by #KenBurns -- airs on #KQED & other #PBS stations starting on Sun 12/16 @ 8 pm

Burns is an unparalleled documentarian & I have a copy of most of his work on #DVD, including the complete multi disc sets on the #CivilWar #WWII, the #VietnamWar, #Baseball & #Jazz.

I'm looking forward to watching this series & to buying it when it comes out on DVD

#Resist #politics ##resist #kqed #nyt #lastpass #password #scotus #aclu #irc #plannedparenthood #epa #hr861 #diannefeinstein #kamalaharris #mattgaetz #thomasmassie #stevenpalazzo #barryloudermilk #eff #hr634 #nancypelosi #snl #letamericavote #fairvote #democracy.vision #fancyhands #michaelflynn #jasonchaffetz #johnduncan #darrellissa #jimjordan #marksanford #justinamash #paulgosar #scottdesjarlais #treygowdy #blakefarenthold #virginiafoxx #thomasmassie #markmeadows #rondesantis #dennisross #markwalker #rodblum #jodyhice #steverussell #glenngrothman #williamhurd #garypalmer #jamescomer #paulmitchell #sierraclub #leagueofwomenvoters #stevebannon #nsc #splc #nrdc #cair #irap #translifeline #bobgoodlatte #jimsensenbrenner #lamarsmith #stevechabot #steveking #trentfranks #louiegohmert #tedpoe #tommarino #treygordy #raullabrador #dougcollins #andybiggs #mikejohnson #kenbuck #johnradcliffe #martharoby #hrc February resolution: 28 days of resistance to Donald Trump. Donations, phone calls and protests. #resist!

https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/resist

#Resist #politics ##resist #kqed #nyt #lastpass #password #scotus #aclu #irc #plannedparenthood #epa #hr861 #diannefeinstein #kamalaharris #mattgaetz #thomasmassie #stevenpalazzo #barryloudermilk #eff #hr634 #nancypelosi #snl #letamericavote #fairvote #democracy.vision #fancyhands #michaelflynn #jasonchaffetz #johnduncan #darrellissa #jimjordan #marksanford #justinamash #paulgosar #scottdesjarlais #treygowdy #blakefarenthold #virginiafoxx #thomasmassie #markmeadows #rondesantis #dennisross #markwalker #rodblum #jodyhice #steverussell #glenngrothman #williamhurd #garypalmer #jamescomer #paulmitchell #sierraclub #leagueofwomenvoters #stevebannon #nsc #splc #nrdc #cair #irap #translifeline #bobgoodlatte #jimsensenbrenner #lamarsmith #stevechabot #steveking #trentfranks #louiegohmert #tedpoe #tommarino #treygordy #raullabrador #dougcollins #andybiggs #mikejohnson #kenbuck #johnradcliffe #martharoby #hrc February resolution: 28 days of resistance to Donald Trump. Donations, phone calls and protests. #resist!

https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/resist

#Resist #politics ##resist #kqed #nyt #lastpass #password #scotus #aclu #irc #plannedparenthood #epa #hr861 #diannefeinstein #kamalaharris #mattgaetz #thomasmassie #stevenpalazzo #barryloudermilk #eff #hr634 #nancypelosi #snl #letamericavote #fairvote #democracy.vision #fancyhands #michaelflynn #jasonchaffetz #johnduncan #darrellissa #jimjordan #marksanford #justinamash #paulgosar #scottdesjarlais #treygowdy #blakefarenthold #virginiafoxx #thomasmassie #markmeadows #rondesantis #dennisross #markwalker #rodblum #jodyhice #steverussell #glenngrothman #williamhurd #garypalmer #jamescomer #paulmitchell #sierraclub #leagueofwomenvoters #stevebannon #nsc #splc #nrdc #cair #irap #translifeline #bobgoodlatte #jimsensenbrenner #lamarsmith #stevechabot #steveking #trentfranks #louiegohmert #tedpoe #tommarino #treygordy #raullabrador #dougcollins #andybiggs #mikejohnson #kenbuck #johnradcliffe #martharoby #hrc February resolution: 28 days of resistance to Donald Trump. Donations, phone calls and protests. #resist!

https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/resist

#Resist #politics ##resist #kqed #nyt #lastpass #password #scotus #aclu #irc #plannedparenthood #epa #hr861 #diannefeinstein #kamalaharris #mattgaetz #thomasmassie #stevenpalazzo #barryloudermilk #eff #hr634 #nancypelosi #snl #letamericavote #fairvote #democracy.vision #fancyhands #michaelflynn #jasonchaffetz #johnduncan #darrellissa #jimjordan #marksanford #justinamash #paulgosar #scottdesjarlais #treygowdy #blakefarenthold #virginiafoxx #thomasmassie #markmeadows #rondesantis #dennisross #markwalker #rodblum #jodyhice #steverussell #glenngrothman #williamhurd #garypalmer #jamescomer #paulmitchell #sierraclub #leagueofwomenvoters #stevebannon #nsc #splc #nrdc #cair #irap #translifeline #bobgoodlatte #jimsensenbrenner #lamarsmith #stevechabot #steveking #trentfranks #louiegohmert #tedpoe #tommarino #treygordy #raullabrador #dougcollins #andybiggs #mikejohnson #kenbuck #johnradcliffe #martharoby #hrc February resolution: 28 days of resistance to Donald Trump. Donations, phone calls and protests. #resist!

https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/resist

@boomtownpodcast

Watching #CarlSagan 's Cosmos back in 1980 on our local #PBS station ( #KQED ) was transformational. The reboot was never able to nail Sagan's ability to connect to the audience.

I can still picture my eleven-year old self sitting on the floor in the living room, mesmerized by Sagan's Cosmos.

Thanks @danbrekke for talking about #PublicTransit on #KQED this morning!

Thanks @danbrekke for talking about #PublicTransit on #KQED this morning!

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library

Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Senator Padilla explained the designation in a statement to KQED:

“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”

Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle remarked on the designation:

“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”

Read the letter: https://archive.org/details/padilla-designation-letter-to-gpo-7.24.2025

Learn more about the designation: “SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?” (KQED)

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs

#2025 #America #Books #California #DonaldTrump #FederalDepositoryLibrary #Health #History #InternetArchive #KQED #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Politics #Resistance #SanFrancisco #Science #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library

Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Senator Padilla explained the designation in a statement to KQED:

“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”

Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle remarked on the designation:

“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”

Read the letter: https://archive.org/details/padilla-designation-letter-to-gpo-7.24.2025

Learn more about the designation: “SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?” (KQED)

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs

#2025 #America #Books #California #DonaldTrump #FederalDepositoryLibrary #Health #History #InternetArchive #KQED #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Politics #Resistance #SanFrancisco #Science #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

This one goes out to all our lefties for #InternationalLeftHandersDay. Did you know there's a superstition that left-handed people are more likely to commit crimes? Have no fear, Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist, and professor of criminology, debunks this myth in "The Criminal Man," a 1958 program from KQED.

Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-n872v2db4t

#PublicBroadcasting #PublicMedia #KQED

This one goes out to all our lefties for #InternationalLeftHandersDay. Did you know there's a superstition that left-handed people are more likely to commit crimes? Have no fear, Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist, and professor of criminology, debunks this myth in "The Criminal Man," a 1958 program from KQED.

Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-n872v2db4t

#PublicBroadcasting #PublicMedia #KQED

@sanae
For presidential primaries, #KQED has a good explanation/guide: https://www.kqed.org/news/11974134

(With the caveat that parties can change their rules, so no guarantee this will be so in 28)

@sanae
For presidential primaries, #KQED has a good explanation/guide: https://www.kqed.org/news/11974134

(With the caveat that parties can change their rules, so no guarantee this will be so in 28)

I trust #InternetArchive with government documents more than I do the government! (Or #AI for that matter...)

Internet Archive is now an official #USGovernment document #library

by Steve Dent
Fri, July 25, 2025

"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, #KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern #FederalDepositoryLibrary, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.

"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.

"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other #libraries move toward #DigitalPreservation, given its experience in that area.

"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major #publishers over loans of #DigitalBooks during the #Coronavirus epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its #Great78Project that strove to preserve #78RPM records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.

"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an #EducatedPopulace.' "

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html

#BigPublishing #Archives #BigMusic #CulturalPreservation #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #Archiving #FairUse #Archives #Capitalism #Corporatism #FightForTheFuture #EmpoweringLibraries

I trust #InternetArchive with government documents more than I do the government! (Or #AI for that matter...)

Internet Archive is now an official #USGovernment document #library

by Steve Dent
Fri, July 25, 2025

"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, #KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern #FederalDepositoryLibrary, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.

"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.

"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other #libraries move toward #DigitalPreservation, given its experience in that area.

"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major #publishers over loans of #DigitalBooks during the #Coronavirus epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its #Great78Project that strove to preserve #78RPM records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.

"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an #EducatedPopulace.' "

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html

#BigPublishing #Archives #BigMusic #CulturalPreservation #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #Archiving #FairUse #Archives #Capitalism #Corporatism #FightForTheFuture #EmpoweringLibraries

I trust #InternetArchive with government documents more than I do the government! (Or #AI for that matter...)

Internet Archive is now an official #USGovernment document #library

by Steve Dent
Fri, July 25, 2025

"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, #KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern #FederalDepositoryLibrary, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.

"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.

"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other #libraries move toward #DigitalPreservation, given its experience in that area.

"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major #publishers over loans of #DigitalBooks during the #Coronavirus epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its #Great78Project that strove to preserve #78RPM records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.

"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an #EducatedPopulace.' "

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html

#BigPublishing #Archives #BigMusic #CulturalPreservation #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #Archiving #FairUse #Archives #Capitalism #Corporatism #FightForTheFuture #EmpoweringLibraries

I trust #InternetArchive with government documents more than I do the government! (Or #AI for that matter...)

Internet Archive is now an official #USGovernment document #library

by Steve Dent
Fri, July 25, 2025

"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, #KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern #FederalDepositoryLibrary, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.

"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.

"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other #libraries move toward #DigitalPreservation, given its experience in that area.

"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major #publishers over loans of #DigitalBooks during the #Coronavirus epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its #Great78Project that strove to preserve #78RPM records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.

"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an #EducatedPopulace.' "

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html

#BigPublishing #Archives #BigMusic #CulturalPreservation #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #Archiving #FairUse #Archives #Capitalism #Corporatism #FightForTheFuture #EmpoweringLibraries

I trust #InternetArchive with government documents more than I do the government! (Or #AI for that matter...)

Internet Archive is now an official #USGovernment document #library

by Steve Dent
Fri, July 25, 2025

"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, #KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern #FederalDepositoryLibrary, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.

"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.

"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other #libraries move toward #DigitalPreservation, given its experience in that area.

"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major #publishers over loans of #DigitalBooks during the #Coronavirus epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its #Great78Project that strove to preserve #78RPM records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.

"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an #EducatedPopulace.' "

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html

#BigPublishing #Archives #BigMusic #CulturalPreservation #DigitalPreservation #WaybackMachine #Archiving #FairUse #Archives #Capitalism #Corporatism #FightForTheFuture #EmpoweringLibraries

SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED

By Morgan Sung, Jul 24

The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization.

California Sen. Alex Padilla made the designation in a letter sent Thursday to the Government Publishing Office, which oversees the program. In the letter, shared exclusively with KQED, Padilla praised the Internet Archive for its “digital focus” and said it “is leading the way when it comes to providing online library services.”

“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”

Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said that while the nonprofit organization has always functioned as a library, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.

“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”

The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress in 1813, with the intention of ensuring that government records would be accessible to the American public. It includes maps, environmental reports, health studies, congressional records, newspapers and books.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

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SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED

By Morgan Sung, Jul 24

The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization.

California Sen. Alex Padilla made the designation in a letter sent Thursday to the Government Publishing Office, which oversees the program. In the letter, shared exclusively with KQED, Padilla praised the Internet Archive for its “digital focus” and said it “is leading the way when it comes to providing online library services.”

“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”

Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said that while the nonprofit organization has always functioned as a library, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.

“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”

The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress in 1813, with the intention of ensuring that government records would be accessible to the American public. It includes maps, environmental reports, health studies, congressional records, newspapers and books.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

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Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED

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Could I get some feedback about the requirement in which I am prompted to use pronouns as I try to join the KQED server?

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A Vintage Radio Sparks Family Connection

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Me, too. I also dropped the #LATimes at the same time for the same reason.

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@Jennifer @ianjs @ai6yr

Me, too. I also dropped the #LATimes at the same time for the same reason.

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@Jennifer @ianjs @ai6yr

Me, too. I also dropped the #LATimes at the same time for the same reason.

Support and read #TheGuardian #CalMatters #KPFK #KALW #KQED #PacificaNews #HCN (HighCountryNews) #Cityside #Berkeleyside #TheAtlantic #BayNature #BerkeleyScanner

Reluctantly subscribe to #NYTimes , but my commitment to that rag is tenuous.

‘Social Studies’ And ‘The Class’: Emmy-Contending Doc Series Expose Mounting Pressures On Teens, From Social Media “Slut Shaming” To Covid Angst
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https://deadline.com/2025/06/social-studies-and-the-class-interview-1236426724/

‘Social Studies’ And ‘The Class’: Emmy-Contending Doc Series Expose Mounting Pressures On Teens, From Social Media “Slut Shaming” To Covid Angst
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https://deadline.com/2025/06/social-studies-and-the-class-interview-1236426724/

#AlisonBechdel was also interviewed on #KQED this morning. Check it out here https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910024/alison-bechdel-parodies-her-fame-in-comic-novel-spent (h/t @tigerbeat)

#AlisonBechdel was also interviewed on #KQED this morning. Check it out here https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910024/alison-bechdel-parodies-her-fame-in-comic-novel-spent (h/t @tigerbeat)

”As climate change drives up flooding risk, the safest move for Isleton residents might be to abandon their small city — but short of that drastic option, insurance could provide a safety net. Now, with help from researchers, the state has funded its first community flood program, providing one private insurance policy for all Isleton residents at no cost.”

✍️ Anna FitzGerald Guth reports for #KQED
https://www.kqed.org/science/1996611/tiny-california-town-flooded-broke-reimagining-climate-insurance

”As climate change drives up flooding risk, the safest move for Isleton residents might be to abandon their small city — but short of that drastic option, insurance could provide a safety net. Now, with help from researchers, the state has funded its first community flood program, providing one private insurance policy for all Isleton residents at no cost.”

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https://www.kqed.org/science/1996611/tiny-california-town-flooded-broke-reimagining-climate-insurance

KQED Public Forum with guests Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike; John Maa, trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center, and former president of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society; Karen Wiener, co-owner, The New Wheel—an e-bike shop in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin; and Jesse Villegas, Fresno resident, who bought an e-bike as part of the soft launch of the state's e-bike incentive program.

https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes

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KQED Public Forum with guests Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike; John Maa, trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center, and former president of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society; Karen Wiener, co-owner, The New Wheel—an e-bike shop in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin; and Jesse Villegas, Fresno resident, who bought an e-bike as part of the soft launch of the state's e-bike incentive program.

https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes

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🔊 SF Muni Could Face Devastating Cuts #KQED

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