Tech layoffs have waned in recent months, according to the TrueUp layoff tracker. The surge in interest in generative AI could also be a boon to Bay Area tech companies. 📝 gracegedye 📸 Tony Avelar, AP
, which would make it harder for school districts to ban books. For the Moreno Valley Democrat, local control — the decade-old policy that gives school districts a large degree of control over how they operate and spend their funds — has gone too far.: “I know my history too well to have faith in local control. If a school district discriminates against students, puts politics ahead of education, I honestly don’t have any limits when it comes to limiting local control.
But some districts, even those that comply with state law, fear that bills like Jackson’s will chip away at their autonomy, and impose undue hardships on the vast majority of schools., California School Boards Association spokesperson: “School districts and county offices of education believe that their knowledge base and relationships, as members of the community, are essential in developing and implementing policies that make sense for their particular student populations.
In 2022 and in early 2023, titans including Google, Meta, TikTok and Amazon said they were laying off thousands of employees. The layoffs followed a massive hiring spree during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, when tech profits were skyrocketing, said Sean Randolph, senior director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
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