Health Care

Will You Be My Individual Man-Date? And Other Health Policy Valentines

February 13, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

The Health Society, a D.C.-based networking group for young policy professionals is offering a Starbucks gift card to whoever produces the “nerdiest” Tweets with the hashtag #healthpolicyvalentines.

State Government

California Lawmaker Hopes Bot Bill Sheds Light On Fake Social Media Accounts

February 5, 2018 | Chris Nichols

Democratic state Sen. Bob Hertzberg of Los Angeles said his bill would not ban bots. Instead, it would shed light on the fake accounts that simulate real people and spread waves of false information across their platforms, the lawmaker said.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

News Network: Sen. Kamala Harris And Social Media

November 14, 2017 | Chris Remington

California Sen. Kamala Harris is taking on social media giants like Twitter, Google, and Facebook to understand how Russian agents influenced the 2016 election. Dan Morain from the Sacramento Bee and Andy Jones from UC Davis explore what's next.

Stockton Police Investigating Attack On Eight-Year-Old Boy

September 26, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

Stockton Police are investigating an attack on an eight-year-old boy that was videotaped and posted on social media. The boy was beaten and his bike stolen.

Multiple Local Robberies Connected To Social Networking Sites

February 24, 2017

Sacramento police say at least 10 men have been robbed in recent weeks after arranging to meet women through online social networking sites.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

USC Social Media Expert Explains Impact Of "Fake News" Sites During Election

November 21, 2016

Google and Facebook have stopped selling ad space to fake news sites, following criticism it impacted the 2016 election. Will this lead to censorship on our social media platforms? USC’s Karen North shares her social media expertise.

State Government

California Senate Votes To End Ban On Ballot Selfies

August 1, 2016

(AP) — The California Legislature wants voters to be allowed to post photos of their marked ballots on social media.

Storify: Social Media Reactions To Brussels Attacks

March 22, 2016

When news broke of the attacks at Zaventem Airport and the Maelbeek train station in Brussels, people from Northern California expressed their sympathy via social media.

Twitter Moves To Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters

February 5, 2016

(AP) - Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity.

Sacramento College Student Accused Of Making Snapchat Threat

February 2, 2016

(AP) - A Sacramento community college student has been arrested on suspicion of making threats on social media.