ERIC URBACH
SF-based Journalist & UC BERKELEY Graduate School of Journalism STUDENT
After a long career in music, Urbach decided to take on a mid-life career pivot into political reporting. He currently works for both Bay City News and Oakland Report covering ongoing news developments around the Bay Area.
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The Isle of AI: Artificial intelligence promised to make government better — these Bay Area cities think it already does
For the three biggest bay area cities, artificial intelligence is not just coming; it’s already here.
Consider a world where police body camera footage is automatically analyzed for misconduct… street conditions are fed by Waymo to the public works department for traffic planning and control… city worker efficiency improves to the tune of five hours a week, reducing backlog in the process.
These are just a few of the ways municipal governments are exploring how using AI may change things..
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Eric has produced several podcasts and multimedia projects which can be found below
Also, as Co-Owner and Operator of Oakland’s “Lodasia Sound Recording Studios”, Urbach has worked on 100+ sessions with many emerging artists from the Bay Area and beyond.