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San Francisco’s Heart of the City Farmers’ Market Distributed About $2 Million in Free Produce Last Year

🥕 San Francisco’s Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, founded in 1981, supports small and medium-sized farmers and provides affordable produce to low-income communities. Executive director Steve Pulliam coordinates about 50 businesses; over 50% of vendors don’t speak English at home. Five annually elected farmers and two community members govern the market. Its Market Match program doubles CalFresh spending, providing about $2 million in free produce last year.

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Radisson Hotel Group Launches Hospitality Industry-Leading AI-Powered Real-Time Price Matching Technology

The new AI-powered feature automatically detects and matches lower third-party hotel rates in real time – eliminating manual claims, screenshots, and approval processes entirely, replacing the traditional Best Online Rate Guarantee model with a fully automated, real-time solution. Radisson Hotel Group has launched a leading AI-powered real-time hotel price matching technology, redefining how travelers book direct online. The new feature automatically detects lower publicly available…

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Hyatt Challenges Select by Hilton Trademark, Citing Its Registered Mark and Two Pending Applications

🏨 Hyatt filed an opposition Monday with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to block Hilton’s “Select by Hilton” registration, citing its registered Hyatt Select trademark and two pending applications. Hyatt then requested a suspension, with Hilton’s consent, while settlement talks proceed. On Friday, both hotel companies issued identical…

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