U.S. Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, announced Audrey Ha of Menlo-Atherton High School is this yearâs winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for Californiaâs 18th Congressional District. Haâs app SurveyHurricane, uses AI to accurately and quickly detect damaged houses on aerial imagery of storm-impacted regions.Â
Ha was inspired to assist the efforts of the federal government to help Americans recover from hurricanes and storms which have been increasing year after year due to climate change. SurveyHurricane uses machine learning and publicly available data to identify homes following a natural disaster to help in the recovery effort. It can assist first responders and government organizations in efficiently assessing hurricane damage and planning critical storm relief efforts.
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Final election results show almost 17.8 million Californians cast ballots in the election that ended on Nov. 3, the highest percentage of eligible voters to participate in a statewide election since 1952 and the third-highest percentage since 1910.
But this year’s participation by 70.8% of eligible voters may be even more historic due to the lower voting age. Since the passage of a constitutional amendment in 1971 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, no California election has come close to turning out as many eligible voters.
“This was an election unlike any other in modern American history,” Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a video posted online Friday afternoon. “And it would not have been possible without the contributions of elections officials and poll workers alike. Their work maintained the resiliency of our democracy during a global health crisis.”