Deborah Kirk

London, Walnut Creek

Editorial Director at Diablo

Editorial Director at Napa Sonoma Magazine

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Articles

Philippa Roberts in Oakland

1 week ago | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

For nearly two decades, South Africa–born Philippa Roberts has been designing and selling timeless, feminine jewelry out of her combined studio and shop on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue. With clean lines, organic shapes, and beautifully cut gemstones, Roberts’s pieces have a classic charm that makes them great gifts—for oneself as well as for others.
Jewelry by Oakland's Dorian Webb

3 weeks ago | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

Dorian Webb was an architecture student at Yale University when an encounter during her junior year abroad in Italy changed her life. On a visit to Venice, she met skilled artisans who worked tirelessly to produce exquisite glass beads, more for the beauty of the craft than for potential profit. “Here were people who spent so much time making beautiful things for people they didn’t know,” Webb recalls.
Mills College Art Museum's 100th Anniversary

2 months ago | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Mills College Art Museum is presenting a pair of photography exhibits that showcase two of the museum’s greatest strengths: its long-standing role as a creative home for contemporary artists and the depth of its permanent collection. The museum commissioned Oakland photographer Kija Lucas to create images of botanical subjects that explore how we view nature. “My work sort of visually mimics scientific imagery,” she says.
AI Takes Centre Stage at the Oscars as the UK Creative Industry Urges Protection of Copyrighted Works | JD Supra

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Alistair Ho |Deborah Kirk

Artificial intelligence (AI) took a lead role at the Oscars on 2 March 2025, with several filmmakers and actors using their speeches to touch on AI’s impact on the industry, in particular the presence of AI-generated content in some of the nominated films. In “The Brutalist,” which won for best actor, cinematography and original score, the AI tool Respeecher was used to tweak the Hungarian accents of nonnative speakers.
AI Takes Centre Stage at the Oscars as the UK Creative Industry Urges Protection of Copyrighted Works

2 months ago | lexology.com | Deborah Kirk |Alistair Ho

Artificial intelligence (AI) took a lead role at the Oscars on 2 March 2025, with several filmmakers and actors using their speeches to touch on AI’s impact on the industry, in particular the presence of AI-generated content in some of the nominated films. In “The Brutalist,” which won for best actor, cinematography and original score, the AI tool Respeecher was used to tweak the Hungarian accents of nonnative speakers.
Five Questions for Roger Thompson

Jan 24, 2025 | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

Last summer, Roger Thompson, Ed.D., became the 31st president of Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, bringing decades of experience as a leader in higher education. Most recently the vice president for student services and enrollment management at the University of Oregon, Thompson spoke with Diablo about his vision for Saint Mary’s. “We are just 45 minutes from Silicon Valley, the innovation capital of the world.
ICO Publishes Outcomes of GenAI Consultation | JD Supra

Jan 8, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Alistair Ho |Deborah Kirk |Nicola Kerr-Shaw

[co-author: Aleksander Aleksiev]On 13 December 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the report of outcomes from its consultation on generative AI (genAI). The report sets out key themes that emerged from responses to the ICO’s five-part genAI consultation series that launched in January 2024, which covered: The relevant lawful basis for using web scraping to train genAI models. Purpose limitation in the context of genAI.
Tierney Conner's Mid-Century Home in Lafayette

Jan 2, 2025 | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

A young family of four loved their sprawling, ranch-style house on a quiet Lafayette street, but they knew it could better meet their needs. As busy professionals with two active school-age children, the owners wanted to improve the house’s functionality as well as its aesthetics. At the top of their list was a renovation of their kitchen, which in many ways is the nerve center of their home.
UK Online Safety Act 2023 | JD Supra

Aug 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Gail Crawford |Deborah Kirk |Fiona Maclean

The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with links to the UK (see applicability flowchart in Schedule 2).
Refreshing the Oakland Airport

Aug 2, 2024 | diablomag.com | Deborah Kirk

For savvy East Bay travelers, Oakland’s international airport (OAK) is a godsend. It’s relatively easy to get to (BART and AC Transit are convenient, and there’s plentiful parking), and it offers service to a multitude of destinations. While its main competitor—San Francisco International Airport (SFO)—has more routes and airlines to choose from, it can be a traffic-clogged schlep to get there across the Bay Bridge.