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  • Four uniformed police officers stand around and chat on a city street.

    Bye, Karen: San Francisco Officials Move to Ban Racist 911 Calls

    The CAREN Act, now one step closer to becoming a law, will make racially motivated 911 calls illegal.
    Shani Saxon Oct 23, 2020 10:00AM EDT
    Mural in San Francisco's George Washington High School depicting Black people performing manual labor.

    San Francisco High School to Remove Racist Murals

    The city’s school board voted unanimously to get rid of a long-standing art series that shows Black people and Native Americans in disturbing scenes alongside the school’s namesake, President George Washington.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 1, 2019 12:50PM EDT
    Three surveillance cameras on the corner of a building

    San Francisco Says Nah to Facial Recognition Software

    The city is the first in the nation to ban the police and other municipal departments from using the technology.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 15, 2019 4:50PM EDT
    Flood waters rise around a title loan store on Garners Ferry Road October 4, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina.

    A New Study Explains Why Coastal Cities Are at Increased Risk of Flooding

    The factors that contributed to Houston’s devastation are poised to converge in other cities, too.

    Ayana Byrd Aug 30, 2017 1:37PM EDT

    New San Francisco Ordinance Keeps the City From Cooperating With Any Religion-Based Registry

    In response to President Trump toying with the idea of a Muslim registry, Bay Area groups pushed for the ordinance to block city from creating or implementing a a database based on religion, national origin or ethnicity.

    Deepa Iyer Mar 22, 2017 2:21PM EDT
    Native person holds brown drum and wears black hat and multicolored top in front of other native peoples in multicolored clothing and attire against blue sky

    Shaun King Launches 'Injustice Boycott' Against State Violence

    The New York Daily News columnist launched the first phase of the boycott in San Francsco, New York City and Standing Rock.

    Sameer Rao Dec 6, 2016 12:01PM EST
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