In a groundbreaking and inclusive new labor law, nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other domestic workers within San Francisco could soon qualify for and receive paid sick leave. The Associated Press reported that “the city’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 14, unanimously passed the legislation, which the San Francisco…
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San Francisco School Board Forced to Abandon Controversial Plan to Rename Schools Honoring Historic Figures
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education drew nationwide attention earlier this year over its announcement to change the name of 44 schools “named after figures with disputed historical relevance.” And now, following widespread public condemnation and a vote of members, the board has decided it will no…
Compassion in Oakland: Hundreds Volunteer to Escort Elderly Asian Americans After Slew of Violent Attacks
Community members in Oakland, California are stepping up to keep Asian American people safe amid a recent flurry of assaults against Asian American elders, spurred on by racist disinformation and xenophobic scapegoating from the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, a video of elderly Thai American man Vicha Ratanapakdee being brutally…
San Francisco Declares War on Racism; People 55 and Older Face Historic Levels of Unemployment; and More.
San Francisco begins a citywide war on racism and discrimination. Known as the birthplace of the “Summer of Love” and the counterculture movement of the 1960s, San Francisco has long stood as a bastion of individuality and inclusion. And now the city is continuing that fight with the launch of…
Christopher Columbus Statue Defaced in San Francisco’s Little Italy With The Words ‘Kill All Colonizers’
On Sunday, a statue of Christopher Columbus was defaced in San Francisco, according to a report from KPIX News. The statue on Telegraph Hill in the city’s Little Italy section had been covered in red paint with the words “Destroy all monuments of genocide” and “Kill all colonizers” scrawled at the…
Cindy Ramesh, CMP, Named Complex Director of Sales & Marketing for Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 San Francisco – A Hilton Hotel
Originally posted on Hilton SAN FRANCISCO – Cindy Ramesh has been named complex director of sales and marketing for Hilton Hotels of San Francisco at Union Square, according to Terry Lewis, complex general manager of the two hotels set in the heart of Union Square. Both properties are a short walk…
Opinion: YouTube Executive Christopher Cukor Called the Police on a Black Engineer #StandingWhileBlack
Wesley Michel, a Black software engineer, waited for a disabled friend outside of her apartment building in San Francisco on July 4. As he waited, a white man identified as YouTube executive, Christopher Cukor was caught on video accusing Wesley Michel of trespassing. The intrusive Cukor’s son was with him…
Archived: Is Kaepernick's Fate Self-Inflicted
Three months into NFL free-agency, the silent elephant in room has now begun to stampede Colin Kaepernick, considered by some to be one of the league’s most eligible quarterbacks, still has not been signed. It’s not unheard of for prominent players to find themselves in NFL limbo, but this predicament…
Archived: GM Announces More Than 1,100 Jobs for Cruise Automation Facility
General Motors (No. 48 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) announced that it will add more than 1,100 new jobs and invest $14 million in a new research and development facility for Cruise Automation in San Francisco. These investments will allow Cruise Automation to expand development of self-driving technologies…
Archived: Sanctuary City Order Blocked By Judge: It Will Cause 'Constitutional Injuries'
A judge has once again ruled that one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, this time the one that tried to take federal funding away from sanctuary cities, is unconstitutional. And, once again, a judge used the president’s own words against him in his ruling. U.S. District Judge William H….