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San Francisco Board of Supervisors Hear Out $5 Million Per Person Citywide Reparations Plan

March 15, 2023 2:30 amMarch 15, 2023 2:31 am

Amid strong backlash from residents, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signaled support for reparations recommendations on Tuesday, including $5 million for every eligible black adult in the city. Since 2020, reparations for African-Americans has become a subject of major...

SF Supervisor Catherine Stefani Announces 2024 Run For Assembly

March 8, 2023 6:06 pmMarch 8, 2023 6:06 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani announced her run for San Francisco and San Mateo County-spanning District 19, on Wednesday, becoming the first of likely many candidates in the race. District 19 is currently served by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco),...

Amazon To Close All Remaining Stores In San Francisco

March 7, 2023 2:30 amMarch 7, 2023 2:31 am

Tech giant Amazon announced further disinvestment from the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday with the closure of all physical Amazon stores, becoming the latest Amazon related entities to close since late last year. Starting in October of last year,...

State Senator Scott Wiener Explores Possible 2024 House Run in Pelosi’s District

March 6, 2023 12:27 pmMarch 6, 2023 12:27 pm

A possible House run by State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) continued to grow on Monday following his announcement late last week that he had launched an exploratory committee over running for former House Speaker and current Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s...

San Francisco Reparations Committee ‘Exposes the Worst of San Francisco Activists’ and is Unlawful

March 3, 2023 10:34 amMarch 3, 2023 10:41 am

With the San Francisco reparations committee admitting that their recommendation of a one time payment of $5 million per black resident has no mathematical basis, the Globe spoke with local San Francisco resident Richie Greenberg for in-depth analysis. Greenberg founded the successful movement to...

Sign Of The Times: How A Roller Rink In San Francisco Encapsulates The City’s Current Problems

March 2, 2023 2:30 amMarch 3, 2023 11:31 am

In October, a pop-up skating rink, Sam FranDisco, opened up in the Civic Center in San Francisco. Situated across from City Hall, the opening day brought out a lot of notable people, including Mayor London Breed. Open from Wednesday to...

San Francisco Reparations Committee Admits $5 Million Payment Has No Basis

March 1, 2023 1:08 pmMarch 2, 2023 8:16 am

The San Francisco reparations committee announced on Tuesday that the controversial one time payment of $5 million per black resident’ reparations figure proposed in January has not mathematical basis, and is instead based on “what could represent a significant enough...