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WEBAsian Americans Have Made Little of Chinatown’s Art. A New Tool Could Change That When you think about San Francisco’s Chinatown, the first thing that comes to mind might be its art: pagoda-style architecture and dragon-decorated street lamps that showcase the ancient, exotic culture of a civilization half the globe away.
‘I Was Not Allowed to Have My Own Thoughts’: California Courts …
WEBJun 30, 2022 · A new state law allows victims to claim coercive control, a pattern of psychological abuse that does not end in physical harm. The law aims to give survivors more legal remedies, but judges are not always sympathetic to the concept.
Minimum Wage - San Francisco Public Press
WEBMay 1, 2013 · A special report on the challenges and impacts of San Francisco's minimum wage, the highest in the nation. Read stories about enforcement, wage theft, indigenous workers, policy effects and more.
Coercive Control: Abuse That Leaves No Marks
WEBNov 10, 2023 · A California law enacted in 2021 allows domestic violence victims to claim coercive control — a broad range of behaviors including humiliation, surveillance, intimidation, gaslighting and isolation that strips an intimate partner of a sense of autonomy and personhood.
Interview transcript: Gabriela López - San Francisco Public Press
WEBJan 31, 2022 · Gabriela López, a school board member in San Francisco, talks about the board's role in preparing for and communicating COVID protocols in schools. She also shares her perspective as a teacher and a Latina leader in the community.
Cities Grapple With ‘Banked’ Rent Hikes - San Francisco Public Press
WEBSep 16, 2019 · As Bay Area Cities Adopt Real-Time AI Translation for Public Meetings, SF Abstains By Zhe Wu | June 12, 2024. Cities in Northern California are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence-powered translation tools in an effort to make public meetings more accessible to residents who are not proficient in English.
What Would Really Happen If a Tsunami Hit the Bay Area?
WEBBy Johanna Varner and Olivia Allen-Price, KQED News Fix In 2015, Steven Horowitz was watching one of the summer’s big blockbuster action flicks, “San Andreas.” In the movie, the San Andreas Fault shifts, triggering a magnitude 9.6 earthquake in San Francisco. Disaster ensues — and for the rest of the movie we watch as all […]
Fillmore Revisited — How Redevelopment Tore Through the …
WEBSep 23, 2019 · The web page explores the history of redevelopment in the Western Addition/Fillmore District, a black community in San Francisco, from the 1940s to the 1970s. It covers the community's resistance, cooperation, and crisis amid the urban renewal program that displaced many residents and businesses.
How San Francisco Paved the Way for California to Embrace …
WEBJan 25, 2017 · San Francisco Unified School District has expanded its language offerings despite Proposition 227, which required English-only instruction. Learn how the district supports dual-language immersion programs and why Proposition 58 is a game-changer for bilingual education in California.
As Courts Flip-Flopped on School Integration, Diversity Has …
WEBFeb 5, 2015 · Learn how San Francisco schools have tried to achieve racial and socioeconomic diversity since 1966, including the 1971 case of Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson. The web page covers court rulings, policies, programs and demographic shifts that have shaped school integration efforts.