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Tenderloin’s New “Black Trans Lives Matter” Mural
Brand New, Causes, Murals Thank you SFIST and Do the Bay for letting us know about the new Black Trans Lives Matter Mural located at Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin. The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Preserving the legacy of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966, the more...
SF Announces $12.8 Million in Funding for The Arts
Causes, City Insight Mayor London Breed announced today that approximately $12.8 million in general operating support grants will fund 227 arts and cultural organizations that enhance the City’s cultural vibrancy. This year’s Grants for the Arts (GFTA) funding comes after an internal review of the City’s grantmaking to better support organizations embedded in and more...
Tahoe Ski Resort “Squaw Valley” Changing Its Name
Brand New, Causes Popular North Lake Tahoe ski resort “Squaw Valley” today announced that it will be changing its name out of respect for Native American groups. The term “squaw” is uniformly considered offensive and derogatory by the vast majority of modern dictionaries, sources and references. “While we love our local history and the more...
Sir Francis Drake Statue Removed in Larkspur
Causes After a petition was circulated a controversial statue of Sir Francis Drake near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal was taken down earlier this week. According to the city of Larkspur, the statue removal was temporary in response to potential protests planning: “The removal is in response to planned demonstrations to tear down more...
Oakland’s “Fairyland” Is About to Get Much More Diverse
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Support the Bay Thank you to The Oaklandside for letting us know that the Children’s Fairyland plans to reopen safely and with more diverse representation. America’s first storybook theme park (which predates and partially inspired Disneyland) Children’s Fairyland will mark its anniversary in September, but it might take a little bit more magic to more...
Mobile Anti-Facebook Billboard Tours SF & Bay Area
Causes A mobile billboard that reads “Don’t Let Facebook ZUCK UP Our Elections” and other messages toured San Francisco and the Peninsula yesterday, a day before Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress and three days before the official end of the Stop Hate for Profit advertiser boycott of Facebook and less than more...
SF May Remove U.S. Presidents’ Names From Schools
Causes Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the San Francisco school district’s “Name Advisory Committee” is set to review the names of public schools to make sure they are appropriate. “This panel will be responsible for considering the relevance of schools names and appropriateness of these names more...
“Wall of Moms” at Oakland Protest Tonight
Causes Sparked by scenes in Portland, a group calling themselves “Wall of Moms Bay Area” (@wallofmomsbayarea on Instagram) has started organizing to help protect protesters in the Bay. Their stated mission is to learn how to protest safely, to stay silent and support Black activists by forming a front-line using their privilege more...
Vandals Target Oakland Mayor’s Home Over Defunding Police
Causes Thanks to SF Gate and KRON4 for letting us know about the vandalism on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home earlier this week. “Blood on your hands”, “Wake up Libby” and “Defund OPD” are some of the defacements seen at the vandalized home of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf around 2am on Tuesday, July more...
SF Giants Kneel for National Anthem, Trump Upset
Causes Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that before Monday night’s exhibition game against the Oakland A’s at an empty Oracle Park due to COVID restrictions, several players on the San Francisco Giants took a knee during the national anthem. The team posted a video on Twitter of the kneeling with more...
Trump Wants to Send Troops to Oakland, Newsom Rejects
Causes Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that both Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and California Mayor Gavin Newsom have rejected President Trump’s threat/offer to send “federal law enforcement” into Oakland to help “deal with unrest.” “The answer is no, and we would reject it,” Newsom said at his Monday more...
Trump Can’t Cut Police Grants to SF, Court Rules
Causes The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinance is lawful and concluded that the Trump administration’s attempt to deny federal funding to the City is unconstitutional. Mayor London Breed released a statement and tweeted that the “Trump administration’s attempt to overreach and bully San Francisco more...
See All 9 Bay Area “Black Lives Matter” Street Murals
Causes, Murals Washington DC’s massive Black Lives Matter street mural inspired a nationwide trend. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser renamed the intersection at H and 16th streets “Black Lives Matter Plaza” and commissioned artists to paint “Black Lives Matter” in massive letters lining the street. Within a week, murals started popping up all more...
SF’s “CAREN” Act Wants to Ban Racially-Motivated 911 Calls
Causes, Police Reform Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that San Francisco has introduced the ‘CAREN’ Act which, if enacted, would aim to outlaw racially-motivated 911 calls. ‘Karen’ is the meme that has spread widely over social media often seen in viral videos, a slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often more...
Vandalized “Black Lives Matter” Mural in Martinez Restored
Causes, Murals Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that the Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez that was vandalized on camera on July 4th has been restored. The “public art project” Black Lives Matter Street Mural was organized by the local group Martizians with permission from the City of Martinez’s Recreation was more...
