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Darlene Goins: Executive Vice President, Head of Banking Inclusion Initiative Consumer and Small Business Banking, Darlene Goins of Wells Fargo, center, receives the NCBW Oakland Legacy Award from NCBW Oakland President Frances Cohen left, NCBW Oakland Luncheon Chair Shari Woolridge, right. Photo By Carla Thomas

NCBW Holds 25th Annual Madam CJ Walker Recognition Luncheon

The atmosphere was fully charged at the 25th annual Madam C.J. Walker Business and Community Recognition Luncheon and Empowerment Forum held by the National Coalition of...

Art2 years ago

Choreographer, Poet, Playwright Robert Henry Johnson, 54

Robert Henry Johnson, a Bay Area dancer, choreographer, and playwright, passed away on Dec. 16, 2022. His body was identified in March. Johnson will be missed...

Bob Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, died in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco this week. Photo: MobileCoin

Bay Area2 years ago

Tech Founder Killed in Stabbing Early Tuesday

The founder of a widely used money transfer application was stabbed to death in San Francisco early Tuesday morning. Bob Lee, 43, was identified by friends...

The resolution calls it "digital redlining." Neighborhoods with a legacy of under-investment — like the Bayview, Tenderloin and Chinatown — are often the ones with slower internet speeds due to old cables and dated housing infrastructure, reads the resolution.

Bay Area2 years ago

Supes Unanimously Call for Affordable Internet Services for City’s Seniors, People With Disabilities

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is asking internet service providers to make internet connections affordable for seniors and people with disabilities. The resolution unanimously passed...

The plaintiffs argued that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments means that the city can't punish a person for sleeping on city streets while there is a shortfall of available shelter beds.

Bay Area2 years ago

Federal Judge Refuses to Suspend Injunction Against Encampment Sweeps

Citing a misguided legal maneuver by city attorneys, a federal magistrate judge late Monday denied a motion by the city of San Francisco to suspend a...

The audit found that the department, which oversees the city's affordable housing projects, counted on informal records and internal discussions for its decision-making. The department has also had an average surplus of $482 million in unspent funds for the past five years.

Bay Area2 years ago

‘Extremely Disturbing’: City Audit Reveals Mayor’s Office of Housing Has $482 Mil in Unspent Funds

A San Francisco supervisor is calling for a hearing to find solutions to problems within the city's affordable housing production team. Supervisor Dean Preston requested the...

Bay Area2 years ago

BART to Install New Fare Gates Systemwide by 2026

If you’re catching a BART train a few years from now and something looks a little different, it’s probably just the station’s new fare gates catching...

Rev. Dr. Amos Brown, center, a member of the San Francisco reparations board, pastor of Third Baptist Church, and the president of the San Francisco NAACP, said the city's efforts should focus on investments and opportunities in the form of reparations. CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey. March 3, 2023.

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌2 years ago

S. F. NAACP Clarifies Statement on $5M Payouts: Reparations Should Be Cash Payments, Plus ‘Investments’

The San Francisco Branch of the NAACP is engaged in a public information blitz to clarify a press release it sent out urging the San Francisco...

CEO of Union Square Alliance Marisa Rodriguez presents a five-prong plan to revitalize Union Square on Nov. 22, 2022. (Olivia Wynkoop/Bay City News)

Bay Area2 years ago

Hotel Industry to Hire 1,200 Employees In Hopes of A Busy Tourism Season

As San Francisco leaders make plans to revive the Union Square shopping district, hotels in the city want to fill 1,200 jobs. During a joint press...

Bay Area2 years ago

A Spike in Youth Violence Prompts School District, City Hall to Take Action

In response to series of violent incidents that recently occurred on and off school campuses, the San Francisco Unified School District and city officials introduced a...

Trina Robbins, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman, with some examples of her cartoon art. (Photo credit: Jessica Christianson)

Art2 years ago

Wonder Woman (or at Least Her Artist) Visits Cartoon Art Museum

Cartoon enthusiasts, graphic novelists and folks from all over the Bay Area braved the rain to meet Wonder Woman - or at least the first woman...

Crime2 years ago

12-Year-Old Boy Suspected of Stabbing High School Student on Muni

A 12-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old San Francisco high school student on a MUNI bus on Monday, said police. The victim is...

Breed mentioned that many of the community ambassadors who are part of these programs are people of color who were formerly incarcerated or homeless.

Bay Area2 years ago

Mayor Wants to Keep Street Ambassador Program, Add Retention Bonuses for Police to Keep Streets Safer

San Francisco Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that keeping street ambassador programs and adding supplemental funding for police and prosecutors will...

Silvia Quintero rings up a customer at the Hicklebee's store in Downtown Willow Glen, in Santa Clara County, Calif., on June 15, 2021. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

Bay Area2 years ago

S.F. Bay Area Pandemic Recovery Among Worst in U.S.

San Francisco’s recovery from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst in the country among major metropolitan areas, according to an economic...

The state invested $500 million of its budget surplus into the program, which is run by the California Student Aid Commission. Over 98% of public colleges and universities have signed on to participate.

Bay Area2 years ago

California Reconsiders Potential of College Work-Study Jobs

When she returned to school to become a nurse, Karina Mendez wanted a work-study job that she could balance with classes at City College of San...

Brown will be resentenced only on robbery and carjacking convictions, not manslaughter, along with enhancements for possessing a firearm and a previous "strike" conviction.

Bay Area2 years ago

Mayor London Breed’s Brother Eligible to Shorten 44-Year Sentence

The brother of San Francisco Mayor London Breed is eligible to shorten his 44-year prison sentence after changes to California's definition of murder, a judge ruled...

Former San Francisco supervisor Thomas Hsieh.

Bay Area2 years ago

Former Supervisor Tom Hsieh Dies at 91

Former San Francisco supervisor Thomas Hsieh, 91, reportedly passed away on Sunday surrounded by his family. As the first Chinese American ever elected in a citywide...

Compounding the deluge are the cold temperatures and high winds expected for much of the region overnight Thursday. Lows in the upper 30s and 40s are expected for most of the Bay Area, and in the mid-30s in the interior valleys.

Bay Area2 years ago

Coming Storm Prompts Flood Warning for Entire Bay Area

The approaching storm anticipated to hit the region beginning Thursday has prompted a flood warning through Sunday for the entire Bay Area and the Central Coast....

In addition to preventing local governments from stalling office conversions via the permitting and review process, AB 1352 would also make office conversion projects allowed in any area of a city regardless of local zoning laws.

Bay Area2 years ago

New State Bill Would Incentivize Converting Vacant Offices into Housing

A new bill authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney would prevent cities from stalling or killing the conversion of empty office space into housing in an effort...

Bay Area2 years ago

Legislation to Allow Private Overdose Prevention Sites to Open OKd by S.F. Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation introduced by Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen that opens the door for non-profits to operate drug overdose...

Consul General Zhang Jianmin ((right), Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco (Ambassadorial Rank), former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. (center) and Linda Parker Pennington, San Francisco Commissioner on Disabilities and Aging Services, at the celebration of the Lunar New Year at the San Francisco Chinese Consulate. Photo by Conway Jones.

Bay Area2 years ago

S.F. Chinese Consulate Welcomes Guests to Lunar New Year Celebration

Zhang Jianmin, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco (Ambassadorial Rank), welcomed guests to the consulate in celebration of the Chinese New...

Willis acknowledged that this is the final week of the state of emergency declared over the pandemic in both Marin and the state, and said it was time to "consider the long game" with a more streamlined dashboard.

Alameda County2 years ago

Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments

Marin County has launched a newer version of its COVID-19 dashboard, which provides residents with data and information relating to the virus, the county announced on...

The tax centers will be available to help residents file taxes with the city regardless of citizenship status. Tax credits of up to $250 -- such as the San Francisco Working Families Credit -- are available to help with childcare, rent and other expenses.

Bay Area2 years ago

San Francisco: City Offers Tax-Filing Assistance to Help Residents Claim Credits

City officials are offering free tax-filing assistance for San Francisco residents who meet two requirements: they have with incomes below $60,000 and they are eligible for...

The San Francisco committee recommended that low-income African Americans get an annual payment equivalent to the region median for at least 250 years, on top of the $5 million payout.

#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

San Francisco Committee Recommends Massive Reparations Payout for Black Residents

A reparations task committee was established by the state of California last year, and its report from that year detailed the incalculable harm that slavery had...

Supervisor Matt Haney speaks at the press conference outside Boeddeker Park in Tenderloin, San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2021. Supervisor Haney announced the city’s plan to expand funding for the City’s Pit Stop public restroom program. (Harika Maddal)

Activism2 years ago

Proposed Bill Could Stop Landlords from Charging Costly Security Deposits

The author of the bill, Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, said that in San Francisco, tenants could be subject to paying an additional $15,000 to move...

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NCBW Holds 25th Annual Madam CJ Walker Recognition Luncheon

Choreographer, Poet, Playwright Robert Henry Johnson, 54

Tech Founder Killed in Stabbing Early Tuesday

Supes Unanimously Call for Affordable Internet Services for City’s Seniors, People With Disabilities

Federal Judge Refuses to Suspend Injunction Against Encampment Sweeps

‘Extremely Disturbing’: City Audit Reveals Mayor’s Office of Housing Has $482 Mil in Unspent Funds

BART to Install New Fare Gates Systemwide by 2026

S. F. NAACP Clarifies Statement on $5M Payouts: Reparations Should Be Cash Payments, Plus ‘Investments’

Hotel Industry to Hire 1,200 Employees In Hopes of A Busy Tourism Season

A Spike in Youth Violence Prompts School District, City Hall to Take Action

Wonder Woman (or at Least Her Artist) Visits Cartoon Art Museum

12-Year-Old Boy Suspected of Stabbing High School Student on Muni

Mayor Wants to Keep Street Ambassador Program, Add Retention Bonuses for Police to Keep Streets Safer

S.F. Bay Area Pandemic Recovery Among Worst in U.S.

California Reconsiders Potential of College Work-Study Jobs

Mayor London Breed’s Brother Eligible to Shorten 44-Year Sentence

Former Supervisor Tom Hsieh Dies at 91

Coming Storm Prompts Flood Warning for Entire Bay Area

New State Bill Would Incentivize Converting Vacant Offices into Housing

Legislation to Allow Private Overdose Prevention Sites to Open OKd by S.F. Board of Supervisors

S.F. Chinese Consulate Welcomes Guests to Lunar New Year Celebration

Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments

San Francisco: City Offers Tax-Filing Assistance to Help Residents Claim Credits

San Francisco Committee Recommends Massive Reparations Payout for Black Residents

Proposed Bill Could Stop Landlords from Charging Costly Security Deposits

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