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Black Leaders Demand Action From SFUSD Following Recent Racist Incidents (opens the original)
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Following recent incidents of students using racial slurs and other anti-Black language at local schools, community leaders are calling for SFUSD officials to take immediate action. The San Francisco NAACP, Coleman Youth Advocates, students, parents, and other members of the Black community held a press conference Wednesday calling on San Francisco Unified School District leaders to do more to address racist language targeting Black students. As KQED reports, Reverend Amos C. Brown said the use
East Bay Tiny House Village Provides Homes For 12 Unhoused Young Adults (opens the original)
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A new tiny-house village in the city of Richmond held its grand opening Saturday, providing brightly colored homes and wraparound services for a dozen young people ages 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness. The Richmond Tiny Village officially opened Saturday, drawing more than 200 people to celebrate the new community for young adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, as KPIX reports. According to the Richmond Standard, the complex has 12 furnished tiny homes, plus a home for an on
FBI Says Former Alameda County Firefighter Likely Faked His Own Death Following Child Porn Charge (opens the original)
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation in San Francisco has issued an update on a man who remains wanted on charges of possession of child pornography, who failed to appear in court in 2023 after charges were filed because, his brother says, he drowned while fishing in Suisun Bay. Former Alameda County firefighter Charles Jonathen Harris, who would now be 46 years old, surrendered to federal authorities on March 7, 2023 and was later released on bond after being indicted by a federal grand jury on
Elderly Couple Charged In Dublin Murder of Son-In-Law, Accused of Lying In Wait (opens the original)
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Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, appeared in court Wednesday to face newly filed charges of murder in connection with the shooting death of their son-in-law in a Dublin parking lot Saturday. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has charged Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen with murder and multiple related charges, with the special circumstance of "lying in wait," in the death of 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey. As the New York Times reports, prosecutors say that surveillance video from
Newsom Signs Laws That Will Tax Detention Centers, Make It Easier to Sue ICE Agents (opens the original)
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Newsom signed a large package of bills aimed at immigration enforcement in California, including a ban on shock gloves, a 25% tax on private detention centers, and a new way for Californians to sue federal agents. Governor Gavin Newsom signed 21 bills into law Tuesday targeting various aspects of immigration enforcement in California, including detention-center conditions, the use of certain equipment by law enforcement, development of new detention facilities, and the ability to hold federal ag
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