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Board votes to change Lowell High School admission standards, notes need for ‘culture shift’
The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday 5-2 in favor of changing the admissions process at Lowell High School from an academic-based one to the regular process...Read More
Bay Area leaders applaud ‘watershed’ LGBTQ rights U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bay Area officials celebrated a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that extended protections against job discrimination to gay, lesbian and transgender workers. The high...Read More
Shareholder sues Google over sexual harassment response
A shareholder sued the board of Google Inc.'s parent company, Alphabet Inc., in San Mateo County Superior Court Thursday for allegedly tolerating and covering up sexual harassment by senior...Read More
City workers continue calls to end racial discrimination
Dozens of African American San Francisco city employees and their supporters called for greater oversight of city departments.Read More
Judge again dismisses civil rights lawsuit against SF State
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit in which five present and former Jewish students and two community members claimed San Francisco State University tolerated and sometimes...Read More
San Jose police officer files discrimination suit against department
A 21-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination from multiple officers in the days and years following the Sept. 11, 2001,...Read More
Muslim group calls for action from San Jose police
A Muslim civil rights organization has sent San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia a letter with demands after a Lebanese-American police officer alleged blatant racism.Read More
Goodwill settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and an affiliate have agreed to pay $850,000 to eight former and current employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit,...Read More
Human rights activist claims torture at SFO
A human rights activist who was attempting to visit the U.S. from the Philippines last week claims he was supplied with weapons and tortured by federal agents during a...Read More
Napa Valley schools retire Indian mascot, imagery
The Napa Valley Unified School District board of trustees voted unanimously to change the name and image of the mascot at one school and the image of the mascot...Read More
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at Tesla factory
A black man who used to work at Tesla's factory in Fremont has filed a lawsuit alleging an "intimidating, hostile, and offensive work environment."Read More
Judge to dismiss Jewish students’ lawsuit against SF State
A federal judge said he plans to dismiss a lawsuit that claimed San Francisco State University has knowingly fostered discrimination and a hostile environment for Jewish students.Read More
Chipotle manager accused of harassing worker over ‘threesome’
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. in federal court in San Jose Monday, alleging the restaurant chain allowed a local female manager to sexually...Read More
Students sue SF State over alleged anti-semitism
Six Jewish students and visitors sued San Francisco State University in federal court Monday, alleging the university and its administrators "have knowingly fostered" an anti-Semitic environment.Read More
Nooses trigger Port of Oakland walkout
Longshoremen at one of the Port of Oakland's four active marine terminals have returned to work after walking off the job Thursday morning in response to nooses that were...Read More
Union accuses SF Chronicle of unequal pay
A union investigation into staff pay disparities at the San Francisco Chronicle has led to a charge taken out with the National Labor Relations Board.Read More
Palo Alto data firm fined over discrimination
A Palo Alto-based data analysis company has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle a U.S. Department of Labor charge that it discriminated against Asian applicants.Read More
Forever 21 sued over ‘English-only’ rules
Clothing retailer Forever 21 violated state civil rights laws and discriminated against Spanish-speaking employees, according to a lawsuit filed this week.Read More
Past pot use no longer precludes landing an Oakland city job
Past non-work-related cannabis use will no longer be a reason to discriminate against applicants in the hiring process for the city of Oakland.Read More
SF campaign arms immigrants against hate crimes
On Friday, a campaign began to improve the public's awareness of discrimination and hate violence, especially among San Francisco's underserved communities.Read More