discrimination

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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,…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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