History

Task force limits reparations by direct lineage to enslaved ancestors

The state's reparations task force voted 5-4 to limit eligibility to Black Californians who can prove direct lineage to enslaved…

2 years ago

Berkeley considers reparations program to narrow wealth gap for Black residents

Berkeley is weighing proposal to hire a consultant who would help navigate a reparations program for the city’s Black community.

2 years ago

Anti-Asian racism stains legacy of Bay Area dynamite plants in 19th century

Between 1882 and 1908, there were seven major explosions at the Hercules Powder Works. Of the 106 documented fatalities from…

2 years ago

In honor of Ruby Bridges, state senator to join students’ walk to school

State Sen. Josh Becker will join South San Francisco elementary students Wednesday for the first Ruby Bridges Walk to School…

2 years ago

Time change debate wages on despite widespread annoyance, voter demand

Some history on daylight saving time and a look at where it stands. Despite 19 states voting for permanent DST,…

2 years ago

Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today

Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, the Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today than they were when…

3 years ago

USS Hornet Museum to honor Hispanic, Latino American contributions to Navy

The USS Hornet Museum is honoring Hispanic Heritage Month as it creates a special exhibit honoring Hispanic Americans who have…

3 years ago

Middle school to be renamed after famed park ranger Betty Reid Soskin

The nation's oldest living park ranger is getting a local school named after her for her 100th birthday. Betty Reid…

3 years ago

SF leaders celebrate 19th Amendment ahead of crucial recall election

San Francisco leaders gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to commemorate the 1920 adoption by Congress of the…

3 years ago

Philanthropist, first openly gay U.S. Ambassador James Hormel dies at 88

Heir to the Hormel meatpacking company, philanthropist and first openly gay U.S. Ambassador James Hormel died Friday at the age…

3 years ago

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