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CNN  — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storms swept through the city, just one week after a tsunami warning triggered widespread panic in the region. The National . . .
The U.S. Coast Guard launched an aerial search on Monday afternoon for an elderly man who is believed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship traveling from Monterey to San Francisco. As of about 5:40 p.m., the man had not been located and the Coast Guard was in active discussions to suspend the search […]
Captain Michael Healy of the Revenue Cutter Bear. USCG The Navy: A Mixed Legacy Throughout most of its history, the Navy has followed a policy of employing African Americans in all enlisted grades. They were active in both naval and privateer crews during the Revolutionary War. A brief period of discrimination ended with the War […]
West coasters are experiencing a dangerous heat wave which broke record temperatures over the weekend and is expected to stay through midweek. Large parts of California and southern Oregon are under excessive heat warnings as temperatures across the states have broken the 100 degree mark . . .
CNN  — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black History Month, the 11 members of the city’s Board . . .
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end. The vote was unanimous with all 11 board members signed on […]
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors issued an apology Tuesday to the city’s Black community for decades of discrimination − but issuing $5 million checks to make up for the harm is another matter. The 11-member board voted unanimously to approve a resolution apologizing “to all African Americans and their descendants who […]
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. CNN  — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black […]
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP) By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow | CNN San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end. The vote was unanimous with all 11 board members signed on as sponsors […]