Category: POLITICS

Nikki Haley, the first woman of color to be a considerable Republican candidate for president, faced continuous obstacles throughout her campaign ­—  notably how to […]

Since 2017, 5906 individual books have been banned in the United States to police which course material and identities will be taught in classrooms, most […]

As the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)’s 17th Street Quick-Build Project nears its final approval this fall, neighborhood advocates and a subset of the […]

Oakland, CA — In the past decade in ranked-choice voting elections across the country, thousands of citizens’ votes have been discounted and thrown away causing […]

For decades, legacy advantage has been a prominent factor in the college admission process. However, following the June Supreme Court ruling to eliminate affirmative action, […]

After almost three years of drafting, meeting with experts and listening to San Francisco’s Black residents, the African American Reparations Advisory Committee (AARAC) awaits the […]

On March 17, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the maximum-security San Quentin State Prison would be transformed into a rehabilitation facility focused on education […]

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) established the Homeless Action Plan to address the state of homelessness on BART and across the Bay Area, and to […]

Over three years ago, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted to close the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center. Under the initial plan to […]

Youth cannot currently vote, however, advocates have been fighting to lower the voting age to 16. In 2015, the Vote16 initiative in San Francisco began […]