San Francisco Mayor London Breed said school board members let politics get in the way of pursuing better education for children during the pandemic. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Following a recall of three school board members from San Francisco, Mayor London Breed said Sunday that the city’s school board failed its children by focusing on … Read more
Incredulous parents watched last year as the seven-member board spent hours worked to rename schools and discard merit-based admissions policies at a storied high school, citing equity concerns, as classrooms sat empty of students. Then board member Alison Collins, one of the recall targets, sued the cash-strapped district for $87 million, claiming the district violated … Read more
New Zealand Herald Electricity crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands of homes around the country almost 24 hours after Cyclone Dovi knocked down trees and caused havoc in the North Island. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power yesterday (Sunday) and many are still without running water and electricity while … Read more
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott’s criticism against “lenient” prosecutors took another turn on Wednesday after he announced his department will no longer work with the District Attorney’s Office in police-involved shooting cases. Scott, who has spoken against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s reform-leaning policies, said the DA’s Office broke their mutual agreement after … Read more
The San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday that they were pledging $200,000 for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of a serial killer who targeted gay men in the 1970s. Police also added a sixth man to the list of suspected victims of ‘The Doodler’ as they doubled the reward from $100,000 … Read more