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San Francisco Board of Education Votes to End Merit-Based Admission Due to ‘Racism’

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday to replace its long-standing merit-based admission system with a random lottery, accusing the former of being racist, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon.

Included in the board’s jurisdiction is Lowell High School, which is widely considered one of the most prestigious public high schools in the nation. The resolution passed by the board claims, without evidence, that merit-based admission “perpetuates the culture of White supremacy and racial abuse towards black and Latinx students.” This is despite the fact that currently over 75 percent of Lowell’s students are already non-White students.

Biden Executive Order Could Force American Taxpayers to Fund San Francisco’s Hotels for Homeless Program

January 27, 2021January 26, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

An executive order signed by Joe Biden last week may force Americans to fully fund programs in San Francisco and other cities that provide housing for the homeless.

San Francisco reportedly spends between $15 million to $18 million per month to house more than 2,200 people in about 25 lodging establishments—some of them luxury hotels.

Judge Michael Warren Commentary: Defending Lincoln

December 19, 2020December 18, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

San Francisco’s school district has cancelled Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln High School is going to be renamed. Why? “Lincoln, like the presidents before him and most after, did not show through policy or rhetoric that black lives ever mattered to them outside of human capital and as casualties or wealth building,” Jeremiah Jefferies, the chairman of the school district’s renaming committee and a first-grade teacher, virtuously pontificated to the San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Sees Rise in Home Burglaries, Homicides

September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

San Francisco, California, has seen increases in burglary and homicide for the first nine months of 2020 amid nationwide unrest compared to 2019, according to police data.

The city, which boasts nearly double the U.S. household median income, has seen a nearly 42% increase in burglary, around a 33% increase in homicide and 31% uptick in vehicle thefts, statistical comparisons to 2019 from the San Francisco Police Department show.

San Francisco Salon Owner Who Checked Pelosi Raises $300k to Stay Open

September 9, 2020September 8, 2020 The Associated Press

The San Francisco hair salon owner who cried foul that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could get a wash-and-dry while her shop remained closed because of coronavirus restrictions says she’s received $300,000 in contributions.

Commentary: The Reach of Nancy Pelosi Goes Far Beyond the Halls of Congress

March 30, 2020March 29, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned 80 on Thursday. In the runup to that milestone, Pelosi launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump, who was duly acquitted. By way of follow-up, she decided to block the Senate’s coronavirus response package earlier this week, and on Monday offered a 1,200-page version of her own chock full of goodies meant to keep the Ocasio-Cortez-Tlaib-Omar squad in line.

And behind the scenes, Pelosi is pulling the strings on the Golden State.

San Francisco Ignored ICE And Released an Illegal Alien Who Had Been Arrested Seven Times

March 8, 2020March 7, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

San Francisco ignored multiple pleas by federal immigration authorities to transfer custody of a criminally convicted illegal alien, revealing how far city leaders will go to refuse cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

San Francisco Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Cooperate With ICE

February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Law enforcement in San Francisco will no longer be cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, per a directive by San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff.

Justice Sotomayor Sends Best Wishes to New Progressive Prosecutor Tied to Hugo Chavez

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 Admin

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered congratulatory remarks to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Wednesday night, as the self-proclaimed progressive prosecutor with ties to the late Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez took office.

San Francisco’s Public Works Department Responded to Over 30,000 ‘Human Waste’ Calls in 2019

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

San Francisco residents reported more than 30,000 cases of poop to authorities in 2019, city records show.

Son of Jailed Terrorists Elected San Francisco’s Attorney General

November 12, 2019November 11, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Chesa Boudin, whose parents were convicted and jailed for their part in the murder of three people when he was a toddler, won the bid for San Francisco’s attorney general Saturday after campaigning on his past.

San Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

San Francisco’s blacklisting of 22 states with pro-life laws is only a “PR tactic” that indicates growing desperation within the abortion industry, the head of an activist group based in the city says.

Document Details the Eye-Popping Amount Attorneys Stand to Make From Climate Crusades

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chris White One of the law firms involved in a trove of California lawsuits targeting ExxonMobil and other energy companies is poised to rake in millions of dollars from their climate crusades, according to Climate Litigation Watch. Sher Edling LLP could capitalize on a big pay-day if San…

San Francisco’s Wealthy Leftists Are Making Homelessness Worse

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Admin

by Gregory Morin I recently had the opportunity to visit San Francisco for the first time. Coastal towns tend to be a bit more interesting in terms of cuisine (seafood being one of the more varied palate options) as well as architecture (steep hill structures are ever a testament…

San Francisco Is Removing Statue That Shows Founding Of California Over Racism Concerns

September 14, 2018September 13, 2018 Admin

by Neetu Chandak The San Francisco Board of Appeals unanimously voted Wednesday to remove a statue that showed the founding of California over racism concerns. Some American Indian activists found the “Early Days” statue degrading and racist as it showed an American Indian at the feet of a Spanish…

Thousands March Through The Streets To Protest ‘Climate Crisis’

September 9, 2018September 8, 2018 Admin

by Jason Hopkins Thousands of environmental activists participated in marches around the world Saturday, calling on their governments to end fossil fuel production and embrace renewable energy. Dubbed the “Rise for Climate” movement, thousands of environmentalists took to the streets to demand an end to the fossil fuel industry,…