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January 30, 2021

Jerry Garcia High School? San Franciscans suggest school names to replace Lincoln, Washington

Jerry Garcia is one of dozens of names being considered to replace 44 "problematic" historical figures honored at San Francisco public schools.

January 29, 2021

Thousands oppose San Francisco's move to rename schools as petition picks up steam

Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing San Francisco's move to rename schools.

January 27, 2021

Flashback: Critics dismissed Trump's warning that cancel culture would come for Washington, Jefferson

American icons like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson on the chopping block in San Francisco as its public school board voted to remove their names from its schools, something President Trump warned the country about while he was in office. 

January 27, 2021

Ex-Obama aide calls out San Francisco for removing names from schools rather than focusing on COVID crisis

The former assistant press secretary in President Obama’s White House, Ben LaBolt, joined those questioning the priorities of San Francisco’s school board Wednesday after it voted to remove the names of historical figures, and even a sitting senator, from schools. 

January 27, 2021

San Francisco school board votes to rename schools honoring Washington, Lincoln, Feinstein, others

Not even revered former presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are safe from "cancel culture," it appears.

January 24, 2021

Biden may force American taxpayers to foot bill for San Francisco homeless hotels

San Francisco hotels used to house homeless people may be fully funded by the federal government this year, thanks to an executive order signed by President Joe Biden signed last Thursday.

January 24, 2021

Gingrich slams Pelosi as 'most dangerous Speaker of the House we've had'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. is "the most dangerous Speaker of the House we've had probably in American history," former Speaker Newt Gingrich told "Life, Liberty & Levin" in an interview airing Sunday.

January 22, 2021

A $50,000 reward offered in search of 12-year-old swept away by rogue wave in California

A 12-year-old was swept into the ocean by a rogue wave in the San Francisco bay area Monday, and his family is now offering a $50,000 reward for locating him. 

January 19, 2021

California boy, 12, missing after being swept into the Pacific Ocean, search suspended: report

Officials have suspended a search for a California boy who was swept into the Pacific Ocean on Monday at a beach in San Mateo County, according to a report. 

January 18, 2021

California man held on $5M bond after five pipe bombs, illegal weapons found at home, business

A northern California man remained held on a $5 million bond Monday after sheriff’s deputies last week allegedly uncovered five pipe bombs, as well as a cache of illegal assault rifles, automatic weapons, more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition and other "bomb-making material" at his home and business in Napa.