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- Upper Haight bookstore the Booksmith is giving out free copies of 1984, the dystopian novel by George Orwell, as donated by a "mysterious benefactor." I'd say that's more Dickensian than Orwellian...
- State Senator Scott Wiener unveils a bill to protect LGBT seniors, a state-wide version of his previous San Francisco legislation. [BAR]
- A Roseville Islamic center was vandalized with hate speech, which the local Imam there says is small but "a microcosm of other bigger events that happen around the country." [KRON4]
- Not mincing words, the Chronicle calls out Ed Lee for not doing more to pay for immigration lawyers we’re going to need to defend against Trump's anti-immigration and deportation policies. [Chron]
- In response to ICE agents who descended on the Mission's Good Samaritan Center, the Mission Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit housing developer, has its building managers on notice that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents aren't welcome on Mission Housing property, reiterating their rights. [Mission Local]
- A Chrome browser extension that's been recently updated will hide posts about Trump that are on your Facebook feed so you don’t have to see them, but they will still be there, as will he. [SFWeekly]
- Meanwhile, Trump’s push for deregulations has Silicon Valley divided. It is a valley, after all! Sorry. I'm sorry. Nah, it's whatever. [Chron]
- Bike Coalition has a sad because 311 wasn't nice to a cyclist on Twitter. [Ex]
- State Assemblyman and former SF Supervisor David Chiu has introduced AB291, which would seek to prevent landlords from threatening to call immigration authorities on their tenants, or face a fine. [AP]
Oh mysterious benefactor, how I love thee... @Booksmith pic.twitter.com/TXi8alkYgO
— Christin Evans (@christinevans) February 3, 2017
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