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New Allegations Against SFPD Officers Reveal 'Pattern Of Racial Profiling, Sexual Assault'

What is going on with the San Francisco Police Department? In the midst of serious questions about the department's use of force in the shooting death of Mario Woods, and following the repugnant

Video: Hateful East Bay Woman Accosts Muslims During Prayers, Calls Them 'Murderers'

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Bay Area Muslims Suprisingly Resistant To Fascist Proposals

If Republican "presidential candidate" Donald Trump plans to individually register American Muslims — something he's insinuated he'd like to do in order to (successfully) bait a thirsty media and feed the darkest, most bestial

[Update] Facebook Shuts Down Berkeley 'White Student Union' Page, Hoax Introduced By Outsiders

A Facebook group that listed itself as a "safe space for white students," as if Berkeley itself were not that space, has been the talk of campus at Cal since this weekend. Update:

Racist Demagogue Cites Non-Existent SF Crime Stats Actually Provided By Neo-Nazi

As Fast Company is not the first to observe, Donald Trump is a fascist. No new evidence need be exhibited, but here's some anyway. "@SeanSean252: @WayneDupreeShow @Rockprincess818 @CheriJacobus pic.twitter.com/5GUwhhtvyN"— Donald

Berkeley High School Student Confesses To Leaving Racist Threat On Library Computer

Yesterday was marked by protest and student walk-outs at Berkeley High School in response to racist threats invoking the KKK and lynching that were left to be seen on a library computer. “Fuck

Berkeley High School Students Protest After Racist Threat Found On Library Computer

BLACK LIVES MATTER 💯💯🅱 @berkeleyside BERKELEY HIGH TAKING A STAND pic.twitter.com/uZ1HlblfR3— DOOSKIWORLD❄️ (@tkeepittrill) November 5, 2015 Students at Berkeley High School today staged a walk-out and rally in protest of a

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Tadich Grill Owner Responds, Says Disowning His Daughter Wasn't About Racism

Whether you believe him or not, longtime owner of Tadich Grill Steve Buich, who says he retired from the business 20 years ago, has spoken out via email to the Chronicle's C.W.

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Daughter Of Tadich Grill Family Talks About Being Disowned For Marrying A Black Man, Yelpers Respond En Masse

A story with local implications broke on Sunday via the Washington Post, and it's already spelling some trouble for a storied local restaurant, via Yelp. Terri Upshaw, born Terri Buich into the family

Black Man Asks Woman For Phone Number In Oakland, She Posts Flyer About It And Calls Cops

Gentrification 3.0 in the city of Oakland..Weak 'game' will get flyers posted and the police looking for u pic.twitter.com/WzgktEnFqt— Davey D (@mrdaveyd) October 19, 2015 What's going on

Bayview Church Hit With Vandalism And Racist Graffiti

Services were still held this morning in a Bayview church, even after it was hit with racist graffiti and vandalism earlier in the week. The St. Paul's Tabernacle Church, located on the 1700

Rush Limbaugh Tries To Use SF Arrest Statistics Of Black Women To Say Something Racist

Are San Francisco cops just as racist as cops everywhere, or are black people just inherently criminals? That seems to be the question being posed by conservative radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh in a

Report: 14 Cops Investigated In SFPD's Racist Text Scandal, Terminations Coming Soon

Sure, all we can think about today is the SF Jail Fight Club (first rule of SF Jail Fight Club: Fight, or you get pepper sprayed). But don't forget San Francisco Police Department's

Fallout From SFPD's Racist And Homophobic Text Scandal Continues

It was late Friday when the news broke: four current San Francisco Police Department officers are "under investigation" after court filings alleged that they'd participated in racist and homophobic text conversations with a

SFPD Officers Behind Racist And Homophobic Texts Identified

The four other SFPD officers behind the racist and homophobic text messages revealed by federal prosecutors on Friday have been identified and could potentially lose their jobs. The Chronicle reports that all four

Four SFPD Officers Under Investigation For Racist And Homophobic Texts

Four San Francisco Police officers are under investigation after texts revealed conversations that included dozens of racist and homophobic remarks. KQED reports the text messages were part of a filing by federal prosecutors

W. Kamau Bell Will Discuss Incident of 'Implicit Bias' With Berkeley Cafe Owner This Friday

Back in January, local comedian W. Kamau Bell wrote a lengthy tale of a frustrating, unfortunate incident that happened to him outside the Elmwood Cafe, a place he and his wife like to

Activists Seeking Legal Action Against Racist Tour Guide

This of story the ranting, Chinatown-hating former City Sightseeing tour guide, and the overall public outcry against her, may have almost run its course. Late last week we got to hear her speak

Racist Chinatown Tour Guide Speaks!

ABC 7 got an exclusive interview with the woman herself, the one and only racist ranting tour guide who really hates Chinatown, and who has many things about it she would like to

Tour Guide Goes On Epic, Angry, Racist Rant About Chinatown

Apparently, on her last day on the job, this San Francisco tour guide decided to crack open a beer and go on a lengthy, angry, off-color rant about everything she hates about Chinatown.

Racism Suit Filed Against Market Street Travelodge

by Eric Wuestewald Prominent New Orleans funk guitarist Leo Nocentelli has filed a racial discrimination suit against the Market Street Travelodge hotel following a particularly nasty disagreement over credit cards and incidentals that

Warriors Coach Calls For Game 5 Fan Boycott

Tonight the Golden State Warriors take on the L.A. Clippers in Game 5 of the playoffs. In light of Don Sterling's racist comments, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson has recommended fans of

Warriors Players Respond To Donald Sterling Racism Controversy [Update]

Donald Sterling, real estate mogul and owner of the LA Clippers, came under over the weekend after a recording was released on Friday, allegedly capturing the billionaire during one of his racist screeds.

Man Quits Google Because Of 'Congested, Racist, Incestuous, And Overpriced' Bay Area

Is the Bay Area congested, racist, incestuous, and overpriced? That's what one of Google's current developer advocates believes, which is why he is leaving the company. Well-known coder, entrepreneur, and all around tech