Protesters Say Change Is Possible — if Political Momentum Lasts
“Civic” interviewed marchers in San Francisco to find out why they were there, and how this watershed moment might push society to change for the better.
Oakland Lifts City Curfew After Thousands Defied It Wednesday
Oakland’s City Council ended the city’s contentious curfew order Thursday afternoon, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced in a tweet. “Effective immediately, Oakland is lifting the curfew. We will continue to facilitate safe spaces for our residents to demonstrate and express themselves peacefully and passionately,” Schaaf wrote. The decision came hours after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office rescinded its curfew order following days of demonstrations lasting well past the curfew.
Inside the S.F. Police Brutality Protests
Public Press reporters were in the thick of Sunday’s march over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Public Safety
Police Chief Urges Continued S.F. Curfew Until Looting, Violence End
San Francisco remains under an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in the wake of a nationwide civil uprising over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man killed at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. During a Monday morning press conference, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he is cautioning Mayor London Breed not to end the curfew too soon.
Coronavirus
Testing in Mission Shows Virus Hits Workers, Latinos at High Levels
A Mission District coronavirus testing initiative has shown stark disparities in who has been getting sick — 95% of those who tested positive in this initiative identified as Hispanic or Latinx. Most earned less than $50,000 a year. But evidence of this disparity had been mounting even prior to the testing, when doctors in San Francisco hospitals saw that the majority of the coronavirus patients who needed to be hospitalized were also Latino.
Coronavirus
Mission Coronavirus Tests Reveal Longstanding Inequities
In late April, a coalition of medical, community and government organizations called Unidos en Salud tested nearly 3,000 people in one Mission District census tract for the new coronavirus. Sixty-two of them tested positive, slightly more than 2% of those tested. Among those testing positive, 95% identified as Hispanic or Latinx, though they made up only 44% of those tested.
Coronavirus
Activist: Racists Stoke Anti-Asian Fears to Divide Us
Nearly 1,500 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents have been recorded nationwide by an online tool launched in March called Stop AAPI Hate, referring to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The site captured reports of Asian Americans being chased out of stores, coughed on, beaten up, sprayed with sanitizers, barred from restaurants and more.
Activists Warn Anti-Asian Racism Likely to Worsen After Lockdown Lifts
A national tool created in March to track incidents of anti-Asian discrimination, harassment and violence received almost 1,500 reports within a month. Activists expect incidents of discrimination and even life-threatening violence to escalate after shelter-in-place orders are lifted, and they’re already organizing against that possibility.
Inequalities Worsen in Recession, but Economist Sees Opportunities for Change
With millions filing for unemployment benefits across the state, a projected unemployment rate of more than 18% and whole industries out of business, the state is also facing dire needs and stark inequalities.
As Racist Coronavirus Rhetoric Fuels Bigotry, Advocates Launch Reporting Tool
As the coronavirus has spread, racist harassment and attacks against Asian Americans have mounted. In response, a coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander advocacy groups have launched a reporting tool to collect data about bigoted acts that could help develop policies to address them.
