Mayor London N. Breed Tuesday, August 20, 2019 joined City Administrator Naomi M. Kelly to announce $12.9 million in general operating support grants to fund 220 arts organizations that enhance the City’s cultural vibrancy

Earlier today, City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced that San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties are filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from moving forward with a change to the so-called “public charge” rule, which would deny access to residency to immigrants if they receive federal assistance through various programs. Read more.

Mayor London N. Breed and Sheriff Vicki Hennessy today announced that the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department (SFSD) and the Department of Police Accountability (DPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for DPA to provide the first-ever independent civilian oversight of SFSD.

We're switching it up for the our next party. We're partnering with Aykut Events to bring you Independencia 2019 - Fiesta Latina at beautiful The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel! Read more!

Mayor London N. Breed will join nonprofit and community based organizations to distribute thousands of backpacks to students throughout San Francisco. Over the next two weeks, the Mayor and several organizations will host 29 backpack giveaways and will distribute over 5,000 backpacks and school supplies to help prepare students for the new school year.

OMG! Going too far! They are going to paper the White House or DELIVER hundreds of thousands of rolls of toilet paper to the President for calling African Nations "___hole" countries. Enough with the name calling and sandbox kindergarten antics. Stop with the "tit for tat!" My goodness the INF Treaty ends August 2. We've got bigger concerns. All those thoughts came rushing through my mind as I read the California Black Chamber of Commerce headline "Toilet Paper Drive." As my face was flush with momentary disbelief and raised eyebrows, I clicked the link and it was a legitimate call to action to help nonprofits. One small step to make a difference. Relief followed by concern set in. How quickly I jumped to conclusions over a headline and in today's climate how easy would it be to for US or Russia, with the resume of hacking our sacred votes, to cause a nuclear strike with no INF Treaty intervention. Something to consider as we collect toilet paper.

The Bay View MUST publish a paper for Black August~~Today is the first day of August, Black August. Every year, the most popular Bay View is the Black August paper. What and why is Black August? "The month of August," Angela Davis-founded Critical Resistance writes, "bursts at the seams with histories of Black resistance. Read More.

News from Deb Watson, President of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Black MBA Association, Inc. Get the "on the money" details!