May 7, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed May 7th announced the City of San Francisco is planning a new public art installation to honor Black lives and the history of African Americans. The installation is planned to be located in Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse next month, in time for Juneteenth, June 19, 2021. The installation, Monumental Reckoning, by former broadcaster and Bay Area sculptor Dana King, honors the first Africans stolen from their homeland and sold into chattel slavery in the New World.
May 6, 2021
Thank you, Charles Sharp for the encouragement, the "congratulations" and sharing the discussion with Kelly Armstrong of "Straight Talking With Kelly" about my film "Love Separated in Life...Love Reunited in Honor." It is an honor for me that you shared the link to the discussion with the great leaders and professional members of the Black Emergency Managers Association.
The story of Sp5 Wyley Wright Jr. and Ouida Wright is representative of the millions of law abiding, salt of the earth, everyday Black people that work tirelessly investing their lives for this country to make a way for their families whose stories are not told in majority media. Thanks for helping share the news of Black Family Love that expand generations and racial harmony that is possible when we respect and honor each other. Truly, Jackie Wright, Wright Enterprises
April 28, 2021
April 22, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed today announced San Francisco’s newest environmental and climate change commitments, including an ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and becoming a carbon neutral city in the next 24 years. Included in these commitments is moving up San Francisco’s net-zero carbon goal by five years to 2045.
April 20, 2021
“This verdict does not bring back the life of George Floyd. It can’t replace the years of his life that were robbed from him, nor the life experiences and memories that would have been made with his friends and family. What this verdict does reflect is that the tide is turning in this country, although still too slowly, toward accountability and justice.
April 15, 2021
Jerri Lange, one of the first African American journalists and television talk show hosts in the San Francisco Bay Area passed away peacefully on April 10, 2021, from natural causes. At 96, despite several physical challenges, Jerri remained a positive and powerful force and continued to share her wisdom and experiences with her vast circle of family, friends, and admirers. Jerri is survived by her two sons, James Cowan, a print media businessman, and Ted Lange, an actor best known for his stellar performance as Isaac on the hit television series, The Love Boat, along with Ted's two sons/Jerri's grandsons, Ted IV and Turner. Jerri joins her son, the late Michael Lange, former playwright, actor, professor in heaven.
April 15, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed today celebrated the grand opening of a 100% affordable housing project in the Mission at La Fénix at 1950 Mission Street. Located between 15th and 16th Streets, near the 16th Street BART station, the building consists of 155 permanently affordable apartments for low-income households and will include 40 units for formerly homeless families; there are two additional units for on-site property management.