San Francisco
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Is Your Home Your Castle? You Wish.
Suppose your best friend is down on her luck. Magnanimously, you give her a spare room in your house, on a temporary basis, and when she starts earning some income, you let her pay rent — say, $100 a week. You would think that just about everybody would applaud you. After all, your act of charity has prevented one more person from becoming homeless. But not everybody is happy with that result. The hotel industry doesn't like it for selfish reasons. Progressive politicians don't like it because … well, it's not always clear why progressives think the way they do.
Ousted: San Fran Sheriff Who Released Illegal Murderer
We still don't expect any seismic shifts on Nancy Pelosi's turf.
Principal Holds Up Student Election Results Because Winners Not Diverse Enough
There's a big election controversy at a California middle school after the principal discovered that not enough black or Latino students were elected to office. Principal Lena Van Haren's decision to withhold the results of the student government elections angered parents and students at Everett Middle School in San Francisco.
Crime Soars in 'Sanctuary' San Francisco
"Arrests for murder up 55%; arrests for rapes up 370%."
School Days, School Days
When I first read that the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to give 107 students high school diplomas, even though the students has not met the requirements for graduation, I naturally assumed it was a case of educrats bending the rules to boost graduation statistics. But when I looked at the situation more closely, the board's action was fair and made sense. The San Francisco board's vote was a response to the high-handed decision from the California Department of Education that suddenly canceled the required high school exit exam. Those 107 students from San Francisco International High arrived at the testing center only to find there was no test and no way to get their diploma, since state law requires passing the test before a diploma is issued.
