S.F. school board leans toward permanently stripping Lowell High of its merit-based admissions rules
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Lowell High School is seen in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Feb 1, 2021. An effort to address a lack of diversity and address concerns over racist incidents led to the school board’s proposal this week to eliminate the selective admissions process in favor of a random lottery like the district’s other high schools.Marlena Sloss / Special to The Chronicle
A controversial plan to eliminate the merit-based admissions policy at one of the top public high schools in the country sparked an emotional response Tuesday from both critics and supporters who pleaded with the San Francisco school board, which appeared set to pass it.
Black History Month events in Colorado Springs and Pueblo
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For the past 45 years in February, our nation has celebrated the achievements of African Americans and their unmatched influence in U.S. history.
Posted at 2:47 PM, Feb 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-02 17:02:33-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â It s Black History Month. It is an annual celebration during the entire month of February that recognizes African-Americans central role in U.S. history. According to History.com, the event originated from Negro History Week created by Carter G. Woodsen and other prominent Black figures in 1915.
Since 1976, every American President has designated February as Black History Month, each one with a specific theme. This year, Black History Month will highlight Black family representation, identity, and diversity.
After years of delay, concern about toxic cleanup, S.F. s big Shipyard development gets moving again
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Troy Wilson, a realtor, runs at San Francisco s biggest housing development, the Shipyard, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. He moved into a condo there last year.Photos by Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
From the window in his Shipyard condominium, Dean Talanehzar likes to sit and watch the backhoes and bulldozers pushing dirt around for the next phase of San Francisco’s biggest development project.
While the coming building won’t be particularly big 77 units out of 12,000 planned on a former Navy base and nearby Candlestick Point he is heartened because the developer is bullish enough to keep working despite the pandemic and the unresolved toxic cleanup issues in the surrounding parcels.
Rochester pledges to release more footage of incident with girl
Tim Craig and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post
Feb. 2, 2021
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Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said Tuesday that they expect to release additional police body camera footage involving the officers who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, a case that is sparking outrage over how law enforcement agencies respond to people who might be having an emotional or mental health episode.
Two videos of the incident were released over the weekend, followed by the suspension of three officers. City spokesman Justin Roj said police officials are in custody of other footage that it hopes to release in the coming days.