San Francisco to reinvest $3.75M from police budget into Black businesses We have to invest our resources in a way that lifts up and supports African American small business owners
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The city of San Francisco has announced a plan to redirect $3.75 million from its police budget to Black-owned businesses.
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London Breed made the announcement in a statement Wednesday, May 5 saying, “Across this country, and in our city, we’ve seen how the Black community’s economic growth and prosperity has historically been disrupted and marginalized.”
“This funding is part our efforts to undo the harm of generations of disinvestment and economic inequities. As we work to recover and make San Francisco a better place to live, work, and do business, we have to invest our resources in a way that lifts up and supports African American small business owners, entrepreneurs, and the entire community,” said Breed.
2021-05-05 22:07:07 GMT2021-05-06 06:07:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Xinhua) U.S. San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced the awarding of 3.75 million U.S. dollars to serve the city s Black and African American small business community.
This investment by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (HRC) is part of the Dream Keeper Initiative, which is reinvesting 120 million dollars from law enforcement into San Francisco s African American community, according to the announcement. Across this country, and in our city, we ve seen how the Black community s economic growth and prosperity has historically been disrupted and marginalized, said Breed. This funding is part our efforts to undo the harm of generations of disinvestment and economic inequities.
S.F. shifts $3.75 million from law enforcement budgets to support Black business communities
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Mayor London Breed during a news conference at Chase Center, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The city’s leaders will announced that S.F. is accelerating two of its climate policy goals. First, the city will commit to supplying 100% carbon-free electricity to CleanPowerSF customers by 2025, 5 years faster than originally planned. Second, the city will seek to become carbon-neutral, emitting no greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, by 2045 instead of 2050.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced the distribution of a $3.75 million award intended to support training, technical assistance and neighborhood revitalization in San Francisco’s historically Black and African American small business communities.
Bay Area political events: Race and Hollywood, future of the office
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
TUESDAY
Race and diversity in Hollywood: A discussion of the obstacles that people of color face in entertainment, as well as steps toward industry changes to increase representation. Participants include Franklin Leonard, founder of the Black List, and Sheldon Lyn, co-author of “Black Representation in Film and TV: The Challenges and Impact of Increasing Diversity.” Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
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Cindy McCain: Interiew with author of “Stronger: Courage, Hope, and Humor in My Life with John McCain.” Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
Bay Area political events: Housing, coronavirus town hall
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
MONDAY
Rep. Ro Khanna: Fremont Democrat holds a town hall meeting. Noon. More information is here.
George W. Bush: Former president on his new book, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants.” Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
TUESDAY
Housing solutions: A discussion with the affordable housing and homelessness advocates who created Roadmap Home 2030, a plan to end homelessness and create affordable homes over the next decade. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 3 p.m. More information is here.