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For some San Francisco parents, the brush stroke was too broad. “This is a bit of a joke. It’s almost like a parody of leftist activism,” said Gerald Kanapathy, a father of two young children, including a kindergartener at a San Francisco school not on the list. “I don’t particularly mind the notion that some of the schools need to be renamed. There are a lot of questionable choices out there,” he said. “But they sort of decided on this and pushed it through without much community input.” A group called Families for San Francisco opposed the vote for similar reasons, calling i...

Jocelyn Gecker And Haven Daley A plaque for Roosevelt Middle School is seen outside the school in San Francisco, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The San Francisco school board voted Tuesday, Jan. 26, to remove the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln from public schools after officials deemed them and other prominent figures, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, unworthy of the honor. Critics called the process slapdash, with little to no input from historians and a lack of information on the basis for each recommendation. In one instance, the committee didn't know whether Roos...

The move has been scrutinized for its timing and alleged failure to include community members in making the decision.

Dianne Feinstein forgot to report stock purchase made by investor husband Richard Blum: Report FacebookTwitterEmail In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, right, smiles next to husband Richard Blum at an election night event in San Francisco.Jeff Chiu / Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., neglected to disclose a stock purchase made by her husband last year. But, according to Business Insider, the news outlet that first reported on the forgotten disclosure, she assured Senate officials that she would pay any necessary fines. "I recognize that this untimely ...

The committee that selected the names included Feinstein on the list because as mayor in 1984 she replaced a vandalized Confederate flag that was part of a long-standing flag display in front of City Hall. When the flag was pulled down a second time, she did not replace it. “I want to ensure people this in no way cancels or erases history,” San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez said, commenting specifically about Feinstein and the wider group as well. “But it does shift from upholding them and honoring them, and these opportunities are a great way to have that conver...