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SAN FRANCISCO—On Sunday, July 10, religious leaders joined protesters following the deadly police killings that occurred in Dallas to spread the call for justice and providing healing. They held a rally at City Hall. About 30 representatives from a variety of churches held signs reading, “Black Lives Matter,” “Love and Peace,” and “Love gives hope that change is possible,”...

UNITED STATES—Five Dallas police officers were killed in Texas by a sniper who opened up fire during a peaceful protest on Thursday, July 7. Seven other officers were injured as well as two civilians, accord to The Washington Post. One suspect was killed, three are in custody, and the Dallas Police Department is still investigating the incident. Protesters came together...

SAN FRANCISCO—According to SFGate, the city’s current housing crisis is allegedly caused by high paid tech workers. In a 2014 article from London's Channel 4 News, one of its reporters went to a meeting at a community school in San Francisco and spoke to Ted Gullicksen, Director of the San Francisco Tenants Union who indicated that he was angry that...

SAN FRANCISCO—A new company is helping to improve the travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles. SleepBus is offering rides from San Francisco to Los Angeles for $48 for a one-way trip. SleepBus’s founder and CEO Tom Currier spoke with Inc. Magazine and told them in an interview that, “It would basically be like you teleported to L.A. It would be cool." According...

UNITED STATES—Team USA unveiled its roster for the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio De Janiero, Brazil on Monday, June 27. The 12 players chosen are a healthy mix of returning faces, new comers and even a few surprises who are looking to deliver the U. S. Olympics Men's Basketball Team it's third consecutive gold medal. Leading up to Rio, (August 5-August...

SAN FRANCISCO—The home sharing site Airbnb is suing the city of San Francisco over the new law which requires home owners using its rental site to register their homes. If Airbnb lists a home that isn’t registered with the city they can face daily a $1,000 fine per day. According to Yahoo News, Airbnb believes that the new law violates the...

CALIFORNIA—Effective starting June 9 Californians have to wait until the age of 21 now to purchase tobacco products, according to the LA Times. Governor Jerry Brown signed the bills on May 4 raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. This makes California the second state in the U.S. to have a legal smoking age of...

SAN FRANCISCO—Former President Bill Clinton was in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 24 to attend a fundraiser for his wife Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Clinton visited the Julia Morgan Ballroom around 10 a.m. In attendance were students from the Sacred Heart Cathedral who were chosen from the Bay Scholars Program. At the event, George Stratigos commented by saying, “I hope that Bill...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, May 19, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee announced at a press conference at City Hall, the resignation of SFPD Chief Greg Suhr, after an officer shot and killed a young black woman who was allegedly driving a stolen car. The woman was shot only when she didn’t follow orders by police. According to the police department, the...

SAN FRANCISCO—Both the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the San Francisco Police Department are vowing to fix problems involving recent racist emails and text message scandals that have hit their respective departments. LASD’s Chief Tom Angel offered his resignation on May 1 due to inappropriate and unprofessional e-mails, according to a statement by Sheriff Jim McDonnell. In a press...