NPR: London Breed https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=619838974 London Breed en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:58:01 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: London Breed https://www.npr.org/tags/619838974/london-breed San Francisco Proposes To Shift $120 Million From Police To Tackle Racial Disparities Mayor London Breed said the funds would be reallocated over two years to address stark inequities in housing, education, health and economic opportunities faced by the city's Black community. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:55:55 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/31/897835937/san-francisco-proposes-to-shift-120-million-from-police-to-tackle-racial-dispari https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/31/897835937/san-francisco-proposes-to-shift-120-million-from-police-to-tackle-racial-dispari Mayor London Breed said the funds would be reallocated over two years to address stark inequities in housing, education, health and economic opportunities faced by the city's Black community.

]]> Maureen Pao San Francisco Ramps Up Back-To-Basics Contact Tracing To Stop COVID-19 Citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties, the city's not relying on a smartphone app to track cases. Instead, it's recruiting public health staff, librarians and med students to make calls. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/16/835396565/san-francisco-ramps-up-back-to-basics-contact-tracing-to-stop-covid-19 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/16/835396565/san-francisco-ramps-up-back-to-basics-contact-tracing-to-stop-covid-19

Citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties, the city's not relying on a smartphone app to track cases. Instead, it's recruiting public health staff, librarians and med students to make calls.

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]]> Eric Westervelt NRA Sues San Francisco After Lawmakers Declare It A Terrorist Organization The pro-gun group says the city and county are trying to discriminate against people "based on the viewpoint of their political speech." Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:55:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759333549/nra-sues-san-francisco-after-lawmakers-declare-it-a-terrorist-organization https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759333549/nra-sues-san-francisco-after-lawmakers-declare-it-a-terrorist-organization

The pro-gun group says the city and county are trying to discriminate against people "based on the viewpoint of their political speech."

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]]> Bill Chappell San Francisco Elects City's First African-American Female Mayor London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city's first openly gay mayor. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 03:35:18 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/14/619833359/san-francisco-elects-first-african-american-woman-for-mayor https://www.npr.org/2018/06/14/619833359/san-francisco-elects-first-african-american-woman-for-mayor London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city's first openly gay mayor.

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