Education
Dr. Maria Su appointed as new Superintendent for San Francisco Unified School District
SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Maria Su, formerly Executive Director of the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, was appointed by the San Francisco Board of Education with 6-1 votes to immediately take over the position as the new Superintendent for the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).
SAN FRANCISCO — The list of public school closures and mergers in San Francisco was finally released with 11 schools proposed to be permanently closed. Three of the 11 schools are elementary schools serving students in Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods. A total of 4 schools proposed to be closed are high Asian enrollment schools. The Asian community has questioned if the list is unfairly targeted and impacted the Asian American families.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Under the approved resolution, non-citizen students at San Francisco City College might have a chance to participate in voting at future City College Board of Trustees elections.
（SAN FRANCISCO) On February 25, 2024, Recall School Board movement hero Kit Lam returned to the same old spot at Clement Street Farmers Market where he used to gather thousands of signatures for the recall petitions in 2021. This time Lam was a volunteer of Proposition G campaign to bring back algebra classes for students in San Francisco public schools.
(SAN FRANCISCO) By a vote of 6-3, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 29 against affirmative action considering race in college admissions and affirmed that the admissions programs were unconstitutional violating equal protections.
(SAN FRANCISCO) After two-year criminal and civil legal proceedings, volunteer parent Kit Lam's fighting for justice on the recall school petition stealing incident has come to a conclusion by accepting $1 compensation and a public apology published in three local newspapers in San Francisco.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Ann Hsu, one of the three incumbents who were appointed by Mayor London Breed earlier this year to the Board of Education, loses her re-election race to challenger Alida Fisher who caught up with more votes in the last few days when more election results were released.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Three candidates, Anita Martinez, Vick Chung and Susan Solomon, who were running as a team to challenge the incumbents, captured all top three seats in the San Francisco Community College Board race.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Three incumbents, Lisa Weissman-Ward, Lainie Motamedi, and Ann Hsu, who were appointed by Mayor London Breed earlier this year to the Board of Education, are all expected to be re-elected in the November election.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Jill Yee, former Academic Dean and Department Chair of San Francisco City College, decided to go back to serve the City College community by filing papers to run for the Community College Board of Trustees in November election.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office extends services with opening of its permanent home in San Francisco
- Prop K opponents sue to stop permanently closing Upper Great Highway for an oceanfront park
- A single family home in hoarding on fire and complained by neighbors prior
- 11 individuals related to 5 Asian food markets in San Francisco charged with felonies for defrauding SNAP/EBT (food stamps program)
- NAPCA Column 15: 2 important Medicare enrollment periods to end on March 31, 2025
- Legion of Honor celebrates its 100th birthday in launching Chinese-language audio tour and offering free admission on all Saturdays
- 33 speed safety camera systems begin operating in San Francisco in March 2025
- 18 speed safety camera systems proposed to be implemented in Oakland, expected to operate in fall/winter/2025
