Hispanic Heritage Fiesta de las Americas show diversity of SF Latin communities

Fiesta de las Americas brought thousands of people to the heart of San Francisco's Latino Cultural District in the Mission District on Saturday.

Superintendent calls ban on Pride flags at Sunol school 'disheartening'

Trustees of Sunol Glen Unified School District, which oversees a single school, Sunol Glen School -- adopted a policy Tuesday that won't allow Pride or inclusivity flags on its official flagpole.

Legendary LGBTQ bar the Stud has found a new home

Nearly four years after the closure of the Stud in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, the collective of owners aims to reopen the legendary bar in a new location next year.

Racist emails, bomb threat at Oakland school follow weekend playdate

Chabot Elementary was evacuated on Tuesday morning after the school received a bomb threat that contained racists undertones, according to Oakland police.

Niners host 'Football for All' in final pre-season game with multiple ‘first evers’

It was a California matchup for the last pre-season home game for the San Francisco Forty Niners, and an opportunity for California to set a new standard to make professional football more inclusive with a special event. 

Global chess league imposes 'transphobic' rules

FIDE, the international governing body for chess, unveiled regulations that critics say are unfair to trans players.

Summer camp in Petaluma gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together

One camper, from Oakland, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white Jewish woman; they now live in Montana.

Henrietta Lacks' family reaches settlement with medical company that profited from her cells

Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her without consent or knowledge. The cells were the first living human cells to ever survive and multiply outside the body.

San Francisco leaders speak out against AAPI violence

Asian Americans in San Francisco say they are constantly on guard, worried about being attacked for who they are. City leaders are speaking out against the violence.

Harvard's legacy admissions under investigation by US Education Department

Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions.

Outgoing Antioch police chief won't testify in trial over racist text scandal

The courtroom was packed Friday as officers from the Antioch Police Department prepared to testify about racist text messages uncovered during an ongoing investigation.

Legacy admissions: What you should know about the now-controversial college admissions practice

In the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action, a new battle is brewing over a practice by various universities that gives preferential treatment to applicants with parents who attended the same institution. Here's what you should know about legacy admissions, as well as the controversy surrounding it.