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Jewish groups warn: BDS uses ESG to make gains in San Francisco Bay Area

New Alameda County Board of Supervisors and San Francisco State University (SFSU) ESG investment policies were promoted by anti-Israel activists with BDS in mind.

 Palestinians call to boycott Israeli products during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 28, 2023.
 Antisemitic graffiti spray painted on a San Francisco Hillel house.

San Francisco Hillel building defaced with 'Khaybar' graffiti

The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco

With visitors and donations down, San Francisco’s Jewish museum to shutter at least temporarily

 Mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie during his election night watch party at the Chapel in San Francisco on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Daniel Lurie, Jewish political newbie and Levi Strauss fortune heir, wins San Francisco mayoralty


Antisemitic flyers distributed in two San Francisco Bay Area cities

Last Monday and Sunday, antisemitic flyers were discovered on parked vehicles at the East Washington Place shopping center, the Petaluma Police Department said on Tuesday.

 An antisemitic flyer found on the front steps of a synagogue on Melbourne, Australia

‘Death to Israel': Pro-Hamas graffiti scrawled throughout San Francisco 

The Party for Socialism and Liberation said that the demonstrators were standing in solidarity with the tens of thousands of activists that had protested in Washington DC.

  Conversation JCRC Bay Area @SFJCRC Anti-Israel activists vandalized property along Market St. in San Francisco with pro-Hamas graffiti.

Pro-Palestine protesters occupy Israeli consulate in San Francisco, 70 detained

San Francisco police detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the Israeli consulate after they refused to leave. Protesters opposed Israel's Gaza incursion; police detained about 50 people.

 Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters after they occupied the building lobby of the Israeli consulate, in San Francisco, California, US, June 3, 2024

Sen. Cotton suggests people ‘Take matters in their own hands’ when facing pro-Hamas protesters

Senator Tom Cotton said that pro-Palestinian protesters, whom he described as "criminals" would be physically removed if they enacted the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge block in Arkansas.

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge for hours

Monday's anti-Israel protests were planned as part of an "economic blockade" coordinated with protests in other major US cities.

Clouds cover an area of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, US, December 4, 2023.

Amy Ettinger, who inspired readers with her life-affirming essays, succumbs to cancer at 49

Amy Ettinger, a prolific writer and ice cream aficionado, chronicled her battle with cancer in poignant essays, inspiring readers to cherish life's moments.

 A MEMORIAL candle is lit for a deceased loved one.

California schools spent $250,000 on anti-Israel 'Woke Kindergarten' curriculum

“Our reading scores are low,” one teacher told the Chronicle. “That could have gotten us a reading interventionist.”

 The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset. This photo was taken from the Marin Headlands.

San Francisco must not let antisemitism win - opinion

Mayor London Breed now has the opportunity to do the right thing.

 SAN FRANCISCO Mayor London Breed now has the opportunity to do the right thing by vetoing the resolution, says the writer.

'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' chanted at San Francisco high school

Numerous X users shared the video and their concern that the protest could endanger anyone Jewish at the school.

A general aerial view of San Francisco is seen in San Francisco, California, U.S., October 5, 2017.

Naked woman opens fire on California highway

New video footage obtained by NBC Bay Area captures the startling moments as the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to the alarming situation.

 San Francisco Bay Bridge

Stability AI is sued by co-founder who says he was duped in to selling stake for $100

In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Cyrus Hodes said CEO and co-founder Emad Mostaque convinced him Stability AI was "essentially worthless."

 AI wearing a suit and monitoring a graph.