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APRIL 29, 1992: After four police officers who were caught on tape beating Rodney King were acquitted in Los Angeles, protests erupted in San Francisco, escalating to rioting and a subsequent curfew.

APRIL 29, 1992: After four police officers who were caught on tape beating Rodney King were acquitted in Los Angeles, protests erupted in San Francisco, escalating to rioting and a subsequent curfew.

REPOST Rioting is not new to San Francisco. Growing up, my mother Anne heard about labor strikes that became violent[1]. She was alive when people…

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APRIL 27, 2019: Six humpback whales were spotted in the San Francisco Bay, bringing back memories of Humphrey.

APRIL 27, 2019: Six humpback whales were spotted in the San Francisco Bay, bringing back memories of Humphrey.

Photo curtesy of San Francisco Whale Tours[1] REPOST In the late 1880s San Francisco was the leading whaling port in the world, with more than 40…

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