April 2, 1985: 39 years ago, April 2 1985, San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to ban city [...]
39 years ago, April 2 1985, San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to ban city investment in any firm doing business in apartheid South Africa. By the end of the year, San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Richmond all passed similar divestment resolutions