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
April 2, 1967: 57 years ago, April 2 1967, over a hundred San Francisco police attacked [...]
57 years ago, April 2 1967, over a hundred San Francisco police attacked an impromptu gathering of around 2,000 “hippies” in the Haight-Ashbury district, beating many and arresting 32 people No event had been planned for the day. Small groups of young people came out to enjoy the beautiful Spring …