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Bay Briefing: A year after George Floyd s killing, reform is coming
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Akil Riley, 20, a sophomore at Peralta Community College who aspires to attend Howard University in the fall, poses for a portrait on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Riley co-organized the George Floyd Solidarity March in Oakland following Floyd s death in Minneapolis. Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, May 25, and California is likely to double down on spending to fight wildfires. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
“This is uncharted territory”
In the year since George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, Bay Area cities have started to launch ambitious police reforms to rethink the role officers play in public safety.
I m a Southern Progressive, and It s Time Everyone Puts Some Respect on Our Name 2.1K Shares
I am a Black, queer woman from Lilburn, GA. And, frankly, I am tired.
I am tired of the perception that racism and bigotry are the only notable hallmarks of the Southern experience. I am tired of the idea that these biases are exclusive to the South. Mostly, I am tired of the elitism that oozes from the veins of liberal cities like San Francisco, Portland, OR, New York, and Seattle when they write off my state as backward or behind the times.
I have noticed that those from these cities often present as if they have a monopoly on progressivism and activism. And, particularly around election years, people who live elsewhere are ostracized as