Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Reporter at San Jose State University another student told abc7 news someone pulled her scarf off in a campus garage. It choked me. Reporter uc berkeley professor says hes spoken with stewed yenths who have considered removing their head scarfs. He needs the racist discourse and acceptable point of view. I will say this. And right to the cameras, stop it. President elect trump said he was saddened but what i heard was a small amount of reported hate crimes. I saw 1 or 2 instances. She says she does not plan to stop wearing her head scarf. There are people afraid of what it represents. In berkeley, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Students left class to protest president elect donald trump and a viewer showed hundreds of students marching. Police kept a close eye on them. In petaluma, police marched to city hall, chanting not my president and build love not a wall. Protests resulted in groups vandalizing downtown oakland, one City Council Member is trying to get parts of the area to think ab
Im dan ashley. We know the bay area is incredibly diverse and the national divide, exposed by the president ial election, is hearing home. Were hearing Team Coverage from the people affected. First, i will begin with melanie woodrow, capturing stories and fears of the muslim community. Melanie . Reporter there have been two reported hate crimes on local college campuses, one student told me she does not plan to stop wearing her head scarf, but is taking precautions to make sure shes aware of her surroundings. The junior says since donald trump was elected president , she walks around campus with only one ear bud in. Because i dont feel safe anymore. I dont feel like i can walk around and being who i am. The executive director of muslim relations say the fears are founded. A couple men walked by, threatening to pull her head scarf, taunting her that donald trump had been elected. Reporter at San Jose State University another student told abc7 news someone pulled her scarf off in a campu
Are iowas most Accurate Weather Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib this is going to be a rather uneventful week weatherwise. No big temperature swings or weather systems are heading our way until the weekend. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a few snow rain showers possible later for mainly northern counties. This slight chance will carry into tuesday as well with mostly cloudy skies expected to stick around. Temperatures will start out close to 30 tuesday and reach up into the low to mid 40s depending on how get. Wednesday will be sunnier, but also cooler and windier with northerly winds picking up to 1525 mph. We stay chilly into thursday with highs only in the 30s. By friday we should have some Better Weather with sunny skies and milder temperatures returning. Right now, the best day of the week is looking like saturday with plenty of sunshine and southwesterly winds warming us into the 50s sunday will be a transition day with a chance for a win