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Stow Lake today in Golden Gate Park. (Wikimedia/Brocken Inaglory)
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S.F. supes’ resolution urges renaming Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake, named for politician who proposed ‘Jew-tax’

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Three San Francisco supervisors introduced a resolution this week to change the name of Stow Lake, which for 129 years has honored an openly antisemitic Gold Rush-era politician. The lake […]

In an Instagram post that she has since deleted, Leanna Louie called Mission Local managing editor Joe Eskenazi, who is Jewish, "Joe EskeNAZI." (Screenshot/Instagram)
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San Francisco political hopeful under fire for ‘EskeNAZI’ post about journalist Joe Eskenazi

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 24, 2022August 26, 2022
State Sen. Scott Wiener. (Photo/JTA-Randy Shropshire-Getty Images)
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S.F. supervisors reverse course after voting to condemn antisemitic, homophobic attacks on Scott Wiener

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 24, 2020September 26, 2020
steinberg sits on stage speaking, gesturing with an outstretched arm and index finger
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These Jewish politicians are standing up for sanctuary laws in California

by Rob Gloster May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Harvey Peskin
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Harvey Peskin, SFSU professor Shoah scholar, 86

by Joe Eskenazi April 24, 2018April 24, 2018
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin outside Caffe Trieste in North Beach (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Prince of the City: Aaron Peskin finds ways to ‘get to yes’

by Joe Eskenazi August 10, 2017January 9, 2023
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San Francisco supervisor wants mayor to apologize for comparing him to ‘Gestapo’

by JTA February 20, 2017February 22, 2017

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