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Inside San Quentin's effort to redefine prison life

A former symbol of mass incarceration now trains inmates in coding, journalism and filmmaking.

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For decades, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Quentin" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/04/02/san-quentin-state-prison-rehabilitation-project?utm_" data-vars-content-id="a4818f4a-c154-44c2-b995-6a40d40eba5a" data-vars-headline="Inside San Quentin&#x27;s effort to redefine prison life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/04/02/san-quentin-state-prison-rehabilitation-project?utm_" target="_self">San Quentin</a> stood as a symbol of America&#x27;s harshest era of incarceration, housing California&#x27;s death row and many of the state&#x27;s most <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dangerous offenders" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-inmates-at-san-quentin-state-prison/treadlightly" data-vars-content-id="a4818f4a-c154-44c2-b995-6a40d40eba5a" data-vars-headline="Inside San Quentin&#x27;s effort to redefine prison life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-inmates-at-san-quentin-state-prison/treadlightly" target="_blank">dangerous offenders</a>.The big picture: But now, in a transformation that would have sounded implausible even a decade ago, the state&#x27;s oldest prison is trying to reinvent itself as something closer to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Scandinavian-style" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48885846" data-vars-content-id="a4818f4a-c154-44c2-b995-6a40d40eba5a" data-vars-headline="Inside San Quentin&#x27;s effort to redefine prison life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48885846" target="_blank">Scandinavian-style</a> rehabilitation facility — one centered on education and second chances.

Nothing quizzical about the Friday SF News Quiz!

If there's a better way to start a long holiday weekend, we don't wanna know about it.

A long and overindulgent weekend awaits, but before that, we are back for another edition of your favorite thing on the internet.<ul><li>That&#x27;s right, it&#x27;s Friday SF News Quiz time! Time to test your smarts. </li></ul>

What San Francisco learned from the 1906 earthquake

A century later, the disaster still shapes how the city prepares and responds to disasters.

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It&#x27;s difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city.The big picture: At <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="5:12am on April 18, 1906" data-vars-click-url="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/1906calif/18april/" data-vars-content-id="7e6b600c-1520-42b4-bf20-f81807560527" data-vars-headline="What San Francisco learned from the 1906 earthquake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/1906calif/18april/" target="_blank">5:12am on April 18, 1906</a>, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck, becoming one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.

How local archivists preserve Asian American history

"You have to remember on the community's behalf."

Gold Rush-era anti-Asian violence and the destruction of San Francisco&#x27;s Manilatown are dark chapters in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local history" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/22/5-asian-american-legal-battles-that-shaped-us-civil-rights" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/22/5-asian-american-legal-battles-that-shaped-us-civil-rights" target="_self">local history</a>, and they may have been lost to time if not for community archivists.The big picture: A new documentary by a third-generation San Franciscan explores these stories through the eyes of the people preserving them for future generations.<ul><li>&quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="From the Ground Up" data-vars-click-url="https://www.katiequanart.com/portfolio/fromthegroundup" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.katiequanart.com/portfolio/fromthegroundup" target="_blank">From the Ground Up</a>,&quot; sponsored by the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund, premiered in March at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation and is showing again next week.</li></ul>Artist and activist Leon Sun, one of the film&#x27;s subjects, compares archving to traveling on a road through time.<ul><li>&quot;Archiving is sort of like the gas stations on the way to keep you going forward [and also] a trail that you can look back on to see what happened in the past,&quot; he told Axios.</li></ul>The 35-minute film follows four community archivists:<ul><li>Sun, whose photography captured the lives of everyday people in movements like anti-Vietnam War protests and Black-Asian solidarity.</li><li>Manilatown Heritage Foundation executive director Caroline Cabading, whose work preserves the legacy of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Francisco&#x27;s Filipino enclave" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/28/mint-mall-cultural-landmark-filipino-community" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/28/mint-mall-cultural-landmark-filipino-community" target="_self">San Francisco&#x27;s Filipino enclave</a> and its destruction after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="1977 International Hotel eviction" data-vars-click-url="https://www.foundsf.org/The_Battle_for_the_International_Hotel" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.foundsf.org/The_Battle_for_the_International_Hotel" target="_blank">1977 International Hotel eviction</a>.</li><li>Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee of the South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, which touches on chapters like Gold Rush-era racial violence, the origins of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South Asian LGBTQ+ organizations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/trikone.bayarea/" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/trikone.bayarea/" target="_blank">South Asian LGBTQ+ organizations</a>, and the life of activist <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kala Bagai" data-vars-click-url="https://www.saada.org/explore/videos/kala-bagai" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.saada.org/explore/videos/kala-bagai" target="_blank">Kala Bagai</a>.</li></ul><figure><img alt="Triptych collage: left vintage poster with illustrated portraits; center grayscale scene of people around a table with coins; right mural of a woman holding a framed photo beside a child and Civil Rights imagery." height="720" id="1cee6fcf-d616-445a-b06a-69d4ac987de0" src="https://images.axios.com/3nOT0lf_cNFvBq5zd_4EKeuixn8=/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg" width="1280" srcset="https://images.axios.com/-yqCUMxnlHS-bd5oY_1SPaZDnYI=/0x0:1280x720/1920x1080/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=1920 1920w, https://images.axios.com/rDjcdqdyPpby0WNfwE9hHVaZxHM=/0x0:1280x720/1600x900/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https://images.axios.com/j0yI4jf1XIc17hx602LC5nCX2Xk=/0x0:1280x720/1366x768/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=1366 1366w, https://images.axios.com/4fyfxNoOp6mNmqn8LaE3V0nXxrQ=/0x0:1280x720/1024x576/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.axios.com/06FUy0i7YLI3sTqgX1mba9aFM40=/0x0:1280x720/768x432/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://images.axios.com/49jNQaCprtGXZWPaIxeh9ebWVj0=/0x0:1280x720/640x360/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=640 640w, https://images.axios.com/BVYbnBPLPZZ5nxHr4nZdEAb8AkU=/0x0:1280x720/320x180/2026/04/06/1775509012628.jpeg?w=320 320w"/><figcaption>A flyer, photo and mural documenting different moments in Bay Area Asian American history. Photos: Courtesy of Katie Quan</figcaption></figure>Behind the scenes: Director Katie Quan started working on the film a few years ago while delving into archives like the Bay Area hip-hop collection at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="African American Museum and Library at Oakland" data-vars-click-url="https://oaklandlibrary.org/aamlo/" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/aamlo/" target="_blank">African American Museum and Library at Oakland</a>.<ul><li>&quot;Giving credit to archives doesn&#x27;t really come naturally,&quot; Quan told Axios, noting that people often &quot;pick and choose things&quot; without thinking through how the materials are preserved.</li><li>But they are crucial to filling in gaps for marginalized communities, she said, especially as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="attacks on DEI" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/13/sf-pride-corporate-sponsors-anti-dei-lgbtq" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/13/sf-pride-corporate-sponsors-anti-dei-lgbtq" target="_self">attacks on DEI</a> continue to escalate. &quot;If we don&#x27;t save our own history, no one else is going to do it,&quot; she said.</li></ul>Case in point: Many people today are shocked to learn that there used to be a thriving, 10-block-long Filipino neighborhood adjacent to Chinatown, Cabading told Axios.<ul><li>But Manilatown is where her grandfather first found solace as an immigrant in the early 1900s. Her aunt and uncle were also part of the human chain that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="defended the I-Hotel" data-vars-click-url="https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2017/international-hotel/" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2017/international-hotel/" target="_blank">defended the I-Hotel</a> against urban renewal plans.</li><li>&quot;You have to remember on the community&#x27;s behalf,&quot; Cabading told Axios, noting that young Filipinos often feel empowered when they find out they are part of &quot;at least two generations of warrior stock.&quot;</li></ul>Between the lines: For the four subjects of Quan&#x27;s film, archiving is more than just preserving — it&#x27;s honoring Asian American resistance.<ul><li>&quot;Our traditions are not just about like Bollywood or samosas,&quot; Ghosh says in the documentary. &quot;We wanted to push that narrative to show folks that organizing is as much part of our culture as anything else.&quot;</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Watch &quot;From the Ground Up&quot; at its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="next screening" data-vars-click-url="https://www.katiequanart.com/events" data-vars-content-id="a9689fef-1355-4669-8b16-c5412f27bcc9" data-vars-headline="How local archivists preserve Asian American history" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.katiequanart.com/events" target="_blank">next screening</a> at 7:30pm on April 16 at Clarion Performing Arts Center.

Nisei soldiers' WWII story comes to life in new traveling exhibit

The exhibit, now open in San Francisco, traces their service even as their families were incarcerated.

A powerful new exhibit that opens Monday in San Francisco tells the story of a generation of Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, who fought wars both <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="at home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/02/19/japanese-american-incarceration-amache" data-vars-content-id="f5165db7-464b-49ff-9668-fe9733f33ea8" data-vars-headline="Nisei soldiers&#x27; WWII story comes to life in new traveling exhibit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/02/19/japanese-american-incarceration-amache" target="_self">at home</a> and overseas during World War II.Why it matters: As America approaches its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="250th anniversary" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/black-history-250-who-decides" data-vars-content-id="f5165db7-464b-49ff-9668-fe9733f33ea8" data-vars-headline="Nisei soldiers&#x27; WWII story comes to life in new traveling exhibit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/black-history-250-who-decides" target="_self">250th anniversary</a>, the soldiers&#x27; family members are intent on making sure their history <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="is honored" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/10/05/book-of-names-japanese-internment" data-vars-content-id="f5165db7-464b-49ff-9668-fe9733f33ea8" data-vars-headline="Nisei soldiers&#x27; WWII story comes to life in new traveling exhibit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/10/05/book-of-names-japanese-internment" target="_self">is honored</a>.

How Black communities shaped early San Francisco

Early newspapers, mutual aid societies and court fights anchored Black life in the city.

Long before San Francisco became the City by the Bay, Black mariners, entrepreneurs and abolitionists were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shaping its early identity" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/5-people-black-history-san-francisco" data-vars-content-id="871e1fe5-b3db-463e-8e5c-0d1a592c7d6b" data-vars-headline="How Black communities shaped early San Francisco" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/5-people-black-history-san-francisco" target="_self">shaping its early identity</a>.Why it matters: In its 100th year since Carter G. Woodson&#x27;s 1926 Negro History Week, Black History Month offers a chance to spotlight the feats of historic Black San Franciscans, especially as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="efforts to shrink institutions" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/black-history-250-who-decides" data-vars-content-id="871e1fe5-b3db-463e-8e5c-0d1a592c7d6b" data-vars-headline="How Black communities shaped early San Francisco" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/black-history-250-who-decides" target="_self">efforts to shrink institutions</a> that preserve and teach that history gain ground.

Inside SF's Filipino American legacy

The plaza in San Francisco has served as a refuge for Filipino families for generations.

In San Francisco&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South of Market neighborhood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/07/23/central-soma-zoning-rules-housing-units-california-mandate" data-vars-content-id="0b5a02c1-e3b8-4504-b111-9f78d6ae3f30" data-vars-headline="Inside SF&#x27;s Filipino American legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/07/23/central-soma-zoning-rules-housing-units-california-mandate" target="_self">South of Market neighborhood</a>, a modest plaza tells a story of survival, one that spans from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="erasure of Manilatown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.foundsf.org/MANILATOWN" data-vars-content-id="0b5a02c1-e3b8-4504-b111-9f78d6ae3f30" data-vars-headline="Inside SF&#x27;s Filipino American legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.foundsf.org/MANILATOWN" target="_blank">erasure of Manilatown</a> to continued struggles against gentrification.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mint Mall and Hall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sfheritage.org/heritage-in-the-neighborhoods/the-mint-mall-and-hall-landmarking-a-symbol-of-community-resistance/" data-vars-content-id="0b5a02c1-e3b8-4504-b111-9f78d6ae3f30" data-vars-headline="Inside SF&#x27;s Filipino American legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sfheritage.org/heritage-in-the-neighborhoods/the-mint-mall-and-hall-landmarking-a-symbol-of-community-resistance/" target="_blank">Mint Mall and Hall</a>, located at 951-957 Mission St., serves as a hub for Filipino Americans and has been an activism nucleus for decades. Some community members now fear further displacement as the AI industry makes its presence known across SF and the threat of immigration raids lingers.

7 Latino historic landmarks to explore in SF

From murals to tortillas, these sites reflect the city's Latino roots and resilience.

As we near the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, there&#x27;s no better time to go on your own walking tour to see some of San Francisco&#x27;s beloved Latino landmarks.Why it matters: Though it&#x27;s easy to forget the significance of buildings we pass by daily, they remain a symbol of resilience and rich cultural history, whether it&#x27;s mural painting, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lowriders" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/09/21/lowrider-parade-televised-mission-sf" data-vars-content-id="f0a6ff8e-d637-4003-baba-baff76f7e586" data-vars-headline="7 Latino historic landmarks to explore in SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/09/21/lowrider-parade-televised-mission-sf" target="_self">lowriders</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="culinary arts" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/05/san-francisco-s-mexican-restaurants" data-vars-content-id="f0a6ff8e-d637-4003-baba-baff76f7e586" data-vars-headline="7 Latino historic landmarks to explore in SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/05/san-francisco-s-mexican-restaurants" target="_self">culinary arts</a> or <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="political resistance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/09/01/labor-day-activism-bay-area" data-vars-content-id="f0a6ff8e-d637-4003-baba-baff76f7e586" data-vars-headline="7 Latino historic landmarks to explore in SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/09/01/labor-day-activism-bay-area" target="_self">political resistance</a>.

How SF became the heart of the trans rights movement

From riots to rights, the city's pioneering trans community has seen it all.

San Francisco kicked off Transgender History Month this week with a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="flag-raising ceremony" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ebar.com/story/156618/News/Trans%20leaders%20recognized%20during%20Lurie%20flag%20raising%20event" data-vars-content-id="19084fca-8b73-4913-aa8c-0d8dbbeeccb5" data-vars-headline="How SF became the heart of the trans rights movement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ebar.com/story/156618/News/Trans%20leaders%20recognized%20during%20Lurie%20flag%20raising%20event" target="_blank">flag-raising ceremony</a> that emphasized the urgency of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="protecting trans rights" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/21/trump-transgender-rights-lawsuit-executive-orders" data-vars-content-id="19084fca-8b73-4913-aa8c-0d8dbbeeccb5" data-vars-headline="How SF became the heart of the trans rights movement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/21/trump-transgender-rights-lawsuit-executive-orders" target="_self">protecting trans rights</a> while serving as a reminder that the city has played a crucial role in advancing the movement.The big picture: SF is believed to be the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="first U.S. city" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-mayor-raises-transgender-flag-at-city-hall-for-transgender-history-month/" data-vars-content-id="19084fca-8b73-4913-aa8c-0d8dbbeeccb5" data-vars-headline="How SF became the heart of the trans rights movement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-mayor-raises-transgender-flag-at-city-hall-for-transgender-history-month/" target="_blank">first U.S. city</a> to officially observe the commemorative month. It began doing so in 2021 after activist Jupiter Peraza led an effort to celebrate the city&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rich history of trans pioneers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.transgenderhistorymonth.com/" data-vars-content-id="19084fca-8b73-4913-aa8c-0d8dbbeeccb5" data-vars-headline="How SF became the heart of the trans rights movement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.transgenderhistorymonth.com/" target="_blank">rich history of trans pioneers</a>.

Why we have the San Francisco Columbarium

This historic building is one of the last places in the city where families can house human remains.

At the end of a residential cul-de-sac in the Richmond stands the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Francisco Columbarium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/california/san-francisco/san-francisco-columbarium-funeral-home/8131" data-vars-content-id="ab1b4e1b-59c9-49f8-a982-c1b8d2754f3b" data-vars-headline="Why we have the San Francisco Columbarium" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/california/san-francisco/san-francisco-columbarium-funeral-home/8131" target="_blank">San Francisco Columbarium</a> — a rare, well-preserved relic of the city&#x27;s burial past that gives visitors a chance to honor loved ones or explore a striking architectural landmark.Why it matters: It&#x27;s one of the last remaining places in San Francisco where families can place urns in remembrance of the dead after most graves were relocated outside city limits in the early 20th century.<ul><li>Today, it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="holds the ashes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Get_Your_Ashes_Hauled" data-vars-content-id="ab1b4e1b-59c9-49f8-a982-c1b8d2754f3b" data-vars-headline="Why we have the San Francisco Columbarium" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Get_Your_Ashes_Hauled" target="_blank">holds the ashes</a> of thousands of San Franciscans.</li></ul>

From Galveston to the Fillmore: The man who brought Juneteenth to SF

"Everybody came with this allure and this air of excellence and pride."

In 1945, Texas native Wesley Johnson Sr. donned his signature white Stetson cowboy hat and rode his white stallion through city streets, inviting passersby to join in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Juneteenth festivities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/06/17/how-to-celebrate-juneteenth-2025-sf-bay-area" data-vars-content-id="aeedf7c8-bf76-43ab-9cea-ea1617c78fd2" data-vars-headline="From Galveston to the Fillmore: The man who brought Juneteenth to SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/06/17/how-to-celebrate-juneteenth-2025-sf-bay-area" target="_self">Juneteenth festivities</a> at his nightclub <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in the Fillmore" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/02/28/fillmore-district-in-the-black-vendor" data-vars-content-id="aeedf7c8-bf76-43ab-9cea-ea1617c78fd2" data-vars-headline="From Galveston to the Fillmore: The man who brought Juneteenth to SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/02/28/fillmore-district-in-the-black-vendor" target="_self">in the Fillmore</a>.Why it matters: It marked the first of what would become one of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="longest continuously running" data-vars-click-url="https://news.sfsu.edu/news/sf-state-graduate-founded-americas-longest-running-juneteenth-celebration" data-vars-content-id="aeedf7c8-bf76-43ab-9cea-ea1617c78fd2" data-vars-headline="From Galveston to the Fillmore: The man who brought Juneteenth to SF" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://news.sfsu.edu/news/sf-state-graduate-founded-americas-longest-running-juneteenth-celebration" target="_blank">longest continuously running</a> Juneteenth celebrations in America.

From the archives: How SF Pride became a cultural footprint

The first Pride celebration involved a group of hippies and "hair fairies" who staged a "gay-in" in Golden Gate Park.

On June 27, 1970, a group of hippies and &quot;hair fairies&quot; marched on Polk Street and staged a &quot;gay-in&quot; in Golden Gate Park to mark the first anniversary of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Stonewall Riots" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2019/06/06/nypd-apologizes-stonwall-riots" data-vars-content-id="54b52217-c605-4f4d-8480-68893c127b7c" data-vars-headline="From the archives: How SF Pride became a cultural footprint" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2019/06/06/nypd-apologizes-stonwall-riots" target="_self">Stonewall Riots</a>, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="GLBT Historical Society" data-vars-click-url="https://www.glbthistory.org/labor-of-love" data-vars-content-id="54b52217-c605-4f4d-8480-68893c127b7c" data-vars-headline="From the archives: How SF Pride became a cultural footprint" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.glbthistory.org/labor-of-love" target="_blank">GLBT Historical Society</a>. Why it matters: It marked San Francisco&#x27;s first Pride celebration.

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