SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco may be getting a new name.
There's a petition to change the name in honor of poet and former San Francisco municipal railway driver -- Maya Angelou. It has collected nearly 10,000 signatures.
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The woman behind the petition says she decided to launch it after learning about the man for whom Justin Herman Plaza is named.
Justin Herman ran a redevelopment agency in San Francisco. In that role - he led efforts to demolish thousands of black-owned homes and businesses in the Fillmore District.
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Click here to view or sign the petition.