SF supes vote to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

Tuesday, January 23, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.

The board voted in favor of the change 10-to-1.
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Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents the city's North Beach neighborhood, was the only one to oppose the measure.

Supporters say the city should not recognize a day named after an Italian explorer who colonized land belonging to Native Americans.
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The change was vehemently opposed by the city's Italian community.

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