San Francisco is one of America’s greatest cities. In terms of natural beauty and architecture, it’s California’s crown jewel. But the beautiful buildings and hills that go higher than Heaven are still less important than one aspect of San Francisco that the city seems all too keen to sacrifice —

The Fillmore District was the original heart of Black San Francisco. At one point it was even referred to as the ‘Harlem of the West.’ However, if you walk around the area that sits just a stone’s throw away from the Painted Ladies made famous by Full House, you’re more likely