S.F. weighs protecting ex-cons seeking homes, jobs

ex convicts, employment careers discriminationEx-convicts may soon become a “protected class” in San Francisco – joining African Americans, Latinos, gays, transgender people, pregnant women and the disabled.

A proposal being circulated at City Hall would make it illegal for landlords and employers to discriminate against applicants solely because they were “previously incarcerated.”

Sex offenders and perpetrators of some violent crimes would not be covered.

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