
[PREMIERING 9:00 PM ET] From War Veteran to Political Icon: The Remarkable Journey of Judge Quentin Kopp | PART 1
Published on August 7, 2024
“In 1970, I became active in trying to stop the busing of elementary school children in San Francisco,” Quentin Kopp said about what led him to run for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 1971, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) implemented a busing program to racially balance its schools and overcome neighborhood segregation. However, the program disrupted many families who preferred their kids to stay where they were, especially for the Chinese community in San Francisco. “And people would say, ‘What’s that got to do with the Board of Supervisors?’ And I just say, ‘Because it involves the rights of citizens of the city and county of San Francisco,'” Kopp said....
