Armenians in the San Francisco Bay Area

[3] After a long legal battle and loss at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in 1997 the City auctioned 0.38 acres (0.15 ha) of land, including the cross, to the highest bidder.

[6] Mardikian was the founder of ANCHA (American National Committee To Aid Homeless Armenians).

There is an Armenian church and community center in the city's Midtown Terrace neighborhood.

They raised their flag high, danced for peace and covered the front of the school with a banner that read, "Armenians stand against hate.

[11] Officers have been patrolling the area since the anti-Armenian graffiti, but no suspects were located and there were no injuries reported.