Tom & Jerry’s Magical Holiday Tree
By Donna Sachet– High atop one of the steepest hills in San Francisco, a glittering holiday tree appears each year, quickly becoming a destination for people from all over the City and beyond. It is not a corporately sponsored or produced decoration, but the loving project of…
Community Rallies to Help Those Impacted by Castro Fire
At least two GoFundMe pages are now up to help those who were affected by the fire that broke out at 454 and 456 Castro Street on the morning of November 16. The first to be established, by The San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance, Inc., shares…
Jon Reed Sims’ Historic Piano Comes Home
By Dr. Tim Seelig– In 1984, a talented, young musician died. He was an early and tragic loss of the AIDS pandemic that was only in its infancy. One of his prized possessions was a beautiful ebony grand piano. Normally, especially in those days, things left behind…
Thoughts from Evacuation Zone #6 of the Kincade Fire
By Paul Pendergast– My partner Robert Zelenka and I live near the town of Kenwood in Sonoma County (in the mountains between Sonoma and Santa Rosa). Our place backs up to Hood Mountain State Park, so we have always felt that we are definitely “in the wilderness” on one of…
Visionary Castro Homeowner Launched a Power Revolution
An estimated 1.5 million Californians were impacted by the PG&E blackouts earlier this month—just the latest problem tied to our reliance on unsustainable energy systems. Solar panels, conversely, utilize the single most sustainable resource on Earth: sunlight. Arguably one of the most important homes in the history…
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Donna’s Chronicles: “A tragic Saturday night fire on Castro Street caused extensive damage to a couple of buildings, curtailing business at Osaka Sushi and Q Bar, injuring two people, and displacing eight residents.”
By Donna Sachet– A tragic Saturday night fire on Castro Street caused extensive damage to a couple of buildings, curtailing business…
Strawberries and Cream with the ‘Bad Boys’
By John Lewis– This holiday season, I find myself reminded of two old family stories. The first comes from my dad’s…
My Epidemic: An AIDS Memoir of One Man’s Struggle as Doctor, Patient, and Survivor
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: When Dr. Andrew Faulk first learned that he was HIV-positive, he was devastated. At the time, the…
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