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    We Can’t Believe We’re Alive

    We Can’t Believe We’re Alive

    We were in the car recently and turned on the radio to catch the headlines on the five o’clock news. We turned the volume up extra loud when we heard…

    Names & Identity; Myths Associated with Immigration

    Names & Identity; Myths Associated with Immigration

    (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. She…

    Hospice Care in the LGBT Community: Interview with Pam Peirce, LCSW, of Hospice by the Bay

    Hospice Care in the LGBT Community:  Interview with Pam Peirce, LCSW,  of Hospice by the Bay

    It was an honor for us to sit down a few days ago with Pam Peirce, LCSW, at Hospice by the Bay, to learn about hospice care and the unique…

    LGBT-Owned Equator Coffees & Teas Is 2016 National Small Business of the Year

    LGBT-Owned Equator Coffees & Teas Is 2016 National Small Business of the Year

    LGBT-owned Equator Coffees & Teas was recently named 2016 National Small Business of the Year. The San Rafael-based business previously was honored as being the 2016 California Small Business of…

    Bank of San Francisco Clients Paying It Forward

    Bank of San Francisco Clients Paying It Forward

    Stebner and Associates Founded in 1991, Stebner and Associates is an elder abuse litigation law firm focused on ensuring nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies and hospitals are…

    Election Slates Wield Powerful Influence

    Election Slates Wield Powerful  Influence

    The California primary is coming up very soon, on June 7. Many people are talking about the presidential candidates, but it seems the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC)…

    Let’s Move Dignity Fund Forward

    Let’s Move Dignity Fund Forward

    The Dignity Fund is a proposed amendment to the San Francisco Charter that would establish a set-aside fund from 2% of property taxes to meet the current unmet and future…

    In the News —– May 5, 2016

    Compiled by Dennis McMillan   Life Partners Brooke McDonnell and Helen Russell Receive Nation’s Greatest Small Business Honor The U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday named Brooke…

    Ann Rostow—- Who Watches the Watchers?

    Ann Rostow—-     Who Watches the Watchers?

    By Ann Rostow Who Watches the Watchers? One of the under-reported aspects of the whole North Carolina fiasco is that the state’s new anti-trans law, HB2, contains no enforcement details.…

    Improving Care for Pregnant and Parenting Foster Youth

    Improving Care for Pregnant and  Parenting Foster Youth

    Leeosha has been going through foster care in Alameda County since she was four years old. Although repeat shifts from one home to another caused her to rebel and fall…