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    Ann Rostow: Standing Together

    Ann Rostow: Standing Together

    By Ann Rostow– Standing Together I’ve always liked the fact that under U.S. law, you can’t file a civil case on theoretical grounds. You must always have a concrete claim,…

    Diversity on Company Boards Could Affect How the Next Sexual Abuse Case Is Handled

    Diversity on Company Boards Could Affect How the Next Sexual Abuse Case Is Handled

    By Andrea Shorter #HereWeGoAgain. The recent reports of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s series of sexual assaults against women have put the issue of powerful male predatory conduct back into the…

    When Is Enough, Enough?

    When Is Enough, Enough?

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting It was the worst mass shooting in modern history—that’s what we heard last year after the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre.  Just over a year later, with…

    Cannabis Tax Presents Opportunity to Fund Vital Public Services

    Cannabis Tax Presents Opportunity to Fund Vital Public Services

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large In November 2016, the voters of California passed Proposition 64, legalizing cannabis for adult use. It passed by 57 percent of the vote…

    The Great Secret to Successful Negotiation

    The Great Secret to Successful Negotiation

    By Tom Moon, MFT If you are having a hard time resolving a disagreement or a conflict with someone in your life, you might want to take some advice from…

    Don We Now Our Ghoul Apparel

    Don We Now Our Ghoul Apparel

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky –  Before Pride, before the Castro or Folsom Street fairs, before the Dyke March, or any of the other major celebrations on LGBT San Francisco’s crowded…

    KLIMT & RODIN: An Artistic Encounter

    At the Legion of Honor through January 28, 2018 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are proud to present KLIMT & RODIN: An Artistic Encounter, on the occasion of…

    Student Voices: The Privilege of Passing as Straight

    Student Voices: The Privilege of Passing as Straight

    By Lyndsey Schlax (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She…

    Fountaingrove Lodge Survives the North Bay Fires: An Interview with Resident Bill Baird

    Fountaingrove Lodge Survives the North Bay Fires: An Interview with Resident Bill Baird

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– On October 8, the residents at Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove Lodge went to bed smelling smoke. The smell of smoke was a concern, but it was not…

    About Our Cover

    About Our Cover

    The October 2017 Northern California fires in Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Solano counties are the deadliest wildfires in California history. As the death toll climbs, so too do the…