By Donna Sachet– We awoke to the sad news of the death of Olivia de Havilland, a star of the silver screen who truly represents the last of her kind,…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– You just never know when you are going to have to “buy a vowel.” Well, there are some folks out there who seriously want us to…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On July 6, 2020, the City of Oakland began hosting panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to hang on the front of Oakland…
By Ann Rostow– Focus Everyone! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Our only priority as a community and as Americans is to win the election—both for the…
By Andrea Shorter– Are we there, yet? Have we now entered into the realm of the actual authoritarian state that has been mused about, warned about, and predicted to occur…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting — Demographic data is important for health equity because it helps to identify a community’s vulnerability to disease and deliver more culturally competent care. COVID-19 data…
By Gary Kramer– The new documentary Boys State, directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, is as ambitious as the young men the filmmakers follow. Four teenagers in Texas are…
(Editor’s Note: Nan Parks is back! As Ann Rostow recently wrote, “Do any longtime readers remember my secret alter ego, the inane Bay Times “columnist” Nan Parks from back in the day?…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– Sister Dana sez, “I guess self-isolation has gotten to me, because now I get a tear in my eye every…
By Jan Wahl– This medium loves a good madman … or madwoman! Let’s not say exactly mad, but certainly different, individualistic, non-conformist. “Eccentric” is defined as a person with unconventional…
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