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    2026 Medi-Cal Long-Term Care in the Bay Area: Essentials for LGBTQ+ Families

    2026 Medi-Cal Long-Term Care in the Bay Area: Essentials for LGBTQ+ Families

    By Jay Greene, Esq. CPA— The New 2026 Medi-Cal Landscape As of January 1, 2026, California reinstated the asset test for most long-term care Medi-Cal programs. These cover nursing home…

    Spring Into Growth With New Programs and Partnerships

    Spring Into Growth With New Programs and Partnerships

    By Aaron Boot-Haury— As spring arrives in the Bay Area, bringing longer days and renewed energy, the Golden Gate Business Association is experiencing a season of growth of its own.…

    Milo F. Hanke, CFP, of Hanke & Apolonio Wealth Advisors

    Milo F. Hanke, CFP, of Hanke & Apolonio Wealth Advisors

    Financial health so often is aligned with physical health, not just in the ability to pay for medical bills, but also in how it can promote a sense of well-being.…

    Anjali Rimi: A Spark to Serve

    Anjali Rimi: A Spark to Serve

    By Tom LeNoble— (Editor’s Note: Tom LeNoble, as SF Pride’s Suzanne Ford shares, “has lived a big life.” He has held senior leadership roles at several of the nation’s top…

    Why Do Probates and Trust Administrations Take So Long in California?

    Why Do Probates and Trust Administrations Take So Long in California?

    By Deb L. Kinney— A loved one has died. The family is grieving. There is a trust, or a will, or maybe both. Families often expect that settling the estate…

    I’m a Young Transgender Woman Who is Thriving and Who Owes So Much to My Elders

    I’m a Young Transgender Woman Who is Thriving and Who Owes So Much to My Elders

    Photos courtesy of The GenderCool Project By Chazzie Grosshandler— If there is one truth I’ve learned in my 19 years of life, it’s this: Stories matter. They often move people…

    Former San Francisco Bay Times Columnist and City Commissioner Andrea Shorter

    Former San Francisco Bay Times Columnist and City Commissioner Andrea Shorter

    Andrea Shorter, a former San Francisco Bay Times columnist, longtime Commissioner on the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, and a revered LGBTQ+ activist, passed earlier this month,…

    Oakland City Council Reaffirms Commitment to Gender-Affirming Care

    Oakland City Council Reaffirms Commitment to Gender-Affirming Care

    The Oakland City Council on March 16, 2026, passed a resolution to protect the rights of transgender, gender-nonconforming, intersex, and Two-Spirit (TGNCI2S) residents to access medically necessary healthcare. The resolution…

    Protest Held in Washington, D.C., by the Save HIV Funding Campaign

    Protest Held in Washington, D.C., by the Save HIV Funding Campaign

    Photos courtesy of San Francisco AIDS Foundation Long-term HIV survivors, health advocates, community health providers, and faith leaders gathered on March 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C., to hold a symbolic funeral…

    Troy Brunét: The Quiet Force Who Makes Love Visible

    Troy Brunét: The Quiet Force Who Makes Love Visible

    By Kippy Marks— Some people lead with volume. Others lead with velocity. But, every so often, a leader emerges who leads with presence—the kind of grounded, generous presence that steadies…