If you are an animal lover, you will appreciate learning about some exciting changes happening across the bay. Oakland Animal Services (OAS), Oakland’s municipal animal shelter, has undergone a major…
The Shake It! Booty Band lived up to their name on Friday, October 27, making their first appearance at The Academy SF with a high energy funky disco performance. Bandmates…
By Ann Rostow– Time to Grow Up When did Americans become so simplistic? We conflate innocent Palestinians with barbaric Hamas terrorists, defending the former without condemning the latter. We blame…
By Joanie Juster– For much of this year, I have found myself in the role of caregiver to friends and family unable to take care of themselves. I have spent…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– In July, we reported on a major breakthrough for transgender rights in Japan. A five-judge panel of the Japanese Supreme Court issued a unanimous…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In a state that’s trying to push active transportation that includes bicycling and walking, we must make our streets safer. Alternatives to driving are not only…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– I continue to be in the vanguard of the switch to greener technology to improve the lives of our community. The At-Large office…
Jim Abbott, a veteran newspaper industry professional and friend of the San Francisco Bay Times, used to live in the Lewiston, Maine, area and is familiar with the Just-in-Time Recreation…
By Ames Simmons– It was around nine years ago at a transgender health and wellness conference that I first heard a healthcare provider talk about a transgender patient who was…
By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– La Academia Leadership Training AGUILAS will be offering four three-hour workshops on leadership in November. Those who complete all of the workshops will receive a certificate…
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