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    Making Pizza Extreme

    Making Pizza Extreme

    By David Landis– You’ve heard of extreme skiing, and extreme snowboarding. But Extreme Pizza? That’s the brainchild of Extreme Pizza CEO Todd Parent, who has guided this company devoted to…

    Donna Sachet Shares Memories About the Castro Theatre

    Donna Sachet Shares Memories About the Castro Theatre

    (Editor’s Note: Legendary entertainer, fundraiser, and San Francisco Bay Times columnist Donna Sachet has not only attended countless events at the Castro Theatre over the decades, but has also performed…

    Looking Back at How the Pandemic Affected Sports in 2021

    Looking Back at How the Pandemic Affected Sports in 2021

    By John Chen– 2021 was supposed to be the year where everything returned to normal. COVID-19 was supposed to be under control as vaccines became readily available. At this time…

    Castro Lights at Dusk, Holiday Recap and More!

    Published on January 15, 2022…

    Ann Rostow: That’s So Lesbian!

    Ann Rostow: That’s So Lesbian!

    By Ann Rostow– That’s So Lesbian! It’s been some time since we discussed actual news in these pages. The holidays have come and gone and a new year has commenced.…

    Figuring Social Security Into Your Retirement

    Figuring Social Security Into Your Retirement

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– There are so few guarantees in life—and they’re mostly bad. Death. Taxes (at least for some of us). Your refrigerator melting down one month after the…

    Philanthropy 2.0 in 2022

    Philanthropy 2.0 in 2022

    By Derek Barnes– “Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.” —Sidney Poitier Almost two years ago,…

    GGBA Message from Leadership: Pandemic Recovery on the Menu

    GGBA Message from Leadership: Pandemic Recovery on the Menu

    By Terry Beswick– Recently, I found myself sitting at one of a few dozen tables in a crowded banquet room in Florida. Taking place between COVID variant surges, it was…

    GGBA Member Spotlight – Penny Baldado’s Café Gabriela: A Neighborhood Café ‘With a Big Heart’

    GGBA Member Spotlight – Penny Baldado’s Café Gabriela: A Neighborhood Café ‘With a Big Heart’

    New GGBA member business Café Gabriela was opened in 2010 in Downtown Oakland by Penny Baldado, a formerly undocumented, trans-masculine, and queer immigrant from the Philippines. Before the pandemic, Penny…

    In Case You Missed It

    By Joanie Juster– New Year, New Name, New Stories The New Year is a good time for a fresh look. When I started writing this column in October, it was…