By Louise “Lou” Fischer– Welcome to 2021. If you said, “2021 will be better; it can’t be any worse,” I blame you for jinxing it, or as my Jewish grandmother…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– As we began to settle from the shock of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we were surprised that one of our…
By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– After months and months of sheltering in place, we wanted to begin 2021 with a fresh perspective, so we had a good, old fashioned,…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– Mercifully, 2020 has ended. Sadly, our lives continue to be upended. It’s hard not to shout, “Enough already.” We long to hug our friends. We crave…
By Jan Wahl– What is it with Netflix? From Prom to Hollywood, from The Queen’s Gambit to Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, they are the go-to channel when we need to…
By Michael Gunther– Well, what a year 2020 was! As I look back on our organization’s journey over last year, I’m grateful for many things, including all of the “firsts”…
Board Certified Family Physician Nasser Mohamed, MD, has a remarkable story to tell about how he started his successful business, Osra Medical, and about his life and work. We are…
By Derek Barnes– It’s no big secret that California and many of its major cities make it difficult for businesses to thrive and compete by operating within overly complex bureaucratic…
Openhouse Executive Director, Dr. Karyn Skultety, announced on January 12 that she will be leaving the organization, as she and her family are moving to Colorado to fulfill family obligations.…
By Joe Hollendoner, MSW– After surviving a childhood during which I was regularly made fun of for being effeminate, I suppressed my feelings of being different because the homophobia that…
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