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…
“Rocky, Skinny, and Chiquitita have lived together their whole lives, and we’re looking for an adopter who will take all three fun-loving pups! While these cuties aren’t technically siblings, they’ve…
Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Shamann Walton in June announced their intention to redirect funding from the police department into the Black community following the killing of George Floyd during a police…
By Ann Rostow– Food for Thought— I’m trying to avoid a lengthy commentary on the High Court’s religious freedom rulings. After all, I spent my entire column last time on…
By Roger Doughty– July 2020 finds our nation, the world, the Bay Area, and our LGBTQ community confronting some of the greatest challenges in living memory: the COVID-19 pandemic; a…
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