By Assemblymember Phil Ting– It sounds unbelievable, but it’s unfortunately true. Low-wage Californians leave roughly $2 billion in refunds on the table because they don’t claim their state and federal…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Earlier this year I authored a resolution to declare a local state of emergency on homelessness in Oakland that was passed unanimously. However,…
GGBA Foundation Founded in 2017, the GGBA Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting diversity by funding educational opportunities for the LGBT and allied business community of San…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The event was billed as a celebration and review of work in progress, but it was also an opportunity for city leadership to double down on…
By Tom Moon, MFT– In my psychotherapy work (primarily with gay men) over the last four decades, probably the most common question I’ve been asked is, “How can I find…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– The San Francisco Call was shocked, shocked to discover there were such goings-on. “Hugged by a Boy” read the headline in its August 3, 1894, issue.…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– Once again, we return to Holly Near’s iconic lyrics, “We are a gentle, angry people.” Well, one group of people should be firmly in the angry…
By Donna Sachet– Spring must be right around the corner! Daylight savings time has begun, weather is warming up and the Castro Farmers’ Market is officially open. We were on…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– By all accounts, openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg dazzled a national audience with his performance at a CNN town hall on March…
By David Landis– 41 years and still shucking: that’s a lot of oysters! And yet, Anchor Oyster Bar, a neighborhood gem on Castro Street (near 19th Street) keeps packing ‘em…
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