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    Sending Love and Help to Maui

    Sending Love and Help to Maui

    By Joanie Juster– Lahaina may be 2,350 miles from San Francisco in travel time, but it is clearly much closer in the hearts of so many here who have deep…

    Joe of Lahaina

    Joe of Lahaina

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– When Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), San Francisco’s Lavender Boy Poet, visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1868, he was immediately taken with the beauty and the boys…

    Bar Sprezzatura and Fattoria e Mare: Now, That’s Italian!

    Bar Sprezzatura and Fattoria e Mare: Now, That’s Italian!

    By David Landis– Italy might well be my (and perhaps your) global destination of choice. The people, the art, the history—and, of course, the food and wine—are like that of…

    A Lifetime of Appreciating Doris Fish

    A Lifetime of Appreciating Doris Fish

    By Robyn Adams– Doris Fish was everywhere in the fall of 1991. Huge, colorful posters for her new camp drag movie Vegas in Space were plastered all over the neighborhood…

    Transgender Pioneers Charley Parkhurst, Theodore Hoffman, and Felicia Elizondo

    Transgender Pioneers Charley Parkhurst, Theodore Hoffman, and Felicia Elizondo

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In 2021 San Francisco made history and once again set an example for communities everywhere when Mayor London Breed declared August to be Transgender History Month…

    Summer Fun at Clothing Optional Beaches: Marshall, Little Muir, and Devil’s Slide Beach

    Summer Fun at Clothing Optional Beaches: Marshall, Little Muir, and Devil’s Slide Beach

    By John Chen– In the last issue of the San Francisco Bay Times (July 27, 2023, https://tinyurl.com/3ncpmrhs) I covered three picturesque Bay Area clothing optional beaches frequented by our fellow…

    Speaking to Your Soul: 8.10.23

    Speaking to Your Soul: 8.10.23

    By Elisa Quinzi– The norms and expectations of our environment have a powerful influence on the choices we make in life. Our need for love and belonging is primal and…

    Pioneering Naturalist Kim Powell Leads Unforgettable Eco Tours and Other Outdoor Adventures

    Pioneering Naturalist Kim Powell Leads Unforgettable Eco Tours and Other Outdoor Adventures

    “Kim Powell and her team are simply the best in enabling you to have an outdoor adventure on or near water. Having taken trips with Blue Water Ventures to Baja California,…

    Olga García Becomes First Latina President of the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

    Olga García Becomes First Latina President of the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

    The South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce recently proudly announced the appointment of Olga García as its newest Board President, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first Latina…

    Alert! Are Your Medical Records Truly Private?

    Alert! Are Your Medical Records Truly Private?

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– A letter recently signed by 19 Republican state attorney generals expresses opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule To…