By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Like you, I am ready to put 2020 behind us. With President-elect Joe Biden and the Bay Area’s own Vice President-elect Kamala Harris set to take…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting and requesting that the California State Legislature enact legislation that would support affordable housing…
Grace Flannery (1951–2020) Grace Flannery passed away October 3, 2020, in Novato with her wife Glenda Humiston by her side. A longtime social activist and leadership coach, Grace was loved…
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– Despite getting an extra four days, and clinging to the hope that Joe Biden would win decisively, at the time of the final “drop dead” deadline…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– “Don’t Kill Innocent People in the Name of Religion.” So read a wall mural in Kolkata, India, which we happened upon when we were…
By Okan Sengun, Esq.– I’m a methodical person: I like lists, I like organization, I like starting at Point A and discovering the fastest route to Point B. Ask anyone…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– There was an Anne Fizzard cartoon in The New Yorker the other week that showed a man suspended in a pod while his wife tells a…
By Philip Ruth– “Okay, let’s be clear about what you really want here.” That’s a sentence I say to my clients ad infinitum, as we parse out the ad hype…
By Derek Barnes– Last month, I began describing ways we could all demand more philanthropic leadership from the wealthiest individuals and corporations by adopting “the 5% challenge”—donating, annually, at least…
The world has lost a gentle giant. Tom Taylor passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 7:37 am at the side of his devoted husband of 48 years, Dr.…
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