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    Making Schools and Workplaces Safer from Gun Violence

    Making Schools and Workplaces Safer from Gun Violence

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Since Stay-At-Home orders were issued this spring, we have rarely heard about mass shootings at schools and workplaces. Prior to COVID-19, however, the number of incidents…

    In Memoriam: Aging Services Pioneer Hadley Dale Hall (1933–2020)

    San Francisco has lost a towering figure in aging services and a leader in the LGBTQ+ community with the death of Hadley Dale Hall, 87, who passed away August 10 following…

    SF SPCA: Take Me Home with You!

    “My name is Azalea! I just might be one of the sweetest pups you’ll ever meet. I’m a social butterfly and love to greet new people with a big smile…

    The Need for LGBTQ Data During COVID-19

    The Need for LGBTQ Data During COVID-19

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Demographic data is important for health equity because it helps identify a community’s vulnerability to disease and deliver more culturally competent care. COVID-19 data shows that…

    What HIV/AIDS Teaches Us in The Age of Coronavirus

    What HIV/AIDS Teaches Us in The Age of Coronavirus

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On July 6, 2020, the City of Oakland began hosting panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to hang on the front of Oakland…

    Exposing Trump’s Lies Using Basic Economic Theory

    Exposing Trump’s Lies Using Basic Economic Theory

    By Louise “Lou” Fischer– Donald Trump, our pathological and serial Liar-in-Chief, is the biggest fibber ever to serve as president. According to The Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” that has documented over…

    Rethinking Your Goals During a Pandemic

    Rethinking Your Goals During a Pandemic

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– Recently I got this call from one of my clients: “You’re going to hate me,” he started off sheepishly. To a financial advisor, this is the…

    Commuter Cars on the Cheap

    Commuter Cars on the Cheap

    By Philip Ruth– How are you holding up in this pandemic? Going a little nuts in your home like I am? You probably are, and the somnolence that results from…

    2020 Census: A New Countdown to Be Counted by September 30

    2020 Census: A New Countdown to Be Counted by September 30

    By Andrea Shorter– This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for exercising new and traditional civic duties. By now it should be reflexive that when in public spaces we wear a face…

    My Father the Lifelong Activist

    My Father the Lifelong Activist

    By Stuart Gaffney– My father died last month at age 96. He was a remarkably gifted and talented economics professor, who The New York Times reported “was at the forefront”…