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    Oakland on November 7 Celebrated News About President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris

    By Morgan Shidler– I think we’ll all remember where we were when media outlets called the 2020 election for Joe Biden. No matter how we felt about the candidate, it…

    Sweet Georgia Brown, Black, and Blue

    Sweet Georgia Brown, Black, and Blue

    By Andrea Shorter– The struggle is real. What a struggle it has been to remain in the global cathartic elation at the finally announced election of the historic Democratic Biden-Harris…

    2020 Elections Recap

    2020 Elections Recap

    By Louise “Lou” Fischer– Despite the disinformation campaign led by the soon-to-be-evicted resident of the White House and his band of merry sycophants, we do have a clear-cut winner of…

    National AIDS Memorial to Honor Drs. Anthony Fauci and David Ho on World AIDS Day

    The National AIDS Memorial will bring together powerful voices from the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020, for an inspiring discussion about health justice, social…

    First 50-State Virtual Exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt

    First 50-State Virtual Exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt

    Each year on World AIDS Day, the National AIDS Memorial Quilt team works with hundreds of partners to arrange more than1,000 in-person Quilt displays across the country at universities, places…

    Getting Ready for 2021

    Getting Ready for 2021

    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…

    Let’s Give Affordable Housing Entities a Fair Shot at Residential Property Tax Auctions

    Let’s Give Affordable Housing Entities a Fair Shot at Residential Property Tax Auctions

    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…

    In Memoriam

    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…

    2020 Election Results (so far)

    2020 Election Results (so far)

    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…

    Don’t Harm People in the Name of Religion

    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…