By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Legendary entrepreneur, community business leader, and passionate sports activist, Elizabeth “Rikki” Streicher, was a leader in the movement to gain human rights for LGBT people in…
By Morgan Shidler– On a beautifully sunny Saturday morning, thousands gathered in Oakland and San Francisco for the fourth year in a row of the Women’s March. Having been to the…
By Dr. Krystal Drwencke, DC– The Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) has always attracted fiercely authentic people looking to make connections in new ways. And in 2015, the Power Lunch…
This month’s spotlight GGBA member business is Torres Wine Tours, which specializes in creating safe, fun, and memorable wine tasting tours in Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. It is LGBT owned…
By Brett Andrews– For decades, a medically focused paradox has existed within the U.S. health care system. Americans spend substantially more money on health care than any other industrialized nation.…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– You see the size of encampments growing all over the Bay Area. In addition, there are more and more people living in their cars or RVs.…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– We are facing a stark and rising crisis of housing affordability and homelessness. In our area, homelessness has skyrocketed in recent years, and…
Greg Sarris is a renowned author, scholar, teacher, and Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which is the site of the well-known Graton Resort & Casino. His identity…
The specialty food industry, representing nearly $150 billion in annual sales, gathered in San Francisco for the Winter Fancy Food Show held at the Moscone Center from January 19–21. Hosted…
The Trendspotter Panel of the Specialty Food Association (SFA) each year forecasts specialty food trends. Denise Purcell of the SFA says, “As the specialty food industry hits a record year…
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