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Integrating Services in San Francisco to Tackle a Primary Cause and Consequence of Homelessness
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.…
Addressing the Homeless Crisis
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.…
Our State Can Lead the Way to Obtain Properties on County Auction Lists for Affordable Housing
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: Novelist, Screenwriter, Professor, and Indian Chief
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…
Favorites from the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show
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…
Food Trends for 2020
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…
Fasten Your Seatbelts for 2020!
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– It’s finally here, the year so many of us have been waiting for: 2020. The year millions of Americans, including many in the LGBTIQ…
New Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors in the Works for Upper Market
Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on January 14 announced that the City is in advanced negotiations to purchase the existing building and parcel at 1939 Market Street to…
Looking Ahead to the 2020 Presidential Election
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– It’s finally here, the 2020 Election Cycle, when hopefully the great nightmare of the Trump presidency will come to a crashing halt on November 3. If only…
Two Trillion Reasons to Vote in the Democratic Primary
By Peter Gallotta– Donald Trump’s direct order to kill General Qassem Soleimani, a commander of Iran’s military forces in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, has left many of us grappling with…
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