The 2019 GGBA board is made up of a dynamic group of business professionals. They bring a diverse range of perspectives and business acumen to the boardroom and to the…
By Morgan Shidler– When the Women’s March was announced just days after the election in 2016, I think the prospect of organizing to get out to D.C. for it saved…
By Andrea Shorter– It’s the middle of January 2019, and we just celebrated the birthday and civil rights movement legacy of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Here in California, we are witness to unprecedented dysfunction in Washington, exemplified by the longest government shutdown in American history. While the drama unfolds in our…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009 by…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– On January 14, the nation of Poland was rocked by the horrific stabbing to death of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz—on stage in front of…
Mary Oliver Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and numerous recognitions, poet Mary Oliver was often compared with Emily Dickinson for her artistry and introspection. She and her partner, photographer Molly Malone…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Lucas arrived for his weekly therapy session in an agitated and unhappy state. It was confusing, he told me, because his life had been going great.…
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) recently presented the Winter Fancy Food Show at Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 13–15. This year’s Show featured over 80,000 foods and beverages…
By Andrea Shorter– It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, and I’m feelin’ … hopeful. What’s so great about 2019 so far? For one, it means that 2016 is…
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