By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As we discussed in the last issue, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to LGBTIQ rights, women’s rights, affirmative action, gun control,…
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– On June 5, 2018, 52% of registered voters in San Francisco cast their ballots for a bunch of state and local candidates, but who are we…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– Since Independence Day was earlier this month, let’s focus on a freedom you probably want to achieve—your financial independence. You know, that time of your life…
By Philip Ruth– How fancy do you like to get? We are all regularly confronted with that question in our capitalist society. It’s tempting to define an identity with the…
By Tom Moon, MFT– The idea that every person has an inherent right to pursue happiness is one of the founding principles of our country, but is happiness really something…
By Kit Kennedy– For this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times I spoke with Stacy Boorn, who is a creative visionary, ordained Lutheran pastor, leader of herchurch, photographer, painter,…
By Gary M. Kramer– Don’t want to see a documentary about campaign finance reform? You’ll be sorry. Dark Money, opening July 27 at the Shattuck Landmark cinema, is trans filmmaker…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Eric Poole’s new memoir Excuse Me While I Slip into Someone More Comfortable is featured in this issue. I asked Eric to talk about the…
By Andrea Shorter– Who doesn’t remember one of the best scenes in the near cult classic TBS perennially aired movie My Cousin Vinny, when fiancée Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei)…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– With all of the painful and offensive things going on in the world today, it can sometimes be difficult to maintain hope. And…
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