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    Student Voices: We, the Youth of Generation Z, Are the Needed Changemakers

    Student Voices: We, the Youth of Generation Z, Are the Needed Changemakers

    By Lyndsey Schlax– (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA) launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015.…

    Secret Love and Civil Rights

    Secret Love and Civil Rights

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In 1953, when the great and wonderful Doris Day sang “Secret Love” for the first time, every LBGT American heard a song of empowerment. For them…

    Alphabet Tent

    Alphabet Tent

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Let’s talk tents. I don’t like them. Shockingly, I was a Boy Scout, for a brief stint. That was just one of the activities my parents…

    Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art

    Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art

    At the de Young through August 12 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) are proud to premiere Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art, the first large-scale…

    Weight Loss and Pain Management

    Weight Loss and Pain Management

    By Cinder Ernst– I have been helping plus size folks for almost 30 years to get more fit. The people I work with are categorized as overweight, obese and super-obese.…

    NCLR’s Kate Kendell to Step Down After 22 Years of Successful Leadership

    NCLR’s Kate Kendell to Step Down After 22 Years of Successful Leadership

    On March 15, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) announced that after more than 22 years, Kate Kendell will be stepping down from her role as executive director at the end of…

    Three Ways to Keep Your Financial Goals

    Three Ways to Keep Your Financial Goals

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– Now that we are nearing the April tax season, many people are setting financial goals that they hope will help to improve their lives. Considering that…

    Big Surprises in New Hybrids

    By Philip Ruth– Surprise! That’s the operative word in the U.S. these days, as we steadily push back against the grudge-match machinations of the federal government’s executive branch. Rising above…

    Bridge to Somewhere

    Bridge to Somewhere

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– By their very nature and definition, bridges connect two things. The concept of bridges is one near and dear to Californians. In fact, our Governor wrote…

    Curated: Boatmen on the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham

    In the de Young Permanent Collection George Caleb Bingham’s Boatmen on the Missouri depicts what would have been a common sight for anyone traveling in the West during the mid-nineteenth…