Commitment (fiction – hardbound) by Mona Simpson This is a multi-voiced novel (Simpson’s seventh and her first since 2014’s Casebook) starting in the 1970s and about how a mother’s struggles with…
By Philip Ruth– This is a tricky time for electric vehicles. Up until now, they’ve been bought by early adopters, the folks who hop onto the forefront of new technology.…
“My name is Uma! I am a seven-year-old, playful, female shepherd, who loves outdoor adventures. I respond well to basic commands like ‘sit,’ ‘look,’ and ‘touch,’ so I am sure…
“Trainers join the fitness industry so they can place personal growth at the forefront of their lives. They want each and every one of their clients to succeed in the…
Just steps away from the Rockridge BART station in Oakland is Market Hall Foods, which has been hosting a number of special events this summer. On August 12, for example,…
Just around the corner from landmark restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, and down the hill from the original Peet’s Coffee in Walnut Square, is Pot-Pourri, a remarkable gift shop that…
By Joanie Juster– Transgender History Month has been celebrated throughout August in San Francisco since 2021, when Mayor London Breed signed a mayoral proclamation officially recognizing August as a commemorative…
On an August evening in 1966, three years before the Stonewall riot in New York City, the patrons of the Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district fought back against…
Photos courtesy of The Transgender District and Juan R. Davila Mayor London Breed on August 2 joined city leaders and community members to raise the transgender flag at City Hall…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– You may have seen that the United States’ Gross Domestic Product was 2.4 percent for the second quarter this year—better than what we considered, as we…
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