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    Gun Safety Proposals from Kaplan and Others Unanimously Pass Oakland City Council

    Gun Safety Proposals from Kaplan and Others Unanimously Pass Oakland City Council

    On a day when the nation saw President Obama shed tears in memory of children killed by gun violence and Oakland saw a brazen shooting in broad daylight across the…

    A Case of EOW: Early Obama Withdrawal

    A Case of EOW: Early Obama Withdrawal

    I am suffering from EOW (Early Obama Withdrawal). No week seems to go by without the President doing something that reconfirms why I have been a fan of his since…

    Hillary Clinton’s Recent SF Visit Highlighted Youth Wisdom

    Hillary Clinton’s Recent SF Visit Highlighted Youth Wisdom

    The old adage “out of the mouths of babes” was in full force recently at an event that Hillary Clinton’s campaign held at the Innovation Hangar. Although it was a…

    San Francisco Gay Flag Football League Continues to Grow

    San Francisco Gay Flag Football League Continues to Grow

    By John Chen While the city of San Francisco is busily welcoming Super Bowl 50, scores of local LGBT tight ends and wide receivers are busily catching and scoring every…

    An Important Change to a Long-standing Pentagon Policy

    An Important Change to a Long-standing Pentagon Policy

    Happy holidays to you! This is often a time for reflection and sharing. In this column I want to share some good news and reflect on how we can reach…

    End of Semester Thoughts

    End of Semester Thoughts

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is teaching the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. In this column,…

    Kimberly Alvarenga Files, City College Strike

    Kimberly Alvarenga Files, City College Strike

    Win Kimberly Win! The only regret I have about my recent vacation in Thailand and Cambodia is that I missed my friend Kimberly Alvarenga filing for District 11 Supervisor on…

    Remembering Leslie Feinberg

    Remembering Leslie Feinberg

    A year ago, our communities lost a powerful and important voice, activist, author and more, with the death of Leslie Feinberg. Most known as the author of the deep and…

    Affordable Housing Challenges

    Affordable Housing Challenges

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting Housing costs more in California. And, in California, there is no place more costly than the Bay Area to call home. Consider these numbers. Although 56 percent…

    Election Consequences, World AIDS Day

    Election Consequences, World AIDS Day

    Election Consequences The fall election is behind us. We have a new Sheriff—Vicki Hennessy won by a landslide, having received 61% of the vote compared to Ross Mirkarimi’s 33%. She…