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    All Gender Restroom Access

    All Gender Restroom Access

    Restrooms are a necessity of life.  Everyone should be able to use public restrooms in peace in order to participate in public life on equal terms. This makes public restroom…

    Competition Is Good

    Competition Is Good

    As a political scientist, elections have always been fascinating to me. I grew up with politics at the dinner table and my family took me to rallies to protest nuclear…

    Before They Destroyed Flint’s Drinking Water, They Destroyed Flint’s Democracy

    Before They Destroyed Flint’s Drinking Water,  They Destroyed Flint’s Democracy

    In recent weeks there has been increased public attention on the horrific abuse that has been committed against the people of Flint, Michigan, who have had their water poisoned by…

    No Place Like Home Initiative

    No Place Like Home Initiative

    A bipartisan group of California Senate legislators have proposed a 2 billion revenue bond, the No Place Like Home Initiative, to create permanent housing with supportive services for homeless people…

    LGBT Service Members, Alice News, and a DCCC Loophole that Should Be Fixed

    LGBT Service Members, Alice News, and a DCCC Loophole that Should Be Fixed

    Remembering Air Force Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen Last month I wrote about the military opening up all job fields to women. In that column, published December 17, I commented: “One of…

    With Sandra Lee Fewer filing for the District 1 Supervisor seat on January 14 and Hillary Ronen officially kicking off her campaign for the District 9 Supervisor seat on the…

    Integrating Social Service and Healthcare Delivery in San Francisco

    Integrating Social Service and Healthcare Delivery in San Francisco

    By Michael Costa The fact that the environments we live in can impact our health status has been well known for many years. The challenge is to interact effectively with…

    Basics of Governor Brown’s Budget

    Basics of Governor Brown’s Budget

    The New Year is a fresh start, offering everyone a chance to make improvements. The State of California faces the same opportunity through its annual budget process, which began this…

    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…