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    Mensa: Not Just for Nerds (But Mostly for Nerds)

    Mensa: Not Just for Nerds (But Mostly for Nerds)

    By Nguyen Pham– Alongside millions of others, I watched awestruck as Amy Schneider advanced and then concluded her recent historic winning streak on Jeopardy! In addition to her landmark contribution…

    More Troubling AAPI Hate Crime Numbers

    More Troubling AAPI Hate Crime Numbers

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Despite efforts to stop hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the numbers continued to increase in 2021. A new report from…

    SF Pride Announces Change of Leadership in Advance of 2022 Events

    SF Pride Announces Change of Leadership in Advance of 2022 Events

    After more than two years as Executive Director of San Francisco Pride, Fred Lopez will leave the role at the end of February, to accept a position in the Director’s…

    Maitri Announces Michael Armentrout As New Executive Director and Mission Manager

    Michael Armentrout has just joined the nonprofit Maitri as Executive Director and Mission Manager. He comes to Maitri—an organization that provides compassionate residential care for people in need of hospice…

    Revitalizing Broadway in Oakland, Including New Affordable Housing

    Revitalizing Broadway in Oakland, Including New Affordable Housing

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The city of Oakland’s February 7 Finance Committee approved Vice Mayor Kaplan and Councilmember Fife’s item to begin discussions of options to revitalize the city-owned…

    In Search of Queer Poetic Justice

    In Search of Queer Poetic Justice

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Oh boy, if you want to cheer my heart,You must give me kisses after serving me the wine. So reads a couplet from the…

    Emergency Services Day: Honoring our Heroes

    Emergency Services Day: Honoring our Heroes

    By Bob Hermann– “So, what’s up with all the time you spend in Rotary, Bob? This is kind of a straight organization and not for our community, right?”  Me: Wow!…

    2022 Annual Emergency Services Day Honorees

    The Rotary Club of San Francisco will be honoring the following local heroes at the 2022 Annual Emergency Services Day Luncheon. For additional information and tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4ysrcbbv Nick Majeski, Emergency…

    Dykes on Bikes: Kelly B.

    Dykes on Bikes: Kelly B.

    Dykes on Bikes: Tales from Two Wheels Decades ago, I found the quote to live my life by: “Riding on a motorcycle can make you feel joyous, powerful, peaceful, frightened,…

    Beg, Borrow, or Steal

    Beg, Borrow, or Steal

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Have you ever wanted something bad enough to beg, borrow, or steal to get it? Be honest! It’s actually quite a good exercise. Take a moment…