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    Ann Rostow: Elle Se Prend Pour Qui, Elle?

    Ann Rostow: Elle Se Prend Pour Qui, Elle?

    By Ann Rostow– Elle Se Prend Pour Qui, Elle?— I’m not big on jumping down the throats of politicians when they stray a little from the party line or raise…

    In the News 10.21.21

    In the News 10.21.21

    By Joanie Juster– (Editor’s Note: Members of our San Francisco Bay Times team have long admired Joanie Juster for her talent as a writer. Her moving words were featured prominently…

    Another Successful Legislative Year

    Another Successful Legislative Year

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In a column earlier this summer, I highlighted the accomplishments of this year’s historic state budget that I negotiated and helped craft as Chair of the…

    Keep Special Events Special By Taking Them Out of OPD Permitting Control

    Keep Special Events Special By Taking Them Out of OPD Permitting Control

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On October 12, 2021, the City of Oakland’s Public Safety Committee received an informational report from the City Administrator regarding the status of…

    Woke, Woker, Wokest

    Woke, Woker, Wokest

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– We live in a world divided by the woke and unwoke. It would be so simple if there were only those two groups. The problem is…

    2021 Academy Legends Awards Winners Announced

    The Academy Legends Awards has just announced Dr. Tim Seelig as the 2021 Legends Archive inductee. He will be inducted into the Archive, which is housed at The Academy in the Castro, on November…

    Scott’s Chowder House’s Michelin-Starred Chef Manrique Reveals Secrets to Seafood Deliciousness

    Scott’s Chowder House’s Michelin-Starred Chef Manrique Reveals Secrets to Seafood Deliciousness

    By David Landis– It’s like that old Peter Allen song. “Everything old is new again.” Sometimes, that’s a great thing. I remember the heydays of Scott’s seafood restaurants throughout the…

    Things I Love About My Neighborhood: Noe Valley

    Things I Love About My Neighborhood: Noe Valley

    By Liam P. Mayclem– Noe Valley on the sunny side of San Francisco is the neighborhood I have called home for 26 years, pretty much soon after landing here in the…

    COVID-19, Creativity, and Co-Authors

    COVID-19, Creativity, and Co-Authors

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an abrupt change in routines and livelihoods all around the world. Engaging in creative acts can be an adaptive response to a…

    National AIDS Memorial Grove’s ‘The Berlin Patient’ Boulder

    Photos by Bill Wilson Timothy Ray Brown was an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS. He had been diagnosed with HIV while studying abroad in 1995,…