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    On the Front Lines: Fighting Evictions

    On the Front Lines: Fighting Evictions

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Even though the eviction moratorium in San Francisco has been extended to November 30, with further legislation pending to extend it to December 31, evictions and…

    Ann Rostow: Not the Greatest Generation

    Ann Rostow: Not the Greatest Generation

    By Ann Rostow– Not the Greatest Generation I have been casting about for interesting topics and procrastinating to some extent, since I don’t have a major lead story this week,…

    ‘March for Our Rights’ – San Francisco Community-Organized March for Reproductive Justice, October 2

    ‘March for Our Rights’ – San Francisco Community-Organized March for Reproductive Justice, October 2

    In San Francisco and cities throughout the U.S., thousands of marchers took to the streets on Saturday, October 2, demanding that women’s reproductive rights must be preserved. The route began…

    Cryptocurrency: Goldmine or Empty Claim?

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– The CEO of Levi’s recently talked about people needing new clothes because of the pandemic—either because they had shed or added significant weight. How brilliant to…

    Largest Gathering of Women Business Owners in the Castro, September 30, 2021

    The largest known gathering of women business owners and managers in the Castro took place on September 30 during the Divas & Drinks @ The Academy event at 2166 Market…

    Future Features in Today’s SUVs

    Future Features in Today’s SUVs

    By Philip Ruth– People I help to buy cars very often have not been in the market for at least five years or so, and many times, they are blown…

    Top of Your Stack: Recommendations from Book Passage

    The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (fiction) by Zoraida CordovaFor Latinx Heritage Month or anytime of the year, this is a stirring tribute to the importance of cultural legacy. The Montoyas…

    The Audacity of a Kiss

    The Audacity of a Kiss

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Community icon Leslie Cohen is celebrating the publication of her memoir The Audacity of a Kiss (Rutgers University Press). In this evocative work, Cohen tells the story of…

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    Dr. Jessica Esquivel, Particle Physicist– (Editor’s Note: This new series of profiles from the California Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit will tell first-person stories of LGBTQ+ women and gender…

    Winning Images from the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition

    October 16, 2021–April 24, 2022, California Academy of Sciences On Saturday, October 16, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco will open, BigPicture, the museum’s eighth annual exhibit celebrating…