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    James Pratt and John Smith: Martyrs to Madness and Idiocy

    James Pratt and John Smith: Martyrs to Madness and Idiocy

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– “Yesterday morning, at the usual hour,” the Morning Post informed its readers on November 28, 1835, “the sentence of the law was carried into effect upon…

    Saints and Sinners 2020: The Festival That Wasn’t

    Saints and Sinners 2020: The Festival That Wasn’t

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival (SAS Fest) was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed to be an innovative way to reach the…

    Strong Women, Strong Movies

    Strong Women, Strong Movies

    By Jan Wahl– I am the strong, successful woman I am today because of the movies my mother carefully chose for me when I was a child, teen, and all…

    Ann Rostow: La Peste

    Ann Rostow: La Peste

    By Ann Rostow– La Peste It took me awhile to take the coronavirus seriously. Mel and I were scheduled to fly to the East Coast to visit some grandchildren in…

    Ellen Pontac (1941–2020): Flooding the World with Love and Life

    Ellen Pontac (1941–2020): Flooding the World with Love and Life

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– We met the extraordinary Ellen Pontac, along with the love of her life Shelly Bailes, on the miraculous first day of San Francisco’s Winter…

    Strengthening Our Safety Net During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Strengthening Our Safety Net During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    By Brett Andrews– This is an unprecedented moment. The interconnectedness of our community and our world is laid bare in the starkest of terms as we face and take action…

    2020 Census: Rise Up and Be Counted

    2020 Census: Rise Up and Be Counted

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– We are living in unprecedented times. The Bay Area’s stay-at-home order is necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, which threatens the health and well-being of…

    COVID-19 and Shelter in Place

    COVID-19 and Shelter in Place

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– These are extraordinary times. It has only been since March 17 that Mayor Breed ordered San Francisco residents to shelter in place, to stay indoors, to slow the…

    Ann Rostow: Primary Colors

    Ann Rostow: Primary Colors

    By Ann Rostow– Primary Colors Never before in my voting life have I vacillated between so many candidates for such a long period of time. Most recently, you may recall…

    Social Justice Slate Dominated San Francisco’s DCCC Race

    By Kevin Bard– The Social Justice slate—with a lot of help from the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, Pissed Off Voters, the Berniecrats, the Guardian, and others in our progressive…