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    Cowboy Boots Meet Pointe Shoes in Smuin’s Season Opener

    Cowboy Boots Meet Pointe Shoes in Smuin’s Season Opener

    Smuin Contemporary Ballet launches its 26th season with Dance Series 1, a fall program featuring three extra “The Man in Black,” an acclaimed work for three men and a woman,…

    When Community Become Friends and Family

    When Community Become Friends and Family

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: For this month’s column, I asked author SallyAnne Monti to share her Golden Crown Literary Conference experience. SallyAnne Monti: The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS),…

    Shanti Project 45th Anniversary: Celebrating a Legacy of Compassion

    Shanti Project 45th Anniversary: Celebrating a Legacy of Compassion

    By Kaushik Roy– 2019 marks Shanti Project’s 45th Anniversary, and as we celebrate our unique legacy of compassion in San Francisco and beyond, I believe, more than ever, that the…

    Ann Rostow: And the Survey Says …

    Ann Rostow: And the Survey Says …

    By Ann Rostow– And the Survey Says … You probably saw the news about a massive genetic survey on same-sex attraction that showed, well, it showed that sexuality is complicated.…

    Work of Lesbian Civil Rights Pioneer May Revolutionize CA’s Violence Prevention Strategy

    “A man wishing to plant a tree in his yard was advised against this idea by his gardener. The tree would take a hundred years to bear fruit, said the…

    1619: Beyond Reparations

    1619: Beyond Reparations

    By Andrea Shorter– As a new school year has begun for most K–12, university undergrads and graduate students, American history lessons are likely to encompass, explore or at least acknowledge…

    Bring It – Your Voice Matters and You Need to Be Seen

    By Audry deLucia– We live in a time when being visible and making your voice heard changes the course of things; things like who has the honor of representing us…

    GGBA Member Spotlight: Simon Isaac of Zero Above

    By Magdalena Rodriguez– The GGBA member spotlight for this issue is on Simon Isaac of Zero Above, a boutique creative marketing agency with offices in San Francisco and Colchester, U.K.…

    Dangers of Facial Recognition Technology

    Dangers of Facial Recognition Technology

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– While facial recognition technology is a cool way to unlock your smartphone, it is not ready for prime time. Case in point: the American Civil Liberties…

    Oakland Has a Housing Crisis, So Where Is the Money to End It?

    Oakland Has a Housing Crisis, So Where Is the Money to End It?

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– In key findings from a survey of Oakland residents conducted on December 7, 2018, 75 percent of our residents see homelessness and housing…