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    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…

    EQCA Brunch to Honor Accomplishments of Womxn

    EQCA Brunch to Honor Accomplishments of Womxn

            By Leslie Katz, Esq.– A few months ago, Equality California (EQCA)—the nonprofit I’ve been a part of since the early 2000s—approached me to help chair an…

    Forgetting History at Our Peril: The Foundation George W. Bush Laid for Donald Trump

    Forgetting History at Our Peril: The Foundation George W. Bush Laid for Donald Trump

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– A few days ago, a friend who is very active in the LGBTIQ rights movement quipped that things were so bad with Trump he…

    Children of Narcissists and the Trance of Trump

    By Tom Moon, MFT– Since 2016, I’ve noticed a marked increase in the number of people calling to inquire about therapy as self-described “children of narcissistic parents” (CONP’s). This is…

    AGUILAS Readies for 25th Anniversary Celebration

    By Eduardo Morales, PhD– This year marks the 25th Anniversary of AGUILAS providing HIV prevention services in San Francisco. We are planning to celebrate this anniversary on September 19 from…

    Be Part of the Plan! The California Master Plan for Aging and What It Means for You

    Be Part of the Plan! The California Master Plan for Aging and What It Means for You

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– On Friday, September 20, San Francisco will present California’s largest public policy event on the new statewide Master Plan for Aging. This event is an opportunity…

    Oakland Pride All Week Long for the Parade and Festival’s 10th Year

    Oakland Pride All Week Long for the Parade and Festival’s 10th Year

    Northern California’s second largest pride parade and festival is Oakland Pride, which this year will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary! The event has grown tremendously since it was first celebrated…