By Philip Ruth– It’s over: tall wagons and crossovers have bypassed sedans to become the top choice for car buyers. This shift dates back to the 1980s, when early SUVs…
By Andrea Shorter– Women’s History Month is a time to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women who have, or are making, significant contributions to move our local, national and…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Can we intentionally learn to be less self-critical and more self-compassionate? Psychologist Kristin Neff believes that we can. Based on her pioneering research, she has identified…
Through March 31 at the Tenderloin Museum Through the mundane act of picking up a matchbook and striking a match, one is transported to another place and time. The past…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Sandra Gail Lambert, author of A Certain Loneliness: A Memoir, and Tina Alexis Allen, author of Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, are featured in this issue…
By Katie Conry– Trans women, especially trans women of color, have been at the forefront of the struggle for queer liberation. This is strongly reflected in the history of the…
By Ann Rostow– Help! Before we start, I’ve basically given up reacting to Trump in every column, but I have to make one small exception. When will commentators, pundits and…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– This year my office has chosen to honor the Oscar Grant Foundation and the Love Not Blood Campaign for Black History Month. Oscar…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– California went through a decades-long “tough-on-crime” period when the popular response to public safety concerns was to lock up criminals and throw away the key. But…
On April 28, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) that was entitled the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. That established a $54 Billion fund…
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