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    Supporting a Budget That Supports Our Communities

    Supporting a Budget That Supports Our Communities

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Writing a budget is about the numbers, and it is also about our values. After the release of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s budget proposal,…

    Hardworking Advocate for LGBTQ Businesses to Be Honored

    Hardworking Advocate for LGBTQ Businesses to Be Honored

    With his time, passion and genuine concern for others, Paul Pendergast has for decades worked to benefit the Bay Area’s LGBTQ business community. When he is present on stage, it…

    Golden Gate Business Association: Letter from Leadership, Member Spotlight and More!

          GGBA Letter from Leadership: A Call for Board Development By Dr. Krystal Drwencke– Serving on the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) Board has opened my eyes in…

    Diary from AIDS Life/Cycle 2019

    Diary from AIDS Life/Cycle 2019

                          AIDS/LifeCycle recently announced that it has raised $16,755,967 for lifesaving medical and social services for people living with HIV/AIDS…

    Middle Income Older Adults Need New Policies and Programs That Will Work for Them

    Middle Income Older Adults Need New Policies and Programs That Will Work for Them

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Joan and Lucy are members of an increasing population of older adults in their 70s and 80s who will need some type of assistance to support…

    How to Survive a Breakup

    How to Survive a Breakup

    By Tom Moon, MFT– Romantic love can be a roller-coaster ride of agony and ecstasy. When it’s going well, nothing is more blissful. But when it ends in a break-up,…

    Keeping the Pulse Alive

    Keeping the Pulse Alive

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As we waited in line at Newark Airport to board our flight home to San Francisco after a recent trip back east, we struck…

    Behind the Scenes of Rusalka at SF Opera

    Behind the Scenes of Rusalka at SF Opera

    Rusalka, soon to be presented by San Francisco Opera, is a fairytale fantasy based on the same story that inspired The Little Mermaid. It looks beyond the storybook world of…

    An Inside Look at SF Opera Costume Design for Rusalka

    An Inside Look at SF Opera Costume Design for Rusalka

    By Galen Till– With the first onstage dress rehearsal of Dvořák’s fantasy opera Rusalka just days away, the costume studio at the San Francisco Opera is bustling. Given that the…

    Serving Up FRESH Transgender and Queer Performance: FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL is a Pride Highlight

    Serving Up FRESH Transgender and Queer Performance: FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL is a Pride Highlight

    San Francisco’s wildly popular FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of transgender and queer performance returns next week, featuring transgender theater trailblazers, world champion bachata dancers, vogue superstars, a queer retro boy band,…