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    Play Ball!

    Play Ball!

    By Joanie Juster– Spring is here, baseball is back, and the air is rich with the new possibilities that spring promises. Get outside if you can—to catch a ballgame, or…

    Building Oakland, Making an Impact

    Building Oakland, Making an Impact

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– It is important to support Oakland’s many needs throughout the city, and one of the ways we can build a stronger future is by expanding…

    Tuition Help Through the California Service Corps

    Tuition Help Through the California Service Corps

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Happy Earth Month! It’s a time to reflect on our relationship with our planet. Whether we see plastic bottles littering our oceans, storms getting more intense,…

    The Impact of North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s Deeply Disturbing Words

    The Impact of North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s Deeply Disturbing Words

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– The setting was a special service at the Upper Room Church of God, a Pentecostal church in Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 4, 2021.…

    Tom Nolan: Recipient of the 2024 Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award

    Tom Nolan: Recipient of the 2024 Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– It is spring and time for the Openhouse annual Spring Fling event, and with it, the presentation of the Openhouse Adelman/Gurevitch Founders Award to acknowledge individuals who have made…

    L.A. Walker: Championing LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Dementia Care

    L.A. Walker: Championing LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Dementia Care

    By Jason D. Flatt, PhD, MPH– I first encountered the artist and now a trusted friend, L.A. Walker, at an LGBTQ+ business meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our connection was…

    USNS Harvey Milk Completes Maiden Voyage to San Francisco

    USNS Harvey Milk Completes Maiden Voyage to San Francisco

    By Donna Sachet– For the first time, the USNS Harvey Milk sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the port of San Francisco and we were there! But as…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “We heard the news of the closing of AsiaSF with sadness…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “We heard the news of the closing of AsiaSF with sadness…”

    By Donna Sachet– We heard the news of the closing of AsiaSF with sadness, but determined to experience the magic at least one more time.  Founder Larry Hashbarger made sure…

    Anti-LGBTQ Bills Being Introduced Today Echo Movements From Years Past

    Anti-LGBTQ Bills Being Introduced Today Echo Movements From Years Past

    By Andrew Shaffer– Each of the last two years has set a record for the number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the U.S. This year is likely…

    Bettina Perry

    Bettina Perry

    My name is Bettina Perry, and I ride a 2023 Ducati Monster SP named Adelita. I grew up in rural Canada, near Niagara Falls. I loved everything two wheels and…