With her huge heart and keen intelligence, Debra Chasnoff (1957–2017) touched the lives of vast numbers of people through her fierce commitment to…
By Amy Meyers El Rio has been a melting pot of the San Francisco cultural scene for many decades. Famous for $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can, homemade margaritas…
Compiled by Dennis McMillan Transgender Americans Won Historic Races on Election Day Following an incredible turnout of pro-equality voters, Americans across the country elected over half a dozen out transgender people to office…
By Ann Rostow– A Cancer on the Internet– Before I start, may I share something? I’m no Luddite, and I can get enjoyably lost online as I may have mentioned…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large As the Bay Area struggles with rising rents, homelessness, and displacement, we must continue to create and implement policies to protect our residents.…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting If you surveyed San Franciscans and asked them to name the most pressing issues that we face as a city, homelessness would be on everyone’s list.…
Featured in the de Young exhibit Revelations: Art from the African American South through April 1, 2018 We’re delighted to announce the acquisition Kara Walker’s Resurrection Story with Patrons. Walker…
By Lyndsey Schlax (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She…
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is a phrase from the 1897 editorial “Is There a Santa Claus?” which reminds us that “love and generosity and devotion exist.” For…
By Tom Moon, MFT The Thanksgiving season is traditionally a time to turn our attention to everything for which we feel grateful. It’s a good time to give some thought…
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