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    Taking Steps to Prevent Tenant Displacement and Homelessness

    Taking Steps to Prevent Tenant Displacement and Homelessness

    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.…

    Leading the Way on Ending Homelessness

    Leading the Way on Ending Homelessness

    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.…

    Curated: Kara Walker’s Resurrection Story with Patrons

    Curated: Kara Walker’s Resurrection Story with Patrons

    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…

    A Friendship Forged at Historic Tan Oak Park

    A Friendship Forged at Historic Tan Oak Park

    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 Donna Sachet

    Yes, Virginia, There Is a Donna Sachet

    “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…

    Entitlement and Gratitude

    Entitlement and Gratitude

    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…

    In the News: 11.2.2017

    Compiled by Dennis McMillan NCLR and GLAD Win Preliminary Injunction Against Transgender Military Ban The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed the…

    Ann Rostow: Disgusted

    Ann Rostow: Disgusted

    By Ann Rostow– Disgusted– I was just watching Paul Manafort’s lawyer sputtering and posturing in front of TV cameras, a pompous white middle-aged chinless conservative with a surprised look on…

    5%, 36%, 60%

    5%, 36%, 60%

    By Brett Andrews At first glance, it is almost impossible to find the relevance of—and correlation between—these percentages unless, of course, you happened to be the person who recently attended…

    Recognizing Unsung Heroes: Alice Awards Recap and Upcoming D8 Candidate Debate

    Recognizing Unsung Heroes: Alice Awards Recap and Upcoming D8 Candidate Debate

    By Louise “Lou” Fischer Congratulations to Alice Award Honorees On October 16, the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club hosted its Fall Awards Ceremony, an annual tradition of honoring leadership…