By Frank Woo This is a day that I could never fathom happening in my lifetime. The extraordinary progress we have made just in the last eight years have been…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large When I first became out and active as a queer person, in the 1980s, we did not have the support of a President,…
By Alex Randolph, City College Trustee I have been trying very hard for months to get myself out of the Trump Depression. But no amount of Netflix, ice cream, or…
Introduced by San Francisco Supervisors Ronen, Breed, Fewer, Kim, Cohen and Tang WHEREAS, President Donald Trump and the 115th Congress have repeatedly threatened to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
By Wendy Ross Young businesses, large and small, are flourishing in the Bay Area. Those that are highly successful have the assistance of trusted advisors, including accountants and lawyers. The…
Remarks Presented by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris What a beautiful sight I see. What do my eyes behold? This is an extraordinary day and we all should be extremely proud.…
Compiled by Dennis McMillan Mayor Lee Appoints Jeff Sheehy As First Openly HIV-Positive Supervisor Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the appointment of Jeff Sheehy as District 8 Supervisor, filling newly-elected…
By Ann Rostow Where No One Has Gone Before I no longer wake up in surreal shock. In some ways, I suppose I’ve accepted the fact that Donald Trump has…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney When John attended his 40th high school reunion in Kansas City last fall, it dawned on him that he and his classmates started kindergarten…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting Eight years ago, access to affordable health insurance seemed like a pipedream for millions of working families. Insurers refused coverage to those with preexisting conditions, and…
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