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1,000 Things I Miss About San Francisco
When you Move Away From San Francisco, there are many things you will miss, and this may be the ultimate list

300+ UCSF Doctors, Nurses & Students Join in Support of Standing Rock Protectors
OPEN LETTER BY RUPA MARYA, MD OF THE DO NO HARM COALITION The Do No Harm Coalition, who also recently came out in support of Colin Kaepernick, were asked by indigenous caregivers out North Dakota to make a public statement of support in hopes of inspiring more health workers to stand. This

300+ UCSF Doctors, Nurses & Students Come Out in Support of Kaepernick
Open letter by Rupa Marya, MD of the Do No Harm Coalition Dear Colin Kaepernick, I am writing to you to express deep respect, as a person born and raised in the Bay Area and a physician on faculty at UCSF who has been caring for the people of SF since

Prop Q Will Exacerbate San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis
This op-ed is written by Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness A version of this originally ran in the SF Examiner Thursday August 18 A young African American man I talked to recently shared how he is living in an encampment near the now cleared Division Street.

White Privilege 101
When I speak of “White Privilege”, I am mainly referring to White Male affluent privilege, but also included in the sway is the lesser Privilege of affluent White women

Republican National Convention 2016 : “TRUMPAPALOOZA”
Cleveland (OH) – Chris Christie was ready to persecute, prosecute, execute, play a flute and electrocute Mrs. Clinton until she, reduced to ashes, could be safely sprinkled in the Cuyahoga River.

A Drinkers Guide to Glasgow
By Chris Smith via Glasgow (SCT) Scotland is famed for a number of things. Tartan. Bagpipes. Beautiful scenery. Sean Connery. And booze. Lots of booze. Most of Scotland’s cities would lay claim to being the alcohol capital, but for my money, I’d have to say Glasgow. This can be argued

9 Cheap Backyard DIY Summer Projects
By Cole Mayer As a freelance writer and former newspaper journalist married to a high school English teacher, not having any money ever is a given. Somehow, we managed to buy a house – by moving out of California. The chances of us owning a house in our hometown of