This is Not Miami – The Fight over San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront
There is a battle being waged for the soul of San Francisco between developers, who would like to turn our city into a playground for the wealthy in return for…
Bioneers: Paving a Way to a Sustainable Future
The Bioneers conference is billed as an event where “prominent and emergent scientific, sustainability, economic, environmental, social justice, diversity, and innovation experts convene to discuss and present their works to…
Rethinking Law Enforcement Priorities on 4/20
I was attending a protest against the nudity ban recently. One of many since San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced and passed legislation banning nudity across the city. What was…
The Invasion of Iraq Ten Years Later: A Mistake That Should Not Be Forgotten
I can remember it like yesterday. I was in Chicago at a Centers for Disease Control conference for work and it was going to happen - we were going to…
Why Wiener’s Nudity Ban Is Bad for Everybody
The final vote on San Francisco’s nudity ban is this upcoming Tuesday, December 4. This draconian law represents a serious failure of leadership on the part of Supervisor Scott Wiener…