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Profile Response: Ruth McFarlane, Director of Programs, LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA
When I arrived at the LGBT Center on a Friday morning, the building was locked, the glass in one of the front doors was shattered, and plywood covered the opening. I texted Ruth McFarlane; she came down to let me … Continue reading
Profile Response: Danielle Engelman and Catherine Borgeson, The Long Now Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Where does man reside on the spectrum of time? We are conditioned to think of time as linear, with today always at the right hand margin and Homo sapiens representing evolution’s epitome. A few graphic representations show dotted lines projecting … Continue reading
Profile Response: Kathy Schaefer, San Anselmo, CA
Many people leverage academic achievement, a college or professional degree, into a career. Kathy Schaefer is doing the opposite; using her knowledge and experience as a FEMA engineer to get a PhD. “I want to explore how to apply new … Continue reading
Profile Response: Ed Curtis, Senior Civil Engineer, FEMA, Oakland, CA
Much of the Southern California coast is a long beach with tall cliffs. The cliffs, topped with pricey real estate, are erodible. According to Ed Curtis, we have two options. “Option one; stabilize the bluff and eventually lose the beach. … Continue reading
Profile Response: Juliette Hayes, Risk Analysis Branch Chief, Mitigation Division, FEMA Region IX, Oakland, CA
“Disasters are 100% political.” For a federal employee, Juliette Hayes says downright radical things. Yet she gets away with it because: one, she’s right; and two, you know she’s coming from a place that wants to help, not hinder. She’s … Continue reading
Profile Response: Peter Shalek, Joyable, San Francisco, CA
Peter Shalek wanted to be a therapist. “I read Freud and Jung at age 16. I’m interested in why people do the things we do.” As a college freshman Peter began a laundry service and enjoyed building a business. which … Continue reading
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Tagged Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Joyable, online therapy, Peter Shalek, San Francisco
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Profile Response: Jessica, Good Vibrations, San Francisco CA
San Francisco is renowned as a place of sexual exploration, at least by American standards. I met a body artist who creates fire-breathing brassieres. She suggested I take my question to Good Vibrations, a female-owned sex shop. When I stopped … Continue reading
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Tagged Good Vibrations, San Francisco, sex shop, sex toys, The Sex & Pleasure Book
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Profile Response: Shannon Weber, San Francisco, CA
Shannon Weber is the mother of three teenagers. Shannon Weber is a Social Worker in a program for pregnant women with HIV. Shannon Weber is an artist (www.loveyou2.org). Shannon Weber is a subversive who mounts her art in public places … Continue reading
Profile Response: Lisa Feldstein, San Francisco, CA
Good fortune shined on me when Lisa Feldstein invited me to stay with her family my first night in San Francisco. As a former member of the San Francisco Planning Commission and candidate for Board of Selectman who placed third … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnb, Lisa Feldstein, open shop, Proposition F, San Francisco, San Francisco homeless, union
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Profile Response: Michael Bridge at McDonald’s, Sebastopol, CA
The United States is a nation of many rooms. On my journey, I’ve spent many good hours in two places I call ‘America’s Living Room’. One is the public library found in most every town. The second is McDonald’s, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Joshua Bridge, McDonald's, Michael Bridge, Pillow Mountain, Sebastopol CA
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