After more than two years of a global pandemic — with so much death and illness — one would hope our nation would be more attuned to, and have a greater sense of urgency around, yet another emerging health threat. Sadly, as monkeypox is spreading throughout the country, San Francisco…

An Interview with Heroic Hearts Founder Jesse Gould Team Wiener intern and University of San Francisco student Jehieli Luevanos conducted an interview with veteran Jesse Gould, founder and president of the Heroic Hearts project. They discussed his work to decriminalize psychedelics and support veterans in seeking mental health treatment. Senator…

How the meth crisis is harming so many, and how we’re thinking outside the box to deliver evidence-based solutions Our community faces a serious problem, one that has touched many of our lives and will continue to do so: the meth crisis. Meth use has spiked all over California and…

On Thursday, McCarthy and several other Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to California’s Public Utilities Commission concerned that California’s net neutrality law would impact a program started after California’s net neutrality law went into effect, where some wireless providers did not count the use of the VA’s telehealth app by…

SB 260 — the first bill of its kind in the nation — mandates all companies with over $1 billion in gross annual revenue disclose and set up targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Sacramento — Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act…

I won’t lie. It’s been a difficult and frustrating start to 2021. On the positive side: tomorrow, we’ll have a President and Vice President who believe in science, who believe white supremacy is a bad thing, and who are creating an organized plan to end the pandemic and the economic…

What happened on January 6th was nothing short of a violent attempt to overthrow the United States government. We were all shaken by this terrifying attack on our democratic institutions. We all watched in shock as armed rioters streamed into the Capitol building and as members of Congress, their staff…

As we settle into our second stay-at-home order in the Bay Area, I’ll be honest: it’s a bit of a struggle to offer new words of guidance, comfort, or advice. No one needs to be reminded of how hard a time this is — we’re all living it. Many of…

As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m reflecting on what I’m thankful for during this very unusual and difficult year. I am thankful for all of our essential workers who keep our communities running during this time. I’m also thankful for all of you — the members of our community — for hanging…