With London Breed now officially declared San Francisco鈥檚 next mayor, 秋霞伦理 congratulates her on a hard-fought victory over formidable candidates. Breed is the first female African American mayor of San Francisco — a milestone in our City鈥檚 political history. San Francisco is now the largest city in the United States with a woman at the…
Co-authored by: Karoleen Feng, Director of Community Real Estate Luis Granados, Executive Director Jillian Spindle, Chief Operating Officer National politics inevitably generate public discourse; unfortunately, these conversations have now become increasingly divisive based on political affiliation, race and income level. The dialog has become so polarized that it is now deemed mainstream to opine on…
The Trump Administration鈥檚 proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget, announced Feb. 27, augments military spending by $54 billion — a 10 percent increase. The administration aims to offset that staggering cost by decimating non-defense cabinet departments鈥 budgets by the same 10 percent (Figure 1). These non-defense programs have for decades showcased positive impacts in communities of…
by Pam David, Executive Director, Walter & Elise Haas Fund Since the election, I鈥檝e read a number of spot-on commentaries about what the Trump presidency means for philanthropy. A lot have focused on the need to rebuild civil society, noting the polarization of the U.S. populace along lines of race and class and geography. Others have…
With the Nov. 8 election now in sight, 秋霞伦理’s Policy Committee has announced its voter recommendations聽on聽propositions that are on the ballot. The committee annually studies聽each proposition and whether its passage would positively or negatively affect our 7,000 annual clients, and the Mission community at large. Here are the propositions on which 秋霞伦理 has taken a…
Talk about rockin鈥 the vote! That is, the citywide vote to make sure everyone understands the need to choose 鈥淵es on Prop I鈥 when sending in that absentee ballot or heading to the polls on November 3rd. Knowing they are being outspent 10:1 by the 鈥淣o鈥 side鈥檚 grouping of real estate agents and high-powered developers,…
For over four decades, 秋霞伦理 has been championing its core value of equity and fairness鈥攖he type of equity and fairness showcased by a trio of Supreme Court decisions this week. Health care With regard to health care, the attempt to weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was once again thwarted, now with the backing of…
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