What Ina Garten Taught Me About Luck, Courage, and Reinvention

June 6, 2026

I don’t even like cooking. So why couldn’t I put down Ina Garten’s book?

I picked it up at the airport before an international flight and ended up completely absorbed.

What stayed with me wasn’t the food.

It was the story of a woman who took risks, reinvented herself, built meaningful relationships, and created a life she genuinely enjoys.

The book left me inspired, and thinking about luck, courage, purpose, and what it takes to build a remarkable life. … More What Ina Garten Taught Me About Luck, Courage, and Reinvention

Marvel Project: A New Hope for Mission District Residents

April 26, 2026

In a neighborhood shaped by displacement, the “MARVEL” or La Maravilla housing project is a test of whether San Francisco can still make room for its own people. … More Marvel Project: A New Hope for Mission District Residents

5 Quotes About Women

March 8, 2026

1. “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”— Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2. “The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are.”— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3. “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever … More 5 Quotes About Women

Reclaiming the Feminine Energy in All of Us

March 8, 2026

The feminine is a force characterized by empathy, kindness, and expressive emotion and it is for both, female and male. … More Reclaiming the Feminine Energy in All of Us

Concentric Circles: The Bay Area Figurative Movement Revisited

May 14, 2025

My friend Delma and I went to a talk and an exhibit at the Pamela Walsh Gallery in Palo Alto. We are familiar with the Bay Area Figurative Movement and admire the purpose of this collective born and developed from the 1950s to the 1960s in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco. It was spearheaded by … More Concentric Circles: The Bay Area Figurative Movement Revisited

Celebrating Mexican Art & Culture at the San Francisco Symphony

October 27, 2024

Day of the Dead Program | Saturday, November 2, 2024The program starts at 3:00 PM | Activities begin at 1:30 PMDavis Symphony Hall | 201 Van Ness Avenue | San Francisco Each year around November 2nd, the San Francisco Symphony honors Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, in a colorful celebration … More Celebrating Mexican Art & Culture at the San Francisco Symphony

Javier Manrique Exhibición

April 18, 2024

¡QUEDAN INVITADOS! La Galería Sin Título y el Consulado General de México en San Francisco cordialmente lo invitan a la exhibición: Campos de Color por Javier Manrique, un artista que “abstrae hasta el minimalismo, hasta que el color domina y articula el rumbo y el ritmo de la mirada. La pintura reciente de Javier Manrique … More Javier Manrique Exhibición

Ellen Rosenthal in Spring Open Studios at Art Explosion

April 3, 2024

You Are Invited! San Francisco artist and photographer Ellen Rosenthal will participate in Spring Open Studios on Friday, April 12th, Saturday, April 13th, and Sunday, April 14th at Art Explosion. “Photography is a means of self-expression for me. It is also a means to an end: the only way to share what, to me, is … More Ellen Rosenthal in Spring Open Studios at Art Explosion

Home Is a Hotel: Life on the Margins in San Francisco’s Housing Crisis

March 7, 2024

HOME IS A HOTEL – A composite portrait of life on the margins in the most expensive city in the country (San Francisco). Screening at Grace CathedralSunday, March 10, at 1:30 PM(Please go to Grace Cathedral’s website to register) *Following the screening, Martha Ryan, Founder, Shellena Eskridge, Homeless Prenatal Program executive director, Jacquelynn Evans, HPP … More Home Is a Hotel: Life on the Margins in San Francisco’s Housing Crisis

Our Deepest Fear

March 1, 2024

By Marianne Williamson(Return to Love) – Quoted in Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Speech, 1994. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear in that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?Actually, who are you … More Our Deepest Fear

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 15, 2024

January 15, 2024, is a holiday in the United States, honoring civil rights champion, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His courage, charisma, and leadership helped him lead the civil rights movement for racial equality, in the 1960s, in the United States. MLK was born on January 15, 1929. He was murdered on April 4, 1968. … More Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Way We Are And How We Love To Remain Silent

December 20, 2023

Today, the City of Long Beach, California passed a proclamation urging permanent CEASE FIRE in Gaza, and support for Palestine. Other Cities are considering doing the same. I am truly surprised that the government in San Francisco, whose elected officials praise themselves as human rights activists and for everything good and right, is silent. One … More The Way We Are And How We Love To Remain Silent

Que los dejen vender, y que los dejen en paz

December 8, 2023

Vendedores ambulantes Latinos del Distrito de la Misión de San Francisco demandan que les permitan reanudar sus puestos y ventas en la calle, que la Ciudad les compense financieramente por sus pérdidas y gastos a raíz de la prohibición que entró en vigor a finales de Noviembre. Latino street vendors from the Mission District of … More Que los dejen vender, y que los dejen en paz

Un judío, un latino, y una palestina

December 2, 2023

Un judío, un Latino, y una Palestina se unen para cantar una de las más bellas canciones del mundo; se juntaron en Buenos Aires en Noviembre del 2023 para cantarla. El latino es León Gieco, quien escribió “Sólo le Pido a Dios” en 1978. SólolepidoaDios #LeonGieco

The Disappearance of Shere Hite: Rediscovering a Feminist Icon

November 30, 2023

Nicole Newnham directed and produced “The Disappearance of Shere Hite,” a film that explores the life and activism of Shere Hite, author of “The Hite Report.” The report, published in 1976, was a controversial study on female sexuality that triggered societal uproar. After facing unfair backlash, Hite relocated to Europe, continuing her efforts but never returning to the US. Newnham was inspired to make the film after reading Hite’s obituary, viewing it as a crucial story about preserving progress in women’s rights. … More The Disappearance of Shere Hite: Rediscovering a Feminist Icon

Extraordinary Dudamel’s Concertos in San Francisco

November 27, 2023

By Lupita Franco Peimbert The Gustavo Dudamel concert at the San Francisco Symphony over Thanksgiving weekend was extraordinary. The first piece was “Kauyumari” which in Huichol means “Blue Deer,” by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, followed by the presentation of Jorge Glem and his rendition of “Odisea” by Gonzalo Grau, along with the symphony. The experience … More Extraordinary Dudamel’s Concertos in San Francisco