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Nov 29, 2023
How to Be Better Humans
Janeane Bernstein has spread flowers, love and joy since she was young. These days, she also picks up dozens of would-be-tossed bagels each week...
Nov 22, 2023
Free Gainel Hamilton: Locked Down by State Conservatorship
Eighty-five-year-old Gainel Hamilton smiles ear-to-ear as her family files into her room in the locked section of San Miguel Villa, in Concord. When Hamilton’s...
Nov 14, 2023
Power in Numbers
If it’s true that there’s power in numbers, teachers in Contra Costa County are a powerful group. When the teachers from one school in...
Oct 31, 2023
Cycles of Violence
If she were alive today, 27-year-old Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner would likely be on the cusp of passing her bar exam or perhaps she’d...
Oct 24, 2023
Beyond Mainstream Media
Bissan Absharar is an IT professional, a wife and the mother of four children. Up until recently, she felt safe letting her three oldest...
Oct 18, 2023
Just Say ‘Know’
It’s difficult to imagine how the late Nancy Reagan would have reacted if she’d attended Oakland’s Psychedelic Conference this year and heard Maurice Byrd...
Oct 11, 2023
Yes, And Wine!
Trying something new can be intimidating for most everyone. As parents nudge or sometimes pressure their children to try out a dance class, participate...
Oct 3, 2023
Intergenerational Child Rearing
One of the things I try to remind myself of during the very real struggle of getting my girls to school on time each...