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Unity In The Garden Of Good And Evil

August 30, 2023 7:06 amAugust 30, 2023 7:06 am

Unity. What does the word really mean? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word unity as “the quality or state of not being multiple: ONENESS.” Alternative definitions include “a condition of harmony,” and “the quality or state of being made one.” Yet...

The Reparations Quagmire

August 14, 2023 6:57 amAugust 14, 2023 8:20 am

Slavery is evil and like so many evils in this world it has been a stain on humanity for a very very long time. But does the mere existence of the abomination require it be redressed through the imposition of...

AG Bonta Announces ‘Surge in Reported Hate Crimes’ 8 Weeks After Creation of ‘CA vs Hate’ Hotline

June 28, 2023 4:09 pmJune 28, 2023 6:08 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta just released the Hate Crime in California report Tuesday, prepared by the state Department of Justice. In early May the Globe reported on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official launch of CA vs Hate, “a new...

Jargonauts: California’s and the Nation’s Bane

June 28, 2023 6:48 amJune 28, 2023 7:07 am

Jargon has its place – quite often an important place. At sea, there is a reason for words like port and starboard, lines and yards, and fore and aft. Every communication must be specific, correct, and not open to misinterpretation....

Unruh Civil Rights Act in California

February 7, 2023 6:49 amFebruary 7, 2023 6:54 am

Civil Code Section 51(a) created the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which provides that all persons in California are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status,...

‘Cut-and-Paste’ Governmental Anti-Racism Group’s Overt Political Agenda

January 31, 2023 7:18 amFebruary 2, 2023 9:54 am

Like so many organizations and foundations and inter-governmental efforts, it has a “who could complain about that?” name: the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, GARE for short. And like so many similar organizations, GARE has very specific political agenda...

San Francisco Elections Commission Backtracks on Sacking Director John Arntz

December 15, 2022 11:52 amDecember 15, 2022 12:01 pm

Two weeks ago, I reported on the decision of the San Francisco Election Commission to not renew the term of John Arntz, by a 4-2 vote, who is completing his fourth 5-year stint as Director of the San Francisco Department of...