Bob Woodson, founder of the Woodson Center and the 1776 Unites project, died Monday at 89. Bob grew up fatherless…

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent…

As we stand at the crossroads of a nation in need, we’re faced with a stark reality: our welfare system,…

The San Francisco Human Services Agency held the grand opening of the District 10 Community Market last week. The market…

Some people claim they don’t exist. Others want to ignore them. In reality, there are thousands of kidnapped children forced…

SACRAMENTO — President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was mostly about political posturing (and proving that he was…

SACRAMENTO — The best way to avoid a life of poverty is to develop work skills that are marketable. That…

As I survey the few friends I have left as I enter into old age, I see some who are…

I love Thanksgiving. It’s the best American holiday — besting July 4, if only because the celebrations don’t scare the…

As I wrote in my previous essay, one of the most profound and deeply damaging impacts of President Lyndon Johnson’s…