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Corrine Rankin is willing to work with people to make bonds affordable. That’s her way of guaranteeing “non-excessive bail.” When bail first originated it was thought of as progressive way to secure people’s release, but what the Constitution does not mention is how to pay for the bail bond. There are options and clients can negotiate down payments and how much collateral to put up. Bond agents can also offer interest-free monthly payment plans, but those can take years to pay off.

Staying home with a new baby is a rare privilege for many parents these days, but maybe it shouldn’t be. Spending time together in those first months is important for the well-being of both parents and kids. California’s Paid Family Leave policy is starting to address that, but a lot of families are still falling through the cracks.

Title: The U.N. of Native American Fellowship (CrossCurrents) [ AUDIO / ARTICLE ] The words “Native American Reservation” might conjure an image of an expansive Southwestern landscape, or maybe a Casino. But for the 45,000 Native Americans in the Bay Area, the reservation looks a little different: It’s a squat brick building on a busy intersection in Oakland. The Intertribal Friendship House is one of the only community centers for Native Americans in the entire Bay Area. It was created in 1955, during the …

The first Pink Saturday was held in June of 1990, when a coalition of AIDS activists held a march through San Francisco that ended with a big, impromptu street party. The march was one of the last events of a full week of protests in the city. 25 years later, that week of historic queer activism still echoes today.