Good Works
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Five Questions for Dr. Melinda Skrade and John Gumina
John Gumina and Dr. Melinda Skrade run Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. (Illustration by Olivia Wise) When Dr. Melinda Skrade applied…
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Funding the Next Generation of Mozarts
Opera Scouts, a year-round arts ensemble for students aged 12 to 18, visited Rome in April 2018. (Caroline Altman) As…
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Eric Temple’s Mission of Inclusion
The head of school at San Francisco’s Lick-Wilmerding High touts an elite yet accessible pipeline to prestigious colleges on both…
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Bringing Havana to Napa
Gorretti Lo Lui and Lawrence Lui by Olivia Wise. Festival Napa Valley has become a mainstay on the City’s social…
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Space Crunch at the Food Bank
Paul Ash has led the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank since 1989 following years working in the private sector, including a…
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Linda Mornell’s Summer Love
Founder of Summer Search, Linda Mornell. (Illustration by Olivia Wise.) “It’s not for everybody,” founder Linda Mornell says of Summer…
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Living for the ‘Lightbulb’ Moment
Music for Minors Executive Director Sonja Wohlgemuth. (Illustration by Olivia Wise) Sonja Wohlgemuth’s commitment to music runs baritone deep. The…
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Battling for a Breakthrough
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Meet the Atherton woman whose tireless efforts have raised millions toward finding a…
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The Humane Society’s Ken White
Illustration by Olivia Wise. At the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA, where he’s served as president since 2002, Ken White…
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The Second Act of a First-Rate Hero
Tony Stefani’s cancer diagnosis led to early retirement from the San Francisco Fire Department. Today, he’s leading the charge to…
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