Why I am calling for a Local Health Emergency in San Francisco
Why I am calling for a Local Health Emergency in San Francisco
May 5, 2021
Gloria Berry, D10 resident, candidate for supervisor and elected member of the Democratic County Central Committee Assembly District 17, sponsored a broadly endorsed and near unanimous resolution adopted by the DCCC in 2020 calling for full moratorium, medical monitoring and reparations for Hunters Point residents.
by Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai
Biomonitoring detects pollution in people. As a method for measuring toxic chemicals in human tissues, HBM is a proven tool for studying harmful environmental chemicals to confirm exposures and validate public health policies. Population biomonitoring was first applied to environmental public health in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory reduction of lead in gasoline on Jan. 1, 1986.
Ken Jones, S.F. Pride s Father of Diversity, dies at 70
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Ken Jones, a queer elder and former SF Pride President, on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 15, 2020.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Ken Jones stands for a portrait outside City Hall in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
When Ken Jones moved to the Castro neighborhood in 1973, he was often one of the few Black gay men in many queer bars and businesses. The Navy veteran had already worked on special projects at the Treasure Island Naval Base geared toward further desegregating the armed forces. It was inevitable that Jones would turn that same focus toward the Castro and San Francisco’s larger LGBTQ world, which he did during decades of activism.