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2021 Annual Report: A Just Recovery for the Bay Area
There are few moments in a lifetime where a community, country, and world can share a universal before and after. As we near the end of 2021, it is…
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Eviction Cliff: How to Keep Bay Area Residents in Their Homes
On October 5, SFF held a donor briefing to respond to the housing emergency that was set in motion when California’s eviction moratorium expired last week. Experts from three…
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Leadership During Crisis: Bay Area Leads Fund 2020 Report
This year continues to reveal the many ways that we must recover, reimagine and rebuild our nation so that it works for everyone. The two destructive pandemics—COVID-19 and systemic…
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San Francisco Foundation Announces Two Leadership Retirements Effective this Spring
Contact: Ling Woo Liu, lliu[at]sff.org February 2, 2021 COO Dee Dee Brantley retires after 19 years; Chief of Philanthropy Ruben Orduña retires after eight years SAN FRANCISCO, CA –…
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Investments: A Core Tool for Racial Equity
In my seat as Director of Investments for the San Francisco Foundation, I see the financial repercussions of our country’s racist legacy. A report by Citigroup last year found…
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We All Need Nature
Green spaces make people healthier and happier. We feel better after a short walk, a trip to the beach or a visit to a park. When we spend time…
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Bay Area residents want recovery efforts to prioritize under-invested communities, new poll finds
Contact: Ling Woo Liu, lliu[at]sff.org May 3, 2021 Residents see support for small businesses, living wages for all workers, revitalized public transportation, and preventing evictions and homelessness as key…
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Addressing Segregation in Bay Area Housing
By Shajuti Hossain, Public Advocates Housing justice advocates around the Bay Area have engaged for more than a year with the Association of Bay Area Governments to include racial…
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Following the Verdict, the Fight for Racial Equity Continues
I remember the Rodney King verdict like it was yesterday. And when the LAPD officers were on trial, I was not prepared for disappointment that came with that verdict.…
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From Farm to a Seat at the Table: Impact America Fund’s Journey
Four years ago, Kaiton Williams and his wife held a dinner party in their home in Oakland for friends, some old and some new, as they often did prior…
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One Year of COVID: A Chance to Reimagine the Bay Area
Today marks exactly one year since the Bay Area became the first region in the country to issue Shelter-in-Place orders to control the spread of a virus whose name…
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Economic Recovery Must Put Women of Color First
By now, we’ve all seen the headlines: the pandemic has been catastrophic for women, with every month revealing shocking numbers of women being laid off or leaving the workforce…