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A New Test of Service and Sacrifice

This Memorial Day takes on new significance as America welcomes the largest number of returning veterans since the end of World War II. After nearly 13 years, America’s waning involvement in the wars...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

Undone on Highway 101

On the way to a friend’s birthday party recently, I was on highway 101 in Sonoma County, stuck in slow-moving traffic. Traveling at a snail’s pace allowed time to check out the other drivers: a guy...

Bess Bendet

Lessons from Mi Abuelita

Her chest rose and fell in sync with every beep of the machine next to her hospital bed. She lay there peacefully, unaware of the heartache five generations of her family were enduring alongside her...

Crispin Delgado

Presidents Message: Spring 2014

It has been nearly three months since significant expansions of healthcare coverage took full effect across our state and across the country. As we near the end of open enrollment through Covered...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

From Boys to Men - Lessons Along the Way

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month . It presents a great opportunity for parents to talk about healthy relationships with their teenagers - both boys and girls. Most people naturally...

Build. Test. Repeat.

I love spreadsheets. And I mean love spreadsheets. I even dressed up as one for Halloween. In my view, there are few problems that can’t be solved with a Pivot Table or vlookup . So, when I joined...

2023 year in numbers
$17.8 million awarded
70 grants made