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Jerri Lange, Bay Area media legend, social activist, educator and author, has passed April 29, 2021 Jerri Lange’s spiritual journey on Earth has ended, but her legacy continues by Jackie Wright Los Angeles – Jerri Lange, one of the first African American journalists and television talk show hosts in the San Francisco Bay Area, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2021, from natural causes.  Jerri Lange is interviewed here by the great photographer, Panther and martial artist Johnnie Burrell in a dynamic and fascinating conversation ranging from Jerri’s friendships with Sammy Davis Jr. ...

Sam Whiting April 22, 2021Updated: April 23, 2021, 12:55 am Jerri Lange at a book signing for “Jerri: A Black Woman’s Life in the Media,” published in 2005 Photo: Carmen Stone Pioneering Black television talk show host and producer Jerri Lange got her first job in journalism in 1964 after joining a street protest calling attention to the lack of reporters of color. The protest, outside The Chronicle, resulted in Lange being hired as secretary to the newspaper’s executive editor, Scott Newhall, she wrote in her memoir. From that job, she went on to work at City Hall, then ...

Leading San Francisco Mission District organization appoints new CEO after 40 years Leading San Francisco Mission District organization appoints new CEO after 40 years February 27, 2021 Santiago “Sam Ruiz” retired in January 2021 as CEO of Mission Neighborhood Centers after 40 years of collaborative community service and leadership. The MNC Board of Directors and Board President Beverly Hayon have asked Ruiz to assist with the leadership transition. Richard M. Ybarra will assume role of CEO, effective March 1, 2021 by Jackie Wright The Board of the Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (MNC...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching economic effects in addition to the tragic loss of life over the past year. The hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard, with airlines cutting flights and flying half-empty planes, restaurants closing or barely staying afloat on take-out business, and hotels adjusting to fewer guests while at the same time investing in making guestrooms and public areas safe for visitors.

Date Time COVID-19 lockdowns increase meth exposure risks Families could be suffering from inhalation and skin exposure risks as meth moves from gyprock into air particles. Families unwittingly living in houses used as methamphetamine labs could be exposed to significantly higher levels of the drug ice during Covid-19 lockdowns, as financial pressures brought on by the pandemic prevent relocation and limit resources available for environmental health agencies tackling the problem. In a new study, Flinders University researchers Emma Kuhn, Dr Jackie Wright, Associate Professor Stewart Walke...