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06/05/2026

Having met and co-hosted a virtual “TV” show with Jennifer Jolly during the COVID lockdown, I know her to be one of the few, true authentically reliable voices for all things tech. Today’s column is a keeper: and salvation. Subscribe to her newsletter. — David Perry

Three times a day, seven days a week, my husband's phone rings with fake "could-be-legit" callers. This week I finally fixed it. So can you.

06/04/2026

At tonight’s BuildIT Conference, VIP attendees at San Francisco’s SalesForce will be treated to the gourmet caffeine of Bay Area coffee innovator BrewBird. Below: take a listen to Jim Herlihy’s interview with BrewBird founder Mickey Du.

Mickey Du creator of Brew Bird disrupts artisanal coffee segment.

06/03/2026

Today on the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the life and legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997).

A defining poet of the Beat Generation and author of Howl, Ginsberg used his art and public voice to challenge censorship, militarism, conformity, and sexual repression. Openly gay at a time of deep stigma, he helped expand the language of liberation, visibility, and q***r self-expression in American culture.

www.RainbowHonorWalk.org

Read the tribute by historian Bill Lipsky in SF Bay Times at the link below:

https://sfbaytimes.com/3846/

06/03/2026

“We built this program around the idea that visibility is not one-dimensional. Q***r life contains joy, grief, resistance, humor, beauty, anger, love, and hope. This program reflects the fullness of that experience, and we are honored to bring it to Houston.”
— IPO’s Founder and Music Director Michael Roest

Houston—In a rehearsal room in San Francisco just three years ago, something remarkable happened. More than 80 musicians, q***r people and their allies, gathered from around the world, lifted their instruments and played together for the first time. For many, it was the first time they had ever ma...

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Month! The indefatigable Tom LeNoble will be “OUT and about” all Pride Month, starting with this week’s BuildIT conference and Friday’s flag raising with Mayor Daniel Lurie at San Francisco City Hall.

Learn more about Tom and his work at the link below:

https://openingpathwayscollective.com

05/29/2026

Breaking News! Over $344,000 raised tonight by First Graduate!!! Thank you!!

https://firstgraduate.org

05/29/2026

Sold out crowd tonight at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco for First Graduate’s 25th Anniversary “Gap & Gown” benefit gala. First Graduate is a San Francisco-based non-profit that helps low-income, first-generation students graduate from college and launch meaningful careers through a 10-year commitment starting in middle school.

https://firstgraduate.org

05/28/2026

Mellody Hobson joined Ariel Investments as an intern in 1991 and never left. Today, she is co-CEO and the largest shareholder of the firm, which is one of the leading Black-owned asset managers in the U.S., with roughly $14 billion under management. Hobson has built her career on the belief that cap...

05/28/2026

Ahoy! So delighted to be at the Hotel Zephyr San Francisco for my first meeting with our new / returning client the Fisherman's Wharf CBD. Also, thanks to Bri Maughan and the whole board for bringing aboard our entire David Perry & Associates, Inc crew. Also, appreciation for using my 15 year old “official headshot”….I know: I love it, but Alfredo assures me that it’s time for an update. 🙂 — David Perry

https://www.fishermanswharf.org

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05/25/2026

“Although Leo publicly presented his encyclical on Monday, he formally signed it on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of “Rerum Novarum,” — or “Of New Things” in English — a major encyclical written in 1891 by his namesake, Leo XIII.

The pope’s encyclical was timed to prompt comparisons with that earlier document, which guided Catholic teaching on how to protect workers after the technological and industrial disruptions of the 19th century.”

The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.