Writing is hard. In advance of HSR&D Bedford/Boston Writers' Week (2/3-7) I'm getting rid of my own writing distractions (too many meetings, a messy desk & full inbox) & looking forward to the accountability & comradery of writing w/my colleagues. #CHOIRWrites insidehighered.com/advice/2010/06…

Oakland is first city in CA to ban criminal background checks in most housing applications, according to San Francisco Chronicle Sarah Ravani / سارا

This is shameful administrative indifference. I hope this decision can be overturned and that we can retrain those involved to actually read ticket appeals and consider the merits fairly.

Housing bill defeated in CA senate. It would have been a major step in Gov Newsom’s plan to reduce the housing shortage. The bill would have reduced height restrictions for new housing construction near transportation hubs. There may be another try this year. See Alexei Koseff

San Francisco to open nation’s first meth sobering center. It will also help connect people to addiction treatment resources. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heathe…

Excellent Writer’s Week; great workshop near the end too. Thanks to Gemmae and others for organizing it. Also really interesting article on co-authorship and how it is viewed through feminist lens.

Joseph E. Stiglitz “Economic relations shape who we are: cooperatives encourage cooperative behavior #progressive capitalism University of San Francisco Keith McInnes

Predictive algorithms increasingly used to predict who is likely to recidivivate, commit welfare fraud, etc. States plan to use to set sentence lengths after conviction. nytimes.com/2020/02/06/tec…. Caution and transparency will be important about what data are behind the algorithms.

Speaking about his new book. Golden Gates, fighting for housing in America

Congratulations Dr. Taryn Vian for being quoted in Los Angeles Times on ethics and the potential for corruption and diversion in the distribution of COVID19 vaccine latimes.com/california/sto…. Laura J. Nelson 🦅 Maya Lau

Thank you to Molly McCrea for this great segment on #COVID19 ethical #vaccine access issues CBS News Bay Area I was happy to be interviewed SanFrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/02/04/cor… USF Media Relations USF School of Nursing and Health Professions Tim Ken Mackey, MAS, PhD Veronika Wirtz

Pandemic silver linings: #COVIDCreativity My creative, thoughtful colleagues Dr. Rani Elwy (she/her) Keith McInnes Elizabeth Maguire came together this past year to provide a digital forum for HSR&D Bedford/Boston stay connected. Thank you!

Anyone who is starting to lose sympathy for unvaccinated people needs to consider this. Most of unvaccinated aren’t hard core anti-vaxxers willfully denying COVID. They are people who for various reasons are hesitant or who haven’t prioritized it and deserve our empathy and help