SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the aftermath of tragedy to her long-awaited return to the U.S. Senate after illness earlier this year.

The pictures start in black and white, showing a young Feinstein as she leads an estimated 15,000 marchers in memory of slain Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. She became the city’s first female mayor after their assassination in 1978 and held the office for nearly a decade.

As mayor, she helped secure millions of dollars from the federal government to refurbish the city’s iconic cable cars and took a celebratory ride with Tony Bennett, who famously crooned of leaving his heart in San Francisco.

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The photos turn into color as Feinstein broke more barriers. She won a U.S. Senate race in 1992 to become one of California’s first two female senators. She was the first woman to head the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first woman to serve as the Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat.

She was the longest-tenured female senator in U.S. history and oldest sitting senator when she died Thursday at age 90 at her Washington, D.C., home.

Along the way, a playful Feinstein flexed a bicep in support of California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s $9 billion water bond for the state and linked arms with GOP President George W. Bush as they toured wildfire damage in San Diego. The centrist Democrat valued working with Republicans across the aisle.

One of her most significant legislative accomplishments came at the start of her career when the Senate approved her amendment to ban the manufacturing and sale of certain types of semi-automatic guns. The legislation expired a decade later, in 2014, and was never revived despite efforts by gun control advocates.

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During debate on the ban, Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig suggested Feinstein study up on the issue of guns. ″Senator, I know something about what firearms can do,” she replied.

Feinstein’s lengthy career was marred by illness and frustration among fellow Democrats over her health. She returned to Capitol Hill in May after more than two months out while recovering from the shingles virus.

Tributes poured in Friday for Feinstein.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the aftermath of tragedy to her long-awaited return to the U.S. Senate after illness earlier this year.

The pictures start in black and white, showing a young Feinstein as she leads an estimated 15,000 marchers in memory of slain Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. She became the city’s first female mayor after their assassination in 1978 and held the office for nearly a decade.

As mayor, she helped secure millions of dollars from the federal government to refurbish the city’s iconic cable cars and took a celebratory ride with Tony Bennett, who famously crooned of leaving his heart in San Francisco.

The photos turn into color as Feinstein broke more barriers. She won a U.S. Senate race in 1992 to become one of California’s first two female senators. She was the first woman to head the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first woman to serve as the Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat.

She was the longest-tenured female senator in U.S. history and oldest sitting senator when she died Thursday at age 90 at her Washington, D.C., home.

Along the way, a playful Feinstein flexed a bicep in support of California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s $9 billion water bond for the state and linked arms with GOP President George W. Bush as they toured wildfire damage in San Diego. The centrist Democrat valued working with Republicans across the aisle.

One of her most significant legislative accomplishments came at the start of her career when the Senate approved her amendment to ban the manufacturing and sale of certain types of semi-automatic guns. The legislation expired a decade later, in 2014, and was never revived despite efforts by gun control advocates.

During debate on the ban, Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig suggested Feinstein study up on the issue of guns. ″Senator, I know something about what firearms can do,” she replied.

Feinstein’s lengthy career was marred by illness and frustration among fellow Democrats over her health. She returned to Capitol Hill in May after more than two months out while recovering from the shingles virus.

Tributes poured in Friday for Feinstein.

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The celebrated fashion designer Patrick Kelly (1954–1990) was only 35 years old when he succumbed to AIDS, and yet his work today often appears as lively and boundless as it was when he was alive more than two decades ago. His enduring message of love – one that boldly reaffirmed the empowerment of blacks and fearlessly pushed the boundaries of fashion – is evident in the Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love exhibition, which runs from October 23, 2021 to 24 de Jung.

Lauren L. Camerlengo

“I want my clothes to make you smile,” said Kelly, who was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and despite the many challenges he faced as a black gay adolescent, most of all from his mother and father, after that of his father Grandmother was raised, an optimistic, creative vision developed. In 1969, Kelly died. Kelly briefly attended Jackson State University in Mississippi before moving to Atlanta and then New York. With an anonymous ticket in hand, he arrived in Paris at the age of 25.

He worked as a freelance designer in the City of Lights for several years before founding the company and the fashion line Patrick Kelly Paris in 1985 with his business and life partner Bjorn Guil Amelan. Together they conquer the world with clothing that not only became internationally known, but was also representative of his personal expression, which fearlessly dealt with blackness, systemic racism and the queer experience.

Members of our San Francisco Bay Times team have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Runway of Love, announced during the shutdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the museum is open and waiver is mandatory, the exhibition will bring Kelly’s captivating work to the West Coast public. It will highlight nearly 80 of its memorable designs.

“The de Young Museum has always been dedicated to showcasing the best fashion designers in the world, and we are delighted to present Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love to our audience,” said Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of Fine Arts Museums from San Francisco. “Kelly was a pioneering artist who created an extraordinary variety of designs in her lifetime. Everyone should know the name Patrick Kelly and we hope this exhibition does just that. “

Despite the fact that black fashion designers have continually crossed the barriers of the industry, Kelly was a true pioneer. His bold and luminous creations stood out on the streets, in nightclubs, and especially on the catwalk. This extraordinary vision led Kelly to be the first American and first black designer to be elected to the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, a renowned French association for clothing designers. Perhaps more notably, Kelly received such awards while being and remaining one of the few designers who directly addressed racial issues in his work.

The exhibition places Kelly and his designs in the broader context of art and fashion history by looking closely at his inspirations. Its influences are examined in seven different sections, including his black legacy, memories of his childhood in the south, experiences in the club and gay cultural scene in New York and Paris, and his muses from art, fashion and black history.

We recently learned more about Kelly and Runway of Love thanks to Laura L. Camerlengo, Associate Curator of Costume and Textile Arts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Presenting Curator of the exhibition.

San Francisco Bay Times: It’s remarkable how Patrick Kelly was self-taught and had a vision of what he wanted to do so early on. Who were his main mentors during his childhood and formative years, and how did they influence him?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Patrick Kelly was born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by strong women. His mother taught him to draw and an aunt taught him to sew. In several interviews he recognized his grandmother as the “backbone” of his aesthetic. Another source of inspiration were the styles worn by members of his parish; he often said, “The Black Baptist Church on Sundays, the ladies are just as wild as the ladies at Yves Saint Laurent’s haute couture shows.”

San Francisco Bay Times: Vintage clothing stores were particularly popular in the 1970s. Kelly showed great initiative when he opened his own store in Atlanta. Do you know how long he owned the shop and which vintage fashions appealed to him the most at the time?

Laura L. Camerlengo: The curator of the exhibition, Dilys Blum, sheds light on Patrick Kelly’s time in Atlanta in her catalog essay. Kelly opened a small store called Moth Ball Matinee in 1974 shortly after moving to Atlanta. There he sold antique and used clothing as well as converted clothing and his own designs.

San Francisco Bay Times: Has he ever spoken or written about any problems he likely had while growing up as a gay, black teenager and young man in Mississippi? If so, are there specific stories you could share?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, Patrick Kelly has experienced racism all his life and shared his experiences with racism. His former business and life partner Bjorn Amelan continued to tell these stories after Kelly’s death. Patrick Kelly’s children’s books, for example, were lore from white schools filled with racist notes for future readers. Kelly had to flip through pictures of Blackface to study – a painful memory that has stayed with him all his life.

San Francisco Bay Times: Has anyone ever found out who gave him (anonymously) his first one-way ticket to Paris in 1979?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, it was the supermodel and superstar Pat Cleveland who bought him his one-way ticket to Paris in 1979. She met with Patrick Kelly in New York and saw that he was struggling to get there as a designer. In an interview that we shared in the exhibition catalog, she recalls: “People helped me, I thought – that’s why I gave him the ticket – so why not help each other to make our dreams come true? We only need one person to believe in us, and Patrick kept that dream alive for many more years. “

San Francisco Bay Times: Bjorn Amelan is a remarkable figure himself. How did he and Kelly meet?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Bjorn Amelan and Patrick Kelly met in 1982. At that time, Amelan was a photographer agent for luminaries such as Horst P. Horst and William Klein. They met in designer Willi Smith’s showroom in New York City. Kelly and Amelan got together again in Paris in 1983 and became business and life partners afterwards.

San Francisco Bay Times: How did Kelly first come into contact with Gloria Steinem? She seemed to play an important role in building his international career.

Laura L. Camerlengo: As Dilys Blum indicates in our catalog, Patrick Kelly was introduced to Gloria Steinem by New York television producer Carla Morgenstern. Kelly had a connection to Morgenstern through Ellie Wolfe, whom he met while residing in Atlanta from 1974 to 1978. Steinem also interviewed Patrick Kelly on the Today show.

Even more poignant, Gloria Steinem gave a beautiful eulogy in honor of Patrick Kelly during his funeral service at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 1990. She said, “He was an outsider who brought the outside with him and then the outside eliminated outside / inside division for everyone. He united us with buttons and bows, tassels and fringes instead of dividing us with gold and jewels. In his presence the ‘not powerful enough’ felt hope and the ‘too powerful’ humanity. “

San Francisco Bay Times: What are some of your own favorite pieces in Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love? Please do let us know why you are getting these pieces or why they appear noteworthy in some other way.

Laura L. Camerlengo: It’s hard to pick a favorite design – a bit like asking me to pick a favorite kid! But my dear, late friend and colleague Monica Brown – who initiated this exhibition – was a huge fan of Patrick Kelly’s wool suits, which feel both professional and whimsical. In her honor I will name these as my “favorites”.

San Francisco Bay Times: How many pieces / ensembles are new to the exhibition that are from FAMSF? Have these items been exhibited before? And please describe some of these items of clothing.

Laura L. Camerlengo: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was honored to receive several designs by Patrick Kelly from two former Kelly colleagues: Elizabeth “Ms. Liz “Goodrum, Kelly’s longtime assistant; and Audrey Smaltz, a famous catwalk show producer who also coordinated Kelly’s spirited catwalk shows. Among the items of clothing that can be seen in our exhibition are a gray and black striped jailhouse skirt-themed knit dress donated by Goodrum and a chewing gum-pink quilted coat with small pictures of the American-born black entertainer and activist Josephine Baker is printed on. donated by Smaltz. Several pieces of jewelry donated by Goodrum will also highlight many of the ensembles that the Philadelphia Museum of Art has made available to us.

San Francisco Bay Times; What do you think is Kelly’s enduring legacy for the fashion and art world? Like Keith Haring, he seemed to be as much time man as he was, but also unique and timeless.

Laura L. Camerlengo: Patrick Kelly’s style signatures – like his use of tubular knit to create body-conscious styles – have become part of the fashion lexicon. Since his death, the designer himself has served as a symbol of hope and a rallying call for other black fashion professionals, as most recently with The Kelly Initiative. (https://thekellyinitiative.net/)

San Francisco Bay Times: It’s moving that the controversial Golliwog image he used in his work – taking control of this derogatory symbol – is on his tombstone along with an image of a heart. Was that his decision? Or maybe Amelans?

Laura L. Camerlengo: Yes, Bjorn Amelan was inspired by the signatures of Patrick Kelly Paris for the tombstone images, including the house’s Golliwog logo and the heart button. But it is the epitaph that perhaps best embodies the designer and his legacy: “Nothing Is Impossible”.

San Francisco Bay Times: Please mention anything else you would like to tell our readers.

Laura L. Camerlengo: The presentation of Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love in our museums marks the first time Patrick Kelly’s work has been presented by a West Coast museum. We were supported in this endeavor by many of Patrick Kelly’s friends, colleagues, and co-workers; aspiring scientists, such as our consulting scientist, Dr. Sequoia Barnes, and Established Academics; and various members of the Bay Area community. We are excited to share Patrick Kelly’s important contributions to fashion and his enduring legacy with our audience.

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SAN FRANCISCO, September 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – A groundbreaking educational partnership begins today that will empower the home care workforce and provide dedicated caregivers with an avenue to careers in nursing. The partnership between City College of San Francisco (CCSF), UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Homebridge – one of San Francisco Leading in-house care organizations for older adults and people with complex health, behavioral and social needs – follows key lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis. It should strengthen San Francisco Responding to current challenges related to aging, equal opportunities and labor.

The program provides Homebridge In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) employees with on-the-job training for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification by CCSF and connects participants with on-the-job clinical training at UCSF. It will then connect workers with CNA jobs and provide a path to nursing careers with San Francisco Health care provider.

The initiative aims to overcome barriers to career advancement for home care services, including access to education and training, and fees related to healthcare education and certification. Funded by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Metta Fund, the program provides paid on-the-job training for CNA certification for Homebridge employees. Program participants stay on the job at Homebridge while attending ten hours of weekly classes on the CCSF curriculum. The state clinical practice requirement of 100 hours is met at UCSF Health.

“The launch of this innovative career pipeline initiative is an important strategic step in expanding our long-term care workforce and creating a thriving health sector for all San Franciscans,” said Mayor London Breed. “Since these workers are predominantly colored women, the initiative also shows San Francisco Commitment to economic opportunities and equal opportunities for women and people of color. These dedicated home care workers have been at the forefront of helping older adults and people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis, saving lives and enabling vulnerable residents to stay at home safely here in the city. “

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Throughout the pandemic, home and community caregivers have been first responders to older adults and people with disabilities living in isolation at home. Your rapid response networks and home support services are critical to maintaining home safety, access to vital resources such as food and health care, and facilitating entry or re-entry into community care facilities.

“As the most important vehicle for professional and personnel training in San Francisco, City College is looking forward to this partnership “, commented Interim Chancellor Dianna Gonzales. She added, “Partnerships like this also show our commitment to economically empowering our diverse and most vulnerable communities while continuing our mission to provide educational pathways with a social justice perspective.”

Fully accredited by the CA Department of Public Health, the 15-week, on-the-job, Certified Nursing Assistant training program provides career opportunities in certified healthcare for home care workers and provides healthcare providers with access to a dedicated, highly skilled, experienced and patient workforce . The partnership is an innovative step in the integration of home care and health services that has long been advocated by IHSS practitioners and beneficiaries as necessary for successful, high quality home care.

A statewide master plan for aging called for by Governor Newsom in 2018 and published in January 2021, names “care that works” as one of its five bold goals to be achieved by 2030. The plan aims to create one million high quality caregivers and predicts a labor shortage of up to 3.2 million paid direct caregivers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for long-term support workers at home and in the community increased and is expected to increase in the near future as access to IHSS is expanded below California State law 2021-2022. These shifts come after a decade of growth in California direct care workers between 2009-2019 (source: PHI) and as California is preparing for 25% of the population to be 65 or older by 2030.

Home care is currently the largest of all occupations in California (Source: PHI 2021). Despite their vast reach, the vendors’ workforce remains largely underpaid and unrecognized as an invaluable part of the U.S. workforce and health care system. In California, home care workers are twice as likely to live in low-income households as other Californians, and one in four lives below the state poverty line (Source: CA Master Plan for Aging). Most nursing professions are held by women (81% PHI), especially black, Indigenous, Latin American, and Asian-American women, and many are immigrants (48% PHI).

The program is also a step in addressing a significant shortage of nurses and nursing assistants across the country, both in the face of aging nursing staff and increased demands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This partnership offers these frontline workers an important career path that also helps hospitals and other health care facilities that benefit from the new skills of these workers,” said Dr. Pat Patton, DNP, MSN, RN, Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President of Patient Care Services at UCSF Health. “As an anchor institution in San Francisco, with the goal of contributing to the socio-economic health of our community as well as health care needs, we pride ourselves on being part of advancing the employee and health development goals that are critical to meeting the nursing needs of the San Franciscans are.”

The program is one of three CCSF institutional service agreements, including one with SF Police and SF Fire focused on career expansion and the first in healthcare. For Homebridge, whose IHSS work is funded by a contract with the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services, it is the next link in a highly acclaimed person-centered care model with a ladder from home care to health care. “We believe that delivering critical training with employment is a way of doing things San Francisco and other jurisdictions everywhere California to increase the number of employees with incentives and a suitably skilled workforce capable of meeting the growing demands of an aging population California,” called Mark Burns, CEO of Homebridge.

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March 04, 2021

New homes at 53 Colton Street offer comprehensive support services and stable homes to 96 adults who have been released from homelessness

San Francisco, CA. – Mayor of London N. Breed today announced the groundbreaking ceremony for a new affordable housing complex at 53 Colton Street that will house 96 homeless people. This project is part of a new mixed use development on 1629 Market Street also known as the Plumbers Union Project. The new houses at 53 Colton, along with the construction of a further 499 residential units, are an essential part of the revitalization of the larger “Hub” district around the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue.

Development is fueling the city’s economic recovery strategy, which aims to create new jobs and invest in infrastructure that will ensure the post-COVID-19 economy in San Francisco becomes fairer and more resilient than before. The development of 96 new affordable housing units for San Francisco’s most vulnerable residents advances several recommendations from the City Economic Recovery Task Force and illustrates San Francisco’s efforts to retain and support residents. The overall project of the Plumbers Union is estimated at 1,200 jobs in the construction industry.

“With projects like this one at 53 Colton, we will recover from this pandemic and return even stronger than before – by building affordable housing, creating good construction jobs and helping our most vulnerable residents,” said Mayor Breed. “To fuel our economic recovery and make San Francisco a more affordable place to live, we need to continue our efforts to create new homes and level out decades of substructure. The Plumbers Union Project is the kind of innovative partnership that shows this. I’d like to thank all partners who have worked together over the years to get us to this point of construction. “

The project also expands Mayor Breed’s Homelessness Restoration Plan, which will expand the capacity of the city’s homeless response system and create 1,500 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), including the 96 units at 53 Colton Street. A total of 6,000 internships for people with homelessness will be made available over the next two years as part of the Homelessness Recovery Plan.

53 Colton is a joint venture between the Strada Investment Group and the Community Housing Partnership (CHP), a nonprofit that currently operates the Civic Center Hotel Navigation Center, which will be refurbished after 53 Colton opens in late 2022.

The Plumbers Union project, approved in December 2017, comprises six buildings – five apartment buildings and a new union hall – on 2.2 acres on Market Street bordered by 12th Street, Brady Street and Colton Street. The new open spaces include the Joseph P. Mazzola Gardens, a plaza and passageways in the center of the block, while restored historic facades along Market Street will anchor the 11,000-square-foot retail space. The publicly and privately funded project is being developed by Strada in collaboration with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 38 and its pension fund.

“Providing new affordable housing units online in 53 Colton to stabilize nearly 100 of our most vulnerable residents is critical to our city’s recovery from COVID and our homeless crisis,” said Supervisor Matt Haney. “Supportive housing is our best tool in ending homelessness, and the Community Housing Partnership has a long history of providing quality services. I am excited to celebrate another affordable development in District 6.”

As part of the larger development deal with the city, the Plumbers Union project also worked with the Mayor’s Office for Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to obtain 66 affordable units in the South Beach Marina Apartments that would otherwise have become obsolete.

“UA Local 38 is a proud partner in this transformative development,” said Larry Mazzola Jr., Business Manager and Treasurer of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 38’s Treasurer. “The project will create much-needed housing and union jobs right on our doorstep new headquarters. “

“Our mission at Community Housing Partnership is to create permanent homes for people affected by homelessness,” said Rick Aubry, chief executive officer at Community Housing Partnership. “The challenge in San Francisco is big, and the solution requires us all to work together. We have partnered with the Mayor and City of San Francisco, Strada, lenders, the state and tax credit investors to achieve the goal. to hand over a bunch of keys to our first tenants in 2022. “

“53 Colton is part of a unique partnership between the public, nonprofit and private sectors and organized labor that will provide nearly 600 housing units, a new union hall and a key public park,” said Michael Cohen, founding partner of Strada. “Our ability to secure funding and begin building the pandemic is testament to the strength of this partnership.”

Critical permanent funding for 53 Colton was provided through a $ 4 million investment from MOHCD that allowed the $ 52.5 million project to move forward, as well as low-income residential property tax credits and a Department of Housing and Community Development of the State of California – Apartment Building Home Loans. Units are backed by a city-funded contract through a local subsidy program for operations, and homeless applicants are referred to development through the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Department’s coordinated entry system.

“We welcome the addition of this permanent supportive shelter that will be life-changing for the ex-homeless adults who will be housed here,” said Abigail Stewart-Kahn, interim director of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. “As the process progresses, the healing power of PSH offers people a chance to develop during the transition from homelessness.”

This news release was prepared by the office of the Mayor of San Francisco. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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