Thought Leadership

18 May How to address mental health issues of youth in fallout from COVID-19

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13 May BOB’S BLOG: PROXIMATE

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Some of you may be aware that I very recently lost my life partner, my rock, my bride, and my best friend, Robin, to breast cancer. I am still grieving, processing, and the healing will take some time. Her passage obviously came at an already challenging...

28 Apr California is flattening the curve but we must remain vigilant to stay healthy

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23 Apr Coronavirus: America’s Public Health Fail

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23 Apr Pandemic: Preparing for a new normal

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22 Apr ‘Policy violence’ against people of color increases COVID-19’s deadly toll

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20 Apr Oakland Forms Task Force To Address Racial Disparities Of Coronavirus Pandemic

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17 Apr “Political Power and Public Health in California,” featuring Dr. Anthony Iton

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14 Apr Coronavirus underscores need for healing America’s racial divisions

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This op-ed was originally published on SF Chronicle on April 14, 2020. The reports of racial disparities among COVID-19 victims should not surprise us. African Americans and Latinos have typically experienced disproportionate exposure to a range of health issues. For example, African Americans are twice as likely to...

03 Apr My Thoughts On 2020 Census

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COVID-19 crisis has affected all of us. It has changed the way we live our daily lives and now it has complicated the 2020 Census. Counting every person living in California continues to be the highest priority. We must not let COVID-19 impact how our...