Linda was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1950.  She attended Catholic School for 12 years, graduating from Bishop Reilly High School in Queens, NY.  Linda’s first job was working as a legal patent secretary for Union Carbide Corporation in Manhattan. Having a strong desire to help people, she decided to leave corporate America to [...]

After many years teaching mathematics at New Mexico State University, Gabriel came to San Francisco to enjoy his retirement. San Francisco had been his favorite place for vacations and two and a half years ago, he made the move. Now, settled in the Outer Richmond district, he has created a community for himself that includes [...]

A Castro girl born and raised in San Francisco, Sheila Medina went to Douglass Elementary (now the Harvey Milk Academy) and Mission High School. With the exception of thirteen years in the Sacramento area, she has always lived in San Francisco. “I can be myself here, in every way.” Sheila comes from a working class [...]

Dean Atkinson is a serious man. He started being serious very young. Born into a military family, his father was an alcoholic who drank up the family’s money. Dean began working at eight years of age.  “I collected newspaper subscriptions at the naval air station where we lived, it was $20.00 a week. That allowed [...]