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Essential Changes
If there have been no posts recently, it’s because ArtHouse has been forced to take a new approach to moving things forward. In June, we were told that our policies no longer qualified us for fiscal sponsorship, since current guidelines did not allow our fiscal sponsor to represent an organization that involved real estate or…
Keep readingThe Wrong People Call the Shots
Two things have taken up a lot of my attention recently and made me wonder why the decision making in this country is done by people who know so little about the consequences and folly of their decisions. The most pressing thing concerns ArtHouse, my nonprofit for co-op artists’ housing and venues in San Francisco,…
Keep readingInformation for the Curious
The legendary San Francisco columnist, Herb Caen, once said, “San Francisco isn’t what it used to be, but it never was.” He captured, in a few words, the city’s relentless innovation and openness to new kinds of thought, lifestyles, and creativity. Things that started here, especially in the arts, have inspired the world; the tech…
Keep readingA Very Weird Silver Lining
In 1968, the musical “Hair” opened off-Broadway, and soon was on Broadway for nearly 2000 performances. In 1979, the book and music by Gerome Ragni and James Rado were made into a film. Between theater and film, it brought into popular consciousness the notion of the Aquarian Age, which astrologers had anticipated for centuries. And…
Keep readingOffice Hours
In a recent post, “Re-imagining the Roles of Realtors and Landlords in San Francisco’s Revitalization,” I talk about three-way partnerships between my project, ArtHouse, landlords who will partner with us to restore the priced-out arts community, and the realtors who introduce us. In such partnerships, everyone benefits. The landlord gets rents, a massive in-kind charitable…
Keep readingWhat Has P Segal Done?
I’ve made a lot of things happen since I got out of college. This was one of them. ⚝──⭒─⭑─⭒──⚝ P Segal: Services to Community I was born and raised in the Italian community of San Francisco (real name Roberta Pizzimenti). Ever since I returned from my college years in Los Angeles, I’ve served this city,…
Keep readingOnce Again: Why We Need Artists More Than Ever
The last time I wrote about this, I also included a painting by the German Expressionist Emil Nolde because he scared the Nazis so much they took his paint brushes. More about Nolde later. ༻﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡༺ For almost a decade, I’ve been the lone voice in America speaking out in defense of artists, who are less…
Keep readingClosing the Books, 2025
Closing the Books, 2025 With less than a week left in this challenging year, some American taxpayers are considering how to maximize their deductions with last-minute charitable donations. This is a good thing—everyone, regardless of a modest income, can give up to $300 to a good cause and pay that much less in taxes, and…
Keep readingBecause It’s December
Because It’s December As the calendar year comes to an end, Americans are inclined to think more than usual about money. Depending on one’s circumstances, thinking about money takes many forms. One of them, that includes so many of us, is Christmas spending, which imposes a different form of stress in every part of the…
Keep readingReally, Thank the Hippies
We’re having a revolution in America, although now it’s resistance and protection rather than joyous social change, like the ‘60s. In the last post I put up on this site, about the outrageous amount of corruption in San Francisco, I make the light-hearted suggestion that I need to find a partner for ArtHouse from the…
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