May 2, 2017 — Jaimal Yogis is a San Francisco author who lives at Ocean Beach with his wife and three sons. He spent many years traveling the world seeking spiritual enlightenment. That time is captured in his upcoming book All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride. Jaimal sat down with a fellow surfer, KALW’s Ben Trefny, to talk about it. YOGIS: All that … [Read more...]
Call this hotline number if ICE is at your door
MARCH 8, 2017 — All over the Bay Area faith groups are stepping up to oppose the Trump administration’s executive orders that could clear the way for massive deportations. Some are joining a growing network of sanctuary churches where those at risk of deportation could stay indefinitely. … [Read more...]
To attract newcomers, historic Buddhist church tries something new: meditation
DEC. 13, 2016—San Francisco's Japantown is a historic relic of an earlier time when Japanese immigrants and their families clustered here and found homes. In 1899, they founded a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist congregation, the first of that tradition on the continent. Today, far fewer Japanese families live in this part of town. During World War II the government incarcerated people of Japanese … [Read more...]
