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Wrapping up a trip to the Bay Area for work. It's weird after living in California for over 30 years (20 years in various parts of the Bay) to visit. Seeing all the places where a lot of memories were made. Kind of like being in an open world game after you've gone through all the missions, playing a small side quest.

Got to eat tacos (Tacos Sinaloa) and Ethiopian food (Cafe Colucci) -- scratched that itch. Met up with a friend for shitty hotel breakfast, but good conversation.

Wished I had more time for hanging out with friends.

Along with devastating cuts to numerous govt agencies and relief programs, it should come as no surprise that #DJT admin's ugly cuts to #NEA grants were coming. The severance of support to #arts charities and non profit agencies were made official last week, ending previous grant$ from the #NationalEndowment for the Arts and longstanding annual committments are effectively canceled, almost immediately.

The grant cancellations are particularly dire for arts organizations for which NEA funding may constitute the bulk of a project's budget.

In #SFBayArea , the cut$ include support for the #LGBTQ centric #Frameline #FilmFestival, #SFJAZZ, #Berkeley Rep, Women’s Audio Mission, #American Conservatory #Theater, #TheLab, San Francisco International #Arts #Festival and many many more worthy recipients. Most of these iconic and dedicated organizations will of course be able to continue their track record of creativity and community service, but will be seeking more fiscal signs of support from local sources than ever before and encourage patrons to get personally connected.

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