San Francisco Values - Kaplowitz, Rick; Spieler, Geri
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The Values That Unite Americans Across The Political Spectrum Family-friendly. Equality-based. Patriotic. All-American values at the bedrock of the trailblazing San Francisco Bay Area, and yet also perspectives routinely attacked as a threat to our nation's morals and ideals. In SAN FRANCISCO VALUES: Common Ground for Getting America Back on Track, Spieler and Kaplowitz delve, from both liberal and conservative perspectives, into the complex and sometimes contradictory values that define the United States. Proud San Francisco Bay Area residents who care about America's future, the coauthors…mehr

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The Values That Unite Americans Across The Political Spectrum Family-friendly. Equality-based. Patriotic. All-American values at the bedrock of the trailblazing San Francisco Bay Area, and yet also perspectives routinely attacked as a threat to our nation's morals and ideals. In SAN FRANCISCO VALUES: Common Ground for Getting America Back on Track, Spieler and Kaplowitz delve, from both liberal and conservative perspectives, into the complex and sometimes contradictory values that define the United States. Proud San Francisco Bay Area residents who care about America's future, the coauthors draw on research, facts, and laws to show how San Francisco values and political voices have shaped national opinion and policy on major issues. Topics include: => Why San Francisco Leads the Nation in Innovation => Personal Choices, Diversity, and Immigration => Celebrating Love and Families in All Their DiversitySan Francisco Values concludes each chapter with Action Steps to help each American consider fundamental personal and national values, and how we can get beyond ad-hominem attacks, before going to the polls.
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Dr. Kaplowitz has served as a senior executive in academia and in technology. He was a dean and vice president at colleges including Rutgers University, Merrimack College, New England Institute, and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. He was a director at Raytheon (Defense Systems division) and a vice president at Gartner (technology consulting). Rick has been involved in the management of local political campaigns in both Andover, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto, California. He has also served on community boards, including on the Santa Clara County Senior Care Commission; California Senior Leadership Alliance; Billy DeFrank Center; Leadership Palo Alto; Adolescent Counseling Services; and Greater Lawrence Mental Health & Retardation Board. A Silicon Valley resident for the past 30 years, Rick grew up on a dead-end street in Brooklyn. He earned his bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College and his master's degree at Columbia University, taught mathematics in Brooklyn and in France, and then attended Harvard University, where he earned his doctorate, studying at the schools of education and management. An accomplished public speaker, Rick finds that his speaking these days is well received at marriage celebrations, where he serves as a wedding officiant. He and his wife and co-author, Geri Spieler, live in Palo Alto, California.