Mary Noel Pepys is our speaker for Friday, March 6 th . Mary Noel will be reflecting on her 30-year journey, during which she has lived two lifestyles that are worlds apart—one in the United States, where she enjoyed the privileges of living in a democracy, and the other abroad where she had worked to advance democratic reforms in more than 45 countries. A Seminarian, Mary Noel is a director emeritus of UC Law – San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of Law.) She will be i

Alan Wong, the newest member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is the Seminar’s guest on Friday, February 20. Supervisor Wong was appointed by Mayor Dan Lurie to the board’s Sunset District-centered District 4 seat on December 1. The post had been held by Supervisor Joel Engardo until he was recalled over the conversion of the Great Highway to Sunset Dunes Park. A Lincoln High Grad, Supervisor Wong received degrees from UC San Diego and a master’s degree in public

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte will return to Sac Sem on Friday, February 27. Carl writes the “ Native Son ” column on page 2 of each Sunday Chron. A lifelong San Franciscan, Carl was a beat reporter with the “ Voice of the West ” starting in the 1970s. He will focus on recent shifts in the business of journalism (technologies, mediums, and impacts). Chair emeritus Dick Spotswood will introduce our guest.   RSVP TO ATTEND any upcoming seminar. To assist the k

“Ace” Smith is our guest this Friday, February 13. Averell “Ace” Smith is the campaign guru behind Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom. Capitol Weekly says he’s  “a legend among California political consultants, the San Francisco-based Smith has handled campaigns for president, governor, senator, local contenders and, perhaps most memorably, his own father.” (Past Seminarian and San Francisco District Attorney) Arlo Smith . https://capitolweekly.net/oral-histories/ace-smith-pol