Irene Sardanis

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Posted by Irene Sardanis | Jun 1, 2014 | Feature |

AFTER 30 YEARS as a psychologist, I retired. Behind the door of my study, I hid the shame of years...

I’ve Never Told Anyone But . . .

Posted by Irene Sardanis | Jun 1, 2014 | Feature |

Bay area writers offer different takes on a writing theme for The Monthly’s summer essay contest.

Ask the Expert: Estate Planning with Sara Diamond

by The Monthly Staff | Sep 22, 2021 | Faces of the East Bay, Family Care

The pandemic created the urgency for many East Bay families to set up an estate plan. Richmond Estate Planning Attorney, Sara Diamond answers questions about wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance health care directives.

Berkeley-based bio honors SF architect Bernard Maybeck’s daughter-in-law

by Pam Valois | Jul 29, 2021 | Architecture, Faces of the East Bay, History

Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck’s life began in 1901 on a Javanese sugar plantation and ended ninety-five years later in her house in the Berkeley hills. I met her in 1977, as my boyfriend and I followed the rumors of a unique cottage for rent. From the time of our first...