The Cali Years started as a book idea and morphed into a 3-part zine, which was partially hand-made at my home studio.

Street scene in San Francisco’s Mission District. 1981

Street scene in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. 1981

Kids hanging out on their stoop in San Francisco’s Mission District. 1981

Laila Ali, daughter of legendary professional boxer, Muhammad Ali, trains at her gym in Los Angeles. 1999

David Karutis, who has Asperger’s, and his son Anthony, who has high functioning autism and ADD, in San Jose. 2001

The Brigittine Monks, who run a cottage baking industry out of their monastery, in Woodside. 1983

Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur in Sonoma County. 1994

Isabel and Elijah Kashi playing on a swing set at a Joshua Tree camp site. 2000

Seniors gather for a morning tai chi class on the lawn of the Oakland Museum. 2000

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention for US President in Los Angeles. 2000

Julie Winokur holding our newborn son Elijah in San Francisco. 1995

Latinx immigrants worshipping in one of San Francisco’s Mission District storefront churches. 1986

Cowgirl at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, America’s only touring black rodeo, in Hayward. 2002

Spa patrons undergo a cold wrap after a steamy mineral bath at Murrieta Hot Springs. 1988

Singer-songwriter, composer, and actor, Tom Waits at the Limbo Lounge Diner in San Francisco. 1993

Tamayo, the “Costa Rican Bombshell,” 72, at the 1998 Miss Exotic World Pageant in the Mojave Desert.

A woman in the post-punk/ new-wave music and fashion scene shows off her dress at a club in Berkeley. 1980

Post-punk/new-wave music and fashion scene at a club in Berkeley. 1980

Sunila Fondekar in a yoga class at the Indo-American Community Service Center in Silicon Valley. 1997

Dressing up for Halloween in San Francisco’s Castro District. 1990

A frustrated driver during rush hour traffic in Oakland. 1988

Artist Andy Warhol in San Francisco. 1981

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., in front of a print by Ansel Adams. 1989

Actor and comedian Robin Williams at his home in Napa Valley. 1982

Tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle in San Francisco. 1981

Woman with a bouffant on an old-time trolley in San Francisco. 2002

A woman visits her incarcerated loved one in prison. 1989

Two guests at the Sherlock Holmes restaurant at the top of the Holiday Inn hotel in San Francisco. 1985

Bestselling author Danielle Steele with former husband John Traina on their way to the opening of the San Francisco Opera. 1982

Migrant farm workers get ready for a day of work harvesting strawberries near San Diego. 1995

Migrant farm worker harvesting strawberries near San Diego. 1995

A class called Swimming for Adults Afraid of Water, in Berkeley. 1988

A class called Swimming for Adults Afraid of Water, in Berkeley. 1988

Forest firefighter in Shasta County. 1999

Forest Service helicopters respond to fires in the Shasta/Trinity National Forest. 1999

Red skies as a result of fires in the Shasta/ Trinity National Forest. 1999

100-year-old Isaac Donner next to an old photograph of himself in the single-room occupancy hotel where he lives. 1999

Almost deaf, 100-year-old Isaac Donner has his hearing tested at the On Lok medical facility in San Francisco. 1999

Students in the San Francisco WritersCorps, a multicultural community service program for at-risk youth. 2001

Students in the San Francisco WritersCorps, a multicultural community service program for at-risk youth. 2001

Students in the San Francisco WritersCorps, a multicultural community service program for at-risk youth. 2001

Kids on their bikes in East Palo Alto, a community of color in the heart of Silicon Valley. 1999