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Sasha Perigo

Sasha Perigo

It took me eight years to be diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Here’s my story.

I remember the day I realized I had bipolar clearly. I wasn’t sitting in a clinician’s office, but a Chipotle. Specifically the one on…

May 20, 2020

It took me eight years to be diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Here’s my story.

May 20, 2020

Sasha Perigo

November 2019 Voter Guide

San Francisco Elections

Oct 26, 2019

November 2019 Voter Guide

Oct 26, 2019

Sasha Perigo

The Politics of Public Criticism

Ocasio-Cortez’s public criticism of Democratic leadership isn’t naïve, it’s deliberate.

Jan 8, 2019

The Politics of Public Criticism

Jan 8, 2019

Sasha Perigo

Highlights from the First Week of the California Legislative Session

Monday was the first day of the California legislative session that will continue through September 2019. For a policy nerd like me, this…

Dec 8, 2018

Highlights from the First Week of the California Legislative Session

Dec 8, 2018

Sasha Perigo

You’re Not the Disability Police

These days it feels like everyone and their brother is concerned with determining whose emotional support animal is legitimate and who is…

Nov 27, 2018

Nov 27, 2018

Sasha Perigo

Survivor’s Guide to Major Depression

With major depression comes major exhaustion, which means I’ve spent the majority of time I’ve been on health leave from work laying around…

Nov 14, 2018

Survivor’s Guide to Major Depression

Nov 14, 2018

Sasha Perigo

Sasha’s Mega-Long Bay Area Voting Guide

November 2018 General Election

Oct 20, 2018

Sasha’s Mega-Long Bay Area Voting Guide

Oct 20, 2018

Sasha Perigo

A Day in the Life with Major Depression

We’ve all experienced exhaustion before, but the exhaustion I experience with depression is hard for me to comprehend. Today is the first…

Oct 8, 2018

A Day in the Life with Major Depression

Oct 8, 2018

Sasha Perigo

Rediscovering My Love of Reading After an ADHD Diagnosis

When I was a kid I absolutely loved reading. I probably read more adult level books from the age of 10 to 14 than I’ve read in my entire…

Sep 23, 2018

Sep 23, 2018

Sasha Perigo

Demanding an Immediate End to Homeless Sweeps

This morning I was driving through the Mission when I witnessed what was either a homeless sweep or a “routine cleanup” at 16th and South…

Sep 12, 2018

Demanding an Immediate End to Homeless Sweeps

Sep 12, 2018

Sasha Perigo

Sasha Perigo

This blog sees the 1 in 10 blog posts I actually finish writing. You can hire me to write professionally by emailing sasha dot perigo at gmail dot com!

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