Wishing the best for San Francisco writer and historian David Talbot, who suffered a life-threatening stroke on June 2, his family announced.
The stricken author is recovering in the hospital, according to his son Joe Talbot, who directed and co-wrote the award-winning film "The Last Black Man in San Francisco."
A Go-Fund-Me account has been set up to help the 72-year-old author pay his expenses. The stroke left Talbot unable to write, halting the small income he received from writing articles and books.
Talbot, co-founder of the news web site Salon and author of the San Francisco history "Season of the Witch," also suffered a stroke in November 2017. His "Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke" gives an inspiring account of his recovery.
Published in 2012, "Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love" covers San Francisco's volatile 1960s and '70s, from the Summer of Love to the assassinations of Mayor George Mascone and Supervisor Harvey Milk and the Jonestown Massacre. The book also praises the San Francisco 49ers's Super Bowl success for helping the city heal from its traumatic events.
Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, The CIA and the Rise of America's Secret Government," accuses Dulles' CIA of conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
In columns on Facebook, Talbot has accused San Francisco's wealthy business class and well-paid Silicon Valley workers of raising housing costs and driving the middle class out of the city. He supported progressive District Attorney Chesea Boudin, ousted in a recall election, and frequently lambastes Mayor London Breed, whom he sees as a tool of the city's plutocrats.
Drawing the ire of Democratic Party supporters, Talbot ardently supports Robert F. Kennedy's independent presidential campaign.
Downplaying Kennedy's anti-vaccine beliefs, Talbot asserts that Kennedy is the only candidate challenging the country's ruling class of military contractors, Wall Street financiers, billionaires and petroleum companies.
Talbot and his wife, Camille Peri, recently disclosed plans to leave their longtime home and move to a smaller residence. The family in announcing Talbot's stroke asks for assistance in finding a small apartment for the couple after Talbot leaves the hospital.
The stroke has silenced one of San Francisco's distinctive voices. Talbot readers hope he'll soon be back championing the city he loves.
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