On Monday, the Bay Area lost one of our strongest voices and advocates for social equity in the arts when Lawrence Ferlinghetti — author, publisher and founder of San Francisco’s famed bookshop, City Lights  — died at the wondrous age of 101.A longtime resident of the city’s North Beach neighborhood, his passing is a reminder that San Francisco’s identity as a revolutionary, countercultural bastion isn’t what it once was. While the cost of living continues to rise and older generations of activists fade away — making it harder for free-spirited artistry to exist — we gather tightly to...…On Monday, the Bay Area lost one of our strongest voices and advocates for social equity in the arts when Lawrence Ferlinghetti — author, publisher and founder of San Francisco’s famed bookshop, City Lights  — died at the wondrous age of 101.A longtime resident of the city’s North Beach neighborhood, his passing is a reminder that San Francisco’s identity as a revolutionary, countercultural bastion isn’t what it once was. While the cost of living continues to rise and older generations of activists fade away — making it harder for free-spirited artistry to exist — we gather tightly to...WW…