He was once a prominent sommelier at San Francisco’s Tartine Manufactory. Now, as the director of policy and advocacy for Safer Together, Vinny Eng’s job is to demand better health equity from our institutions. Even in the face of fear and uncertainty — Eng is a native of Monterey Park and experienced a grueling wait for news from his family as the recent mass shooting there unfolded — he insists we have more in common than what divides us. He has some recipes for getting action from systems that fail to deliver results: Channel the urgency, make a precise diagnosis, and be adaptable. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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