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Editorial: National Dems miss an opportunity

Editorial: National Dems miss an opportunity

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 6, 2021

The Democratic National Committee's decision to scrap a Black trans woman as an at-large member of the DNC was disheartening and confusing to many, more so because it was tone deaf to calls for diversity and equitable representation.

Editorial: Don't leave LGBTQ Afghans behind

Editorial: Don't leave LGBTQ Afghans behind

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 29, 2021

President Joe Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan last month, but lost in the ensuing debate has been the fate of LGBTQ Afghans now living under the homophobic Taliban regime.

Editorial: Lt. gov's missed opportunities

Editorial: Lt. gov's missed opportunities

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 22, 2021

In two recent instances, California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis has missed opportunities regarding LGBTQ issues in San Francisco.

Editorial: Breed should get behind OD emergency

Editorial: Breed should get behind OD emergency

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 15, 2021

San Francisco supervisors are likely to approve a resolution in the coming weeks urging Mayor London Breed to declare the city's overdose crisis a local emergency.

Editorial: HRC board made the right call

Editorial: HRC board made the right call

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 8, 2021

It's not easy for a nonprofit board to reach the stunning conclusion that it must fire its leader "for cause," but that's what the board of the Human Rights Campaign and its Human Rights Campaign Foundation did late September 6.

Editorial: An expensive lesson for VA school board

Editorial: An expensive lesson for VA school board

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 1, 2021

The Gloucester County School Board in Virginia may have wanted to stop trans students from using the restrooms that match their gender identity in its schools, but it turned out to be an expensive lesson.

Editorial: Newsom needs to turn up the volume

Editorial: Newsom needs to turn up the volume

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 25, 2021

A couple of weeks ago we editorialized against removing Governor Gavin Newsom from office.

Editorial: Barbara Lee was right

Editorial: Barbara Lee was right

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 18, 2021

Nearly 20 years ago, Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D) stood alone among her colleagues and voted against going to war in Afghanistan — she was the only member of the House and Senate to do so.

Editorial: Vote no on Newsom recall

Editorial: Vote no on Newsom recall

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 11, 2021

Beginning August 16, California voters will receive their mail-in ballots for the September 14 recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Editorial: Bay Area mask mandate is welcome news

Editorial: Bay Area mask mandate is welcome news

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 4, 2021

It was only last summer when we began making and stocking up on face coverings, and yet we couldn't let them go even after getting vaccinated.

Editorial: Trans visibility matters

Editorial: Trans visibility matters

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 28, 2021

This week, Pew Research Center released a new survey that found a growing number of U.S. adults know a transgender person or someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns.

Editorial: Politicians delay while overdoses soar

Editorial: Politicians delay while overdoses soar

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 21, 2021

It seems like some legislators in Sacramento do not realize or do not want to acknowledge the severity of the drug overdose crisis in cities like San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles.

Editorial: Castro cultural district can unify the neighborhood

Editorial: Castro cultural district can unify the neighborhood

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 14, 2021

It was nearly a year ago that we editorialized in favor of raising a more inclusive Pride on the giant flagpole at Castro and Market streets.

Editorial: BART leads on transit reopening

Editorial: BART leads on transit reopening

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 7, 2021

The announcement by BART last week was indeed a hopeful sign that we're venturing out after a year of confinement.