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Mayor-elect Lurie taps gay OpenAI chief, SF Dem party chair for transition team

Mayor-elect Lurie taps gay OpenAI chief, SF Dem party chair for transition team

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 18, 2024

Gay OpenAI chief Sam Altman is one of 10 people tapped to lead San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's transition team, it was announced Monday.

Torres, hiding from cameras at sex charges hearing, held without bail

Torres, hiding from cameras at sex charges hearing, held without bail

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 14, 2024

Gay former San Jose city councilmember Omar Torres will be held without bail, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled following a November 14 hearing.

Political Notes: Gay Stockton council candidate Enríquez on cusp of declaring victory

Political Notes: Gay Stockton council candidate Enríquez on cusp of declaring victory

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 14, 2024

Several Stockton City Councilmembers have already called to congratulate him on winning his bid to join them and have referred to him as the councilmember-elect, as well as have a number of other city leaders since the November 5 election.

Gay Supervisor Mandelman eyes SF board presidency

Gay Supervisor Mandelman eyes SF board presidency

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 14, 2024

Once again, gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is eyeing the board presidency position.

San Francisco supervisor panel backs axing police code rules on bathhouses

San Francisco supervisor panel backs axing police code rules on bathhouses

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 14, 2024

Excising a decades-old police code section that requires bathhouses in San Francisco not to have rooms with locked doors, as is traditionally a feature of establishments with queer male clientele, received the backing Thursday from a supervisors panel.

Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who won CA marriage case, dies

Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who won CA marriage case, dies

  • LEGAL
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 14, 2024

Theodore Olson, a conservative lawyer who helped George W. Bush secure the White House and later worked to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage, died November 13.

SF voters pass Milk plaza, City Clinic bond; close westside highway

SF voters pass Milk plaza, City Clinic bond; close westside highway

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 13, 2024

San Francisco voters have passed a bond measure that will give City Clinic a new home and allocate $25 million toward the renovation of Harvey Milk Plaza.

News Briefs: Events will remember trans victims of violence

News Briefs: Events will remember trans victims of violence

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 13, 2024

Bay Area events will take place to observe the Transgender day of Remembrance.

Wright bests Sangirardi in SF BART race

Wright bests Sangirardi in SF BART race

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 13, 2024

Voters already knew a gay man would represent District 9 on the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors — it was just a question of who would be taking gay BART board director and current President Bevan Dufty's place.

Editorial: Senator Chuck Schumer has 1 job

Editorial: Senator Chuck Schumer has 1 job

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 13, 2024

Between now and January 3, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has one job: to convene the Senate to confirm President Joe Biden's judicial nominees that have already cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Political Notebook: Martinez to be 1st LGBTQ Santa Cruz supervisor

Political Notebook: Martinez to be 1st LGBTQ Santa Cruz supervisor

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 13, 2024

Queer mom and longtime nonprofit leader Monica Martinez will be Santa Cruz County's first out supervisor.

SF Night Ministry celebrates 60 years

SF Night Ministry celebrates 60 years

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Nov 13, 2024

The San Francisco Night Ministry, best known for its outreach to people experiencing homelessness in the Tenderloin, celebrated 60 years of service on November 1.

Guest Opinion: AIDS orgs may not survive to see the end of the pandemic

Guest Opinion: AIDS orgs may not survive to see the end of the pandemic

  • NEWS
  • by Tyler TerMeer
  • Nov 13, 2024

We are extraordinarily fortunate in San Francisco to be making strides in ending the HIV epidemic that has ravaged our communities for over four decades.

Transmissions: Election 2024: The fallout

Transmissions: Election 2024: The fallout

Typically, at this time of year, I would write about the Transgender Day of Remembrance and the dozens of transgender people who have been killed at the hand of anti-transgender violence.