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Political Notes: Gay San Diego mayor Gloria heads to 2nd term

Political Notes: Gay San Diego mayor Gloria heads to 2nd term

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 7, 2024

Gay Democratic San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria won a hard-fought race to keep his job in the November 5 election.

Castro merchants plan for December events

Castro merchants plan for December events

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 7, 2024

An event to remember the victims of the AIDS epidemic highlighted an abbreviated Castro Merchants Association meeting November 7.

Gay CA Assemblyman Low concedes House race

Gay CA Assemblyman Low concedes House race

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) will not fulfill his dream of becoming the first out congressional member from the Bay Area.

Baldwin survives US Senate reelection

Baldwin survives US Senate reelection

The U.S. Senate's first — and soon its only — LGBTQ member appears to have won reelection, but Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) will now find herself as part of the minority party.

Guest Opinion: 'Rainbow is my favorite color'

Guest Opinion: 'Rainbow is my favorite color'

  • NEWS
  • by Olga Zilberbourg
  • Nov 6, 2024

In 2016, when my son was 2 years old, my childhood friend and her partner came to visit him.

El Cerrito on cusp of having 1st LGBTQ city council majority in Bay Area

El Cerrito on cusp of having 1st LGBTQ city council majority in Bay Area

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 6, 2024

El Cerrito is on the cusp of becoming the first Bay Area city with an LGBTQ majority on its City Council.

Editorial: Rough times ahead for LGBTQs

Editorial: Rough times ahead for LGBTQs

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 6, 2024

The shock is still all too real. Americans elected a convicted felon as their next president.

CA voters pass marriage equality initiative

CA voters pass marriage equality initiative

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

Californians overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to overturn Proposition 8 — striking language banning same-sex marriage from the state constitution.

SF DA Jenkins easily wins reelection

SF DA Jenkins easily wins reelection

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

San Francisco appears to have reelected its district attorney, city attorney, and sheriff, according to preliminary returns from the San Francisco Department of Elections.

Bauters leads Alameda supervisor race; mayor, district attorney recalled

Bauters leads Alameda supervisor race; mayor, district attorney recalled

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters is poised to break through an East Bay political pink glass ceiling, as he's leading for a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

SF education bodies to see new members

SF education bodies to see new members

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

Ever since the 2022 school board recalls — and especially considering the abandoned effort to close schools earlier this year — the elections for seats on the San Francisco Board of Education have taken on added weight.

San Jose councilmember Torres arrested, resigns from office

San Jose councilmember Torres arrested, resigns from office

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay San Jose city councilmember Omar Torres resigned from office shortly after his arrest November 5, the City Council confirmed to the Bay Area Reporter.

SF voters pass sweeping bond measure

SF voters pass sweeping bond measure

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

San Francisco voters are on the cusp of passing the $390 Proposition B infrastructure bond.

News Briefs: Flag raising set for Oakland LGBTQ district

News Briefs: Flag raising set for Oakland LGBTQ district

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

The Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District in Oakland will raise a Pride flag outside the LGBTQ Community Center on November 13.