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Diversion likely for Emeryville hate crime defendant

November 29, 2023

The case of the man prosecutors allege committed hate crime vandalism at an Emeryville senior housing facility will likely go to diversion instead of trial.

After assaults, trans woman upset at lack of SFPD response

by John Ferrannini
Nov 15, 2023

A Black trans woman tells the Bay Area Reporter the San Francisco Police Department isn't doing its job after she brought two alleged assaults to its attention — including providing a picture and workplace information for one alleged assailant.

Drag queen slashed after nighttime show in SF's Castro district

by John Ferrannini
Nov 10, 2023

A prominent Castro neighborhood drag performer was attacked late Monday with a knife, but says she is doing fine now.

Woman speaks out in Emeryville hate crime case

by John Ferrannini
Oct 24, 2023

A woman who is a resident at a senior housing facility in Emeryville is speaking out after her former neighbor allegedly removed a Pride-themed display in June.

Preliminary hearing pushed back in gay Oakland murder case

by John Ferrannini
Oct 17, 2023

The preliminary hearing in the case of the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland earlier this year was pushed back one month during a court hearing Tuesday.

Gay SF man's 2018 killing gets new look from TV's Grace

by Ed Walsh
Oct 11, 2023

Nationally known legal commentator and television personality Nancy Grace is blasting the San Francisco Police Department's handling of the grisly killing of a gay man in 2018.

LGBTQ Agenda: Man sentenced in federal hate crime against Seattle LGBTQ nightclub

by John Ferrannini
Oct 10, 2023

A Washington state man was sentenced October 3 to four years in prison after being convicted of a federal hate crime in an arson incident three years ago near an LGBTQ nightclub in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says

by John Ferrannini
Oct 4, 2023

The sun came up over Oakland's Port Bar this morning with its two front windows and glass entrance door apparently shot through in what its co-owner believes was an intentional act.

SFPD: Two suspects get away after Castro bar break-in

by John Ferrannini
Oct 3, 2023

Two suspects got away after allegedly breaking into the Lookout bar in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood.

SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

by John Ferrannini
Sep 27, 2023

The Cinch Saloon, the last LGBTQ bar on Polk Street in downtown San Francisco, was vandalized with graffiti containing an anti-trans slur.

SF DA says Tenderloin stabbing was alleged anti-LGBTQ hate crime

by John Ferrannini
Sep 21, 2023

A stabbing inside a permanent supportive housing building in the Tenderloin that left a man seriously injured was an anti-LGBTQ hate crime, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins stated in a news release Thursday.

FBI agents come to Castro as part of anti-hate crimes fight

by John Ferrannini
Aug 31, 2023

With seven-in-10 reported hate crimes in San Francisco occurring against gay men — the FBI is fully committed to enforcing federal hate crimes statutes regardless of who is in the White House, agents told an audience in the Castro.

San Jose LGBTQ nightclub vandalized just days after Pride

by John Ferrannini
Aug 30, 2023

An LGBTQ nightclub in San Jose's Qmunity District was vandalized just days after Pride festivities in the South Bay city — leading to the bar being closed all day Tuesday, the owner said.

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

by John Ferrannini
Aug 25, 2023

The Alameda County District Attorney's office has charged a 64-year-old man with hate crime vandalism alleged to have happened in the lobby of a senior housing facility.

Prelim hearing date set in gay Oakland murder case after discovery woes resolved

by John Ferrannini
Aug 25, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland earlier this year said his problems receiving evidence from prosecutors are getting resolved.

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