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Guest Opinion: Why I'm running for SF district attorney

Guest Opinion: Why I'm running for SF district attorney

  • NEWS
  • by Ryan Khojasteh
  • Mar 13, 2024

I am frustrated and concerned with the direction we're heading in. From the many conversations I've had with my neighbors, the consensus is that people feel less safe today than they did a few years ago.

Editorial: SF not progressive? Think again

Editorial: SF not progressive? Think again

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

The editorial board rebuts the notion that San Francisco is no longer a progressive city after last week's election.

San Francisco supervisors urge city to invest in local media

San Francisco supervisors urge city to invest in local media

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 13, 2024

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution to bolster the relationship between local media and city departments by urging greater city support and resources be directed to community and ethnic journalism outlets.

Vote margin decreases further for gay South Bay House contender Low

Vote margin decreases further for gay South Bay House contender Low

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

It is coming down to the wire to see if gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) will survive his March 5 primary race for an open South Bay U.S. House seat.

Lesbian transit leader Beckles ahead in East Bay Senate race

Lesbian transit leader Beckles ahead in East Bay Senate race

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

Lesbian former Richmond city councilmember Jovanka Beckles leapfrogs into second place in her bid for an open East Bay state Senate race.

Gay former presidential adviser David Mixner dies

Gay former presidential adviser David Mixner dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 12, 2024

David Mixner, a gay man who once advised former President Bill Clinton before a falling out over the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays in the military, died Monday, March 11, in New York City.

Razor thin margin continues to shut out gay South Bay House contender Low

Razor thin margin continues to shut out gay South Bay House contender Low

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 11, 2024

Gay Assemblymember Evan Low finds himself trailing by a razor thin margin in race for an open South Bay U.S. House seat.

Vandals attack Half Moon Bay LGBTQ center, officials say

Vandals attack Half Moon Bay LGBTQ center, officials say

  • CRIME
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 11, 2024

Officials at the Coast Pride Center in Half Moon Bay reported alleged anti-LGBTQ vandalism after a Progress Pride flag was removed and a rock was thrown through a window of the office.

STIs fall in SF after doxyPEP rollout

STIs fall in SF after doxyPEP rollout

  • HEALTH
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Mar 11, 2024

The early rollout of doxyPEP in San Francisco has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections, according to studies presented March 4 at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver.

US Supreme Court poised to hear LGBTQ-related cases

US Supreme Court poised to hear LGBTQ-related cases

  • LEGAL
  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 11, 2024

More than halfway through its 2023-24 session, the U.S. Supreme Court has dispensed with three appeals in ways that help LGBTQ people.

Political Notes: Gay mayor, supervisor candidates in nail-biter races

Political Notes: Gay mayor, supervisor candidates in nail-biter races

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 8, 2024

Gay men vying for Bay Area supervisor seats and to become the first out mayor of Sacramento find themselves in nail-biter races.

LGBTQ Agenda: Biden comes in clutch at election year State of the Union

LGBTQ Agenda: Biden comes in clutch at election year State of the Union

President Joe Biden's overarching message, as he made his case for a second term before the United States Congress on March 7, is that "the free world is at risk" both at home and abroad.

Results remain unchanged for out Alameda supervisor candidates

Results remain unchanged for out Alameda supervisor candidates

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

Results remain unchanged for pair of out Alameda supervisor candidates after vote count is updated.

SF mayor makes case for reelection in State of the City address

SF mayor makes case for reelection in State of the City address

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 7, 2024

San Francisco Mayor London Breed made the case for her reelection at the State of the City address along the city's Embarcadero on March 7.