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City says APE still has millions in work to do on SF auditorium

City says APE still has millions in work to do on SF auditorium

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 19, 2023

An email from the San Francisco Real Estate Division to the City Administrator's office shows that as of last October, Another Planet Entertainment still has $4 million in improvements to do to a venue at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 19, 2023

The White House has announced that Angélica Garcia, the president of Berkeley City College, will be appointed to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, where she will serve alongside celebrities such as Lady Gaga and George Clooney.

Guest Opinion: Harvey, the merchants, and the theater

Guest Opinion: Harvey, the merchants, and the theater

  • by Terrance Alan
  • Apr 19, 2023

The Castro Merchants Association was founded by Castro Camera business owner Harvey Milk in 1974 in response to the anti-gay Eureka Valley Merchants Association.

Editorial: APE has only itself to blame

Editorial: APE has only itself to blame

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 19, 2023

Another Planet Entertainment has only itself to blame after a Board of Supervisors committee gave initial approval to an amendment that would require the Castro Theatre's orchestra seating to be fixed.

Drag rally held in Palm Springs

Drag rally held in Palm Springs

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 19, 2023

Members of drag and allied communities in Palm Springs held a "Drag4Drag" rally in the desert city Tuesday, April 18.

Transmissions: Under the influence

Transmissions: Under the influence

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 19, 2023

It sounds positively cynical to say this, but we live in an era of spectacle and circus, provided to us hour by hour via social media.

Obituaries: Darryl Wayne Thompson

Obituaries: Darryl Wayne Thompson

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 19, 2023

The obituary for Darryl Wayne Thompson, a former San Francisco resident who moved to Wichita, Kansas to be with the love of his life.

Obituaries: Leslie Jay Schroeder

Obituaries: Leslie Jay Schroeder

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 19, 2023

The obituary for Leslie Jay Schroeder, who worked for Pacific Bell for many years before taking a number of other interesting jobs, including a stint in Berlin for Fujitsu. He was also an avid cyclist.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 19, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign joined Equality Florida Wednesday in a forum Wednesday about the unprecedented assault on LGBTQ rights in the Sunshine State

SF City Hall to be lit up for Lesbian Visibility Week

SF City Hall to be lit up for Lesbian Visibility Week

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 18, 2023

San Francisco City Hall will join a handful of cities around the world lighting up select buildings for Lesbian Visibility Week from April 24-30.

Former SF Fetish Wear founder Robert Todd Fulton dies

Former SF Fetish Wear founder Robert Todd Fulton dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 18, 2023

Robert Todd Fulton, an event promoter and fetish wear website founder also known by his professional name, Scott Morris, died April 14 at his home in Cathedral City, California.

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2023

Relatively unknown outside of LGBTQ political circles, and a white candidate running for a seat San Francisco Latino leaders want to reclaim, Trevor Chandler is launching his bid for District 9 supervisor 19 months before voters will cast ballots.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 18, 2023

There may not be as many queer visitors to Disney World or other attractions in Florida after the statewide LGBTQ rights organization took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory for the state in light of recent hard-right policies.

SF supervisors' committee backs fixed seating at Castro Theatre on divided vote

SF supervisors' committee backs fixed seating at Castro Theatre on divided vote

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 17, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 2-1 April 17 in favor of an amendment to landmark the fixed orchestra seating in the Castro Theatre.