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Obituaries: Alan Jaffray

Obituaries: Alan Jaffray

  • by BAR staff
  • Nov 3, 2023

The obituary for Alan Jaffray, who used his math skills to become a professional poker player.

Castro Merchants talk cops, holidays at November meeting

Castro Merchants talk cops, holidays at November meeting

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 2, 2023

A controversial proposed charter amendment to beef up police staffing by gay San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey was discussed at the Castro Merchants Association meeting Thursday.

Merchants rebuke Lesbians Who Tech after Castro confab woes

Merchants rebuke Lesbians Who Tech after Castro confab woes

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 2, 2023

The Castro Merchants Association issued a stinging rebuke to the recent Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit, voting at its monthly membership meeting to ask the organization not to shut down Castro Street for any future event.

Backers of 3 anti-trans CA measures receive OK to begin signature drives

Backers of 3 anti-trans CA measures receive OK to begin signature drives

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 2, 2023

Proponents of a trio of ballot measures restricting the rights of transgender youth are now free to launch signature drives to qualify them for California's 2024 fall ballot.

After long legal fight, KQED begins to mine Prop 8 tapes

After long legal fight, KQED begins to mine Prop 8 tapes

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 2, 2023

Seated next to his husband, Paul Katami, in one of KQED's San Francisco studios, Jeff Zarrillo is seen watching for the first time video footage of his testimony as one of the plaintiffs in the 2010 federal lawsuit Hollingsworth v. Perry

Editorial: Lesbian tech confab has outgrown Castro

Editorial: Lesbian tech confab has outgrown Castro

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 1, 2023

The Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit has come and gone, and organizers have only themselves to blame for the bitter feelings they've left with many Castro business owners.

LGBTQ summit returns to South Bay

LGBTQ summit returns to South Bay

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 1, 2023

A popular LGBTQ summit returned to an in-person format for the first time in three years, as nearly 200 queer and allied activists and community organizers met in San Jose.

Lt. gov's trans council finds niche in advocacy work

Lt. gov's trans council finds niche in advocacy work

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 1, 2023

The transgender advisory council formed by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis two years ago has met nine times since then, and now has a member connected to San Francisco.

Political Notebook: Gay former transit planner Logan runs for Oakland council

Political Notebook: Gay former transit planner Logan runs for Oakland council

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 1, 2023

A gay man who oversaw mobility issues in both San Francisco and Oakland is running to unseat from office next November Oakland District 3 City Councilmember Carroll Fife.

Oakland port's new out board member is forging ahead

Oakland port's new out board member is forging ahead

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 1, 2023

The Port of Oakland's newest out commissioner is excited to be part of the body that oversees one of the Bay Area's economic engines.

Guest Opinion: Black queer women make history in California politics

Guest Opinion: Black queer women make history in California politics

  • by Jennifer Esteen
  • Nov 1, 2023

As the hottest labor fall in several generations churns on, Governor Gavin Newsom turned up the heat in the labor community by appointing Laphonza Butler to replace the late Dianne Feinstein as California's U.S. senator.

News Briefs: Breed proposes honorary street name for MTT

News Briefs: Breed proposes honorary street name for MTT

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 1, 2023

Former longtime San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas may have a street block ceremonially named in his honor after Mayor London Breed proposed the legislation last week.

SF Gay Men's Chorus opens new home

SF Gay Men's Chorus opens new home

  • by BAR staff
  • Nov 1, 2023

Danny Sullivan plays the piano in the newly remodeled Grand Hall of the Pansy L. Chan and Terrence D. Chan National Queer Arts Center (The Chan) during a community open house October 30.

Transmissions: Forgotten histories

Transmissions: Forgotten histories

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 1, 2023

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I feel that the trans community often fails to grasp its own history. That focus is, after all, part of my own history.