Opinion

Guest Opinion: It's time to expand the Youth Acceptance Project

Guest Opinion: It's time to expand the Youth Acceptance Project

All children deserve a family who loves them unconditionally. They deserve a place where they feel they belong and where they receive love and acceptance of who they are.

Editorial: SF needs its own safe consumption site

Editorial: SF needs its own safe consumption site

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 24, 2022

Now that Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 57, which would have established safe consumption site pilot programs in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles, the city has an opportunity to go its own way and establish such a facility.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week, a reader states he is pleased with Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of the safe consumption site bill.

Editorial: Evans' identity is important

Editorial: Evans' identity is important

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 17, 2022

Governor Gavin Newsom made history last week with his nominations of two women to serve on the state Supreme Court.

Guest Opinion: Tips for parents talking to college-age students about drugs

Guest Opinion: Tips for parents talking to college-age students about drugs

Beginning college or university means taking on more responsibility, making adult choices, and facing the consequences of some of these decisions.

Editorial: Ramp up monkeypox efforts

Editorial: Ramp up monkeypox efforts

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 10, 2022

Now that San Francisco, California, and the U.S. have emergency declarations for monkeypox in effect, officials at all levels of government must quickly ramp up efforts for testing, vaccinations, and treatment.

Guest Opinion: Why drag queen story hour belongs in public libraries

Guest Opinion: Why drag queen story hour belongs in public libraries

On June 11, San Lorenzo Library, part of the Alameda County (CA) Library system, hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour as part of the library's annual Pride Month programming.

Guest Opinion: I caught monkeypox

Guest Opinion: I caught monkeypox

An internet friend, a Berlin artist, sent me a WhatsApp message in May: "Excited we'll finally meet. But a little worried for you — you've heard about this, right? Happening all over the venues I think you'll be interested in."

Editorial: Newsom must sign SB 57

Editorial: Newsom must sign SB 57

San Francisco is in the midst of a drug overdose crisis. And Governor Gavin Newsom can do something about it by signing Senate Bill 57.

Editorial: Racism rears its ugly head in SF

Editorial: Racism rears its ugly head in SF

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 27, 2022

New San Francisco school board member Ann Hsu is facing calls to resign after she made racist comments in a candidate questionnaire.

Guest Opinion: Fair's return a welcome relief

Guest Opinion: Fair's return a welcome relief

Up Your Alley fair, aka Dore Alley, is back in its full-strength version this weekend!

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader has questions about the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District.

Editorial: Biden needs to bring Griner home

Editorial: Biden needs to bring Griner home

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 20, 2022

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner has been locked up in a Russian jail since February, when she was detained at an airport in the country after authorities allegedly found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage.

Guest Opinion: Fitting in is not belonging

Guest Opinion: Fitting in is not belonging

The sign that welcomed visitors to Wakefield, Nebraska said Pop. 1,030. The town's size didn't vary in all the years I lived there. It was a close-knit community linked by culture, economy, religion, and blood.