Earlier this year, it was reported that newly disclosed documents reveal that federal scientists recommend easing restrictions on cannabis, believing that the drug may have medical benefits.

The U.S. Department of Justice needs to open an investigation into the death of nonbinary Oklahoma high school student Nex Benedict.

Angela Normand, who is a Black lesbian, is running for reelection to the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Alameda County Board of Education.

A reader urges people to vote no on California's Proposition 1 in the March 5 primary.

The Bay Area Reporter has completed its editorials of endorsements for the March 5 primary.

The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee may be the most influential political group that many voters have never heard of.

As Bay Area LGBTQ elected officials, we are proud that both of San Francisco's LGBTQ Democratic clubs — Harvey Milk and Alice B. Toklas — have endorsed Congressmember Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) for the U.S. Senate.

San Francisco voters will determine a number of important issues on the March 5 ballot.

There is one statewide measure on the March 5 ballot. Proposition 1 authorizes $6.38 billion in bonds to build mental health treatment facilities for those with mental health and substance use challenges.

A foreign policy organization writes about its endorsement of gay Southern California congressional candidate Jirair Ratevosian, Ph.D.

We've been waiting a long time to have a member of the LGBTQ community elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

The Bay Area Reporter recommends attorney Michael Johnson for an open seat on the Alameda County Superior Court.

San Francisco voters should retain Superior Court Judges Michael Isaku Begert and Patrick Thompson.

Readers write in about the HONOR PAC endorsement in the SF District 9 supervisor race and about how we forgot a nugget of history in the story about the old Harvey's bar in the Castro. (We fixed it.)