Opinion

Editorial: Zhao made herself unacceptable

Editorial: Zhao made herself unacceptable

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 12, 2018

San Francisco school board candidate Josephine Zhao did the right thing when she announced Monday that she was exiting the race. In fact, had she not done so, this editorial would have called on her to withdraw.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: SFPD's troubling response in Egg case

Editorial: SFPD's troubling response in Egg case

For 18 years, law enforcement has told the public, "If you see something, say something." Friends and family if missing gay man Brian Egg did just that, yet police did nothing for months.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Guest Opinion: Zhao unfit to serve on SF school board

Guest Opinion: Zhao unfit to serve on SF school board

We need members on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees who are effective leaders dedicated to the safety and education of all students.

Editorial: Governor, sign these bills

Editorial: Governor, sign these bills

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 29, 2018

The state legislative session ends this week, so bills are busily being passed out of the Assembly and Senate on their way to Governor Jerry Brown's desk. There are two bills that we urge Brown to sign.

Guest Opinion: 68 days to save the world: Action=Life

Guest Opinion: 68 days to save the world: Action=Life

I was appalled to hear a gay man interviewed during this current presidency, or, as I prefer, "residency," who said: "See, he's been in the White House for months and hasn't done away with gay marriage."

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Breed should fill school board seat

Editorial: Breed should fill school board seat

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 22, 2018

San Francisco Mayor London Breed should fill the upcoming school board vacancy with an LGBT parent.

Guest Opinion: DeGeneres' message of compassion resonates

Guest Opinion: DeGeneres' message of compassion resonates

I felt lucky to be sitting with thousands of kindred spirits in Davies Symphony Hall last Friday night enjoying Ellen DeGeneres' first stand-up comedy tour in 15 years.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Guest Opinion: Build it, and the people will come

Guest Opinion: Build it, and the people will come

The Castro Muni station has meant a lot of different things to me during the past four decades: a construction site. A community rallying place. A point of entry for gay people from around the globe. And now, a workplace.

Editorial: Trump's 'fake news' is fake news

Editorial: Trump's 'fake news' is fake news

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 15, 2018

Today, the Bay Area Reporter joins 200-plus publications across the country, spearheaded by the Boston Globe, in condemning President Donald Trump's constant attacks on the news media.