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Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

by BAR Editorial Board
Sep 20, 2023

It's too early to tell whether Governor Gavin Newsom's "from the bottom up" call for a constitutional convention on gun safety will actually happen.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

by BAR Editorial Board
Sep 13, 2023

The Oakland branch of the NAACP should sever its relationship with Seneca Scott, a failed mayoral candidate whose forays into homophobia and transphobia have only escalated in recent weeks.

Editorial: Engaging the public in helping others

by BAR Editorial Board
Sep 6, 2023

This week San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the city's Department of Emergency Management unveiled a new public education campaign about how to help people in crisis

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 30, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week filed a lawsuit against the Chino Valley Unified School District because its board voted last month to adopt a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy.

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 23, 2023

In a shocking and horrific incident, a Southern California woman was shot to death because she had a rainbow flag flying outside her shop in Cedar Glen, a small town near Lake Arrowhead in Southern California.

Editorial: CA celebrates a summer of drag

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 16, 2023

As drag entertainers find themselves increasingly under attack in many red states, California, not surprisingly, is tacking in the opposite direction.

Editorial: SF Supervisor Dorsey steps in it

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 9, 2023

If a San Francisco supervisor has a complaint and wants changes made to the city budget, the time to do that is before the spending plan is adopted, not weeks later.

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

by BAR Editorial Board
Aug 2, 2023

It is critical that Congress reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR.

Editorial: Chino school board's decision is dangerous

by BAR Editorial Board
Jul 26, 2023

On the heels of the attempt by the conservative Temecula school board in Southern California to ban textbooks, the equally right-wing Chino Valley Unified School District board in San Bernardino County has adopted a policy that is dangerous.

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

by BAR Editorial Board
Jul 19, 2023

The state of California will not tolerate public school districts that ban textbooks based on false claims by district officials.

Editorial: 6th Circuit deals a blow to trans kids

by BAR Editorial Board
Jul 12, 2023

The hammer came down on trans kids with a 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allows a state ban in Tennessee to go into effect.

Editorial: A 'fake' case leads to bad opinion

by BAR Editorial Board
Jul 5, 2023

By now it's clear that the six conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices were pranked by one of the most anti-LGBTQ legal organizations in the country.

Editorial: Grim report on CA hate crimes

by BAR Editorial Board
Jun 28, 2023

Two days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta rode in the San Francisco Pride parade to the cheers of thousands, he issued the California Department of Justice's annual hate crimes report.

Editorial: Sticking up for LGBTQ Hayward students

by BAR Editorial Board
Jun 21, 2023

The Hayward Unified School District Board of Trustees stuck up for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff last week despite the outrageous homophobic comments made by board member Joe Ramos.

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B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

Editorial: Engaging the public in helping others

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

Editorial: CA celebrates a summer of drag

Editorial: SF Supervisor Dorsey steps in it

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

Editorial: Chino school board's decision is dangerous

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

Editorial: 6th Circuit deals a blow to trans kids

Editorial: A 'fake' case leads to bad opinion

Editorial: Grim report on CA hate crimes

Editorial: Sticking up for LGBTQ Hayward students

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