Opinion :: Editorial

Editorial: A holiday wish list for Newsom

Editorial: A holiday wish list for Newsom

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 19, 2018

Outgoing Governor Jerry Brown has been great on LGBT issues, but there is more to be done. We would like Governor-elect Gavin Newsom and his team to give serious thought to the following items.

Editorial: Time for a gay board president

Editorial: Time for a gay board president

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 12, 2018

Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are maneuvering for the upcoming board presidency in January, and from the comments on some recent online articles, it's getting ugly.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Dec 12, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Bush was not good for the gays

Editorial: Bush was not good for the gays

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 5, 2018

George H.W. Bush's presidency wasn't good for LGBTs, in spite of him signing landmark legislation.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Dec 5, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Giants cut down by owner

Editorial: Giants cut down by owner

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 28, 2018

The San Francisco Giants long-celebrated support for diversity was undermined and undone when it was revealed that the team's principal owner, billionaire Florida resident Charles Johnson, made two political donations to racist groups or candidates.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Nov 28, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Nov 20, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Nov 14, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Mayor Breed should name Satya to SF school board

Editorial: Mayor Breed should name Satya to SF school board

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 14, 2018

Although Matt Haney was not San Francisco Mayor London Breed's preferred candidate for District 6 supervisor, his victory will give her yet another opportunity to appoint his successor to the school board.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

  • by Paul Berge
  • Nov 7, 2018

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: SF HRC panel needs a reboot

Editorial: SF HRC panel needs a reboot

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 7, 2018

San Francisco is in the midst of an ambitious plan to collect sexual orientation and gender identity statistics, or SOGI for short.

Bay Area Reporter election endorsements

Bay Area Reporter election endorsements

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 31, 2018

The B.A.R. has made the following endorsements for the November 6 election. Write-ups for SF races, Oakland races, other LGBT candidates, and SF and CA ballot measures have been published. Check the Opinion section.

Editorial: Vote, your life depends on it

Editorial: Vote, your life depends on it

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 31, 2018

We must put the brakes on the Trump train wreck — vote Tuesday, November 6.