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Time for out LGBT justice in CA

Time for out LGBT justice in CA

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 10, 2018

As California Governor Jerry Brown begins his last year in office, we say it's time for him to name an out LGBT person to a long-vacant seat on the California Supreme Court.

Reacting to CDC's banned words

Reacting to CDC's banned words

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 20, 2017

When the Washington Post broke the story of the seven words banned from budget documents at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we were both outraged and unfazed.

Lee was a steadfast ally

Lee was a steadfast ally

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 13, 2017

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died unexpectedly Tuesday of an apparent heart attack, was a steadfast ally to the LGBTQ community.

Taxes and cake

Taxes and cake

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 6, 2017

The Republicans are intent on screwing over blue states. Led by President Donald Trump, conservatives are closer than ever to passing a tax reform package that will be devastating to California and other coastal states.

FCC's dangerous plan to revoke net neutrality

FCC's dangerous plan to revoke net neutrality

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 29, 2017

Ajit Pai, the conservative chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has announced plans to institute a rule change that would repeal network neutrality.

Hate crimes jump, bias persists

Hate crimes jump, bias persists

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 22, 2017

It's not surprising that the number of hate crimes in the state jumped more than 11 percent in 2016.

What a difference a year makes

What a difference a year makes

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 15, 2017

A year after Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the presidency, voters in local and state elections across the country sent a message: now is the time for the next generation of leaders.

Steyer's self-serving pitch

Steyer's self-serving pitch

  • by Editorial Board
  • Nov 8, 2017

Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer seems to have hit a nerve with his TV ads calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Kevin Spacey's cowardly act

Kevin Spacey's cowardly act

  • by Editorial Board
  • Nov 1, 2017

Actor Kevin Spacey, who portrays President Frank Underwood on Netflix's "House of Cards," proved to be just as cynical in real life.

Betty Price needs to apologize

Betty Price needs to apologize

  • by Editorial Board
  • Oct 25, 2017

While former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was jetting off to various locales on the taxpayers' dime, his wife, Betty Price, was up to something more sinister.

Brown moves CA forward

Brown moves CA forward

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 18, 2017

Governor Jerry Brown moved California forward this week when he signed Senate Bill 179, the Gender Recognition Act, making it easier for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to obtain state-issued identity documents that correspond to their gender.