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Editorial: LGBTQs needed on homeless panel

Editorial: LGBTQs needed on homeless panel

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 1, 2023

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has had a mixed record on appointments, particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ community.

Editorial: SF supes must slow down on 12X changes

Editorial: SF supes must slow down on 12X changes

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 22, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to consider removing construction agreements from the prohibition of contracting in states that have discriminatory laws that target LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, and voting rights.

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 15, 2023

Last summer, we wrote an editorial urging Equality California and the LGBTQ Legislative Caucus to think carefully before proceeding with a constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8 that would need to go before voters in 2024.

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 8, 2023

President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday left no doubt that he is running for reelection — and thank goodness for that.

Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 1, 2023

The news that the federal Food and Drug Administration would ease guidelines on blood donations by gay and bisexual men at first blush seems like a positive development — and in a small way it is.

Editorial: Movement on SF consumption sites

Editorial: Movement on SF consumption sites

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 25, 2023

At long last, there is movement among city leaders to establish privately-run safe consumption sites in San Francisco.

Editorial: Feinstein needs to make her decision

Editorial: Feinstein needs to make her decision

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) needs to make her decision soon about retiring or running for reelection in 2024.

Editorial: We're looking for action by new SF board

Editorial: We're looking for action by new SF board

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 13, 2023

Yes, we're excited and optimistic, because for the first time ever, three gay men are serving as elected members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Editorial: Anti-trans attacks poised to continue

Editorial: Anti-trans attacks poised to continue

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 4, 2023

If 2022 was one of the worst years on record in terms of anti-trans legislation in various state legislatures, the LGBTQ community should prepare for what portends to be an equally bad year in 2023.

Editorial: Our wish list for Newsom in 2023

Editorial: Our wish list for Newsom in 2023

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 28, 2022

The Bay Area Reporter editorial board has some ideas for how California Governor Gavin Newsom can use his political capital in 2023.

Editorial: Log Cabin goes all-in on MAGA

Editorial: Log Cabin goes all-in on MAGA

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 21, 2022

The old saying, "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" certainly applies to the Log Cabin Republicans.

Editorial: Marriage is good but equality is better

Editorial: Marriage is good but equality is better

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 14, 2022

Don't get us wrong. President Joe Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday is a big deal.

Editorial: SF's unhoused addicted people need help

Editorial: SF's unhoused addicted people need help

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Dec 7, 2022

It's distressing that Mayor London Breed and San Francisco officials closed the Tenderloin Center just as the cold weather is setting in and people who are already unhoused and struggling with substance and/or mental health issues have nowhere to turn.

Editorial: Pelosi's lasting legacy

Editorial: Pelosi's lasting legacy

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 30, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent announcement that she would step down from the Democratic House leadership when the new Congress begins in January was not unexpected.