Politics

Leno, Kim join forces in SF mayor's race; Breed casts ballot

Leno, Kim join forces in SF mayor's race; Breed casts ballot

San Francisco mayoral candidates Mark Leno and Jane Kim announced Thursday (May 10) that they have joined forces and are asking their supporters rank the candidates as their first and second choices in the June 5 election.

Political Notebook: SF sex-positive community courts City Hall

Political Notebook: SF sex-positive community courts City Hall

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 9, 2018

Members of San Francisco's sex-positive community, from leathermen and women to those in polyamorous relationships, are courting political power at City Hall.

Online Extra: Political Notes: LGBT CA legislative candidates well funded for primary

Online Extra: Political Notes: LGBT CA legislative candidates well funded for primary

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 7, 2018

Slight majority of the 13 LGBT candidates running for CA legislative seats in 2018 are well funded ahead of the June primary election.

Alice LGBT Dem club fined for 2016 campaign material mistakes

Alice LGBT Dem club fined for 2016 campaign material mistakes

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 4, 2018

An LGBT political club in San Francisco is being fined $4,500 for mistakes it made with its slate cards and billboards in the 2016 election.

LGBT Senate candidates face varying odds of victory

LGBT Senate candidates face varying odds of victory

A historic number of openly LGBT people are running for the U.S. Senate this year: five. Two of those candidates are running in elections that are seen as the most competitive this year: Arizona and Wisconsin.

Political Notebook: SF mayoral candidates pledge to appoint LGBT commissioners

Political Notebook: SF mayoral candidates pledge to appoint LGBT commissioners

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 2, 2018

Ensuring that city boards and commissions in San Francisco include members from the LGBT community has been an issue for years.

Empty SF storefronts on next mayor's to-do list

Empty SF storefronts on next mayor's to-do list

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 2, 2018

Dealing with the growing glut of empty storefronts in commercial corridors throughout the city is among the to-do list items for San Francisco's next mayor.

Online Extra: Political Notes: East Bay LGBT club backs Appel in Assembly race

Online Extra: Political Notes: East Bay LGBT club backs Appel in Assembly race

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 27, 2018

East Bay candidates for Assembly and school board pick up endorsements. Out candidate enters Oakland city council race.

Political Notebook: Lesbian health official seeks CA House seat

Political Notebook: Lesbian health official seeks CA House seat

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 25, 2018

A health executive and retired nurse is mounting an underdog campaign in California's southeastern desert region to become the first lesbian from the Golden State to serve in Congress.

BALIF splits in SF judicial races

BALIF splits in SF judicial races

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, an LGBT bar organization, split its endorsement vote between two challengers and two incumbents for the San Francisco judicial race.

Prop I not an easy sell in SF

Prop I not an easy sell in SF

The Bay Area Reporter looks at Prop I on the June ballot, which would ask San Francisco to formally apologize to Oakland for wooing the Warriors to Mission Bay.

SF supe committee forwards replacement for lesbian port commissioner

SF supe committee forwards replacement for lesbian port commissioner

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 25, 2018

The rules committee of the Board of Supervisors early Wednesday evening advanced Mayor Mark Farrell's replacement for a lesbian member of the San Francisco Port Commission without taking a position on the nomination.

 Online Extra: Political Notes: LGBT Asian group endorses Leno, Mandelman

Online Extra: Political Notes: LGBT Asian group endorses Leno, Mandelman

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 23, 2018

LGBT Asian group endorses gay San Francisco candidates Mark Leno for mayor and Rafael Mandelman for District 8 supervisor in June special elections.

Political Notebook: SF and Cork, Ireland to take joint stand for LGBT rights

Political Notebook: SF and Cork, Ireland to take joint stand for LGBT rights

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2018

San Francisco and Cork, Ireland will take a joint stand for LGBT rights next week by seeking to be the first cities in their countries to join a global network of municipalities committed to protecting the rights of their LGBT citizens.