San Francisco officials have adopted a first-of-its-kind policy requiring single-room occupancy hotels to designate their single-stall bathrooms and shower facilities as gender neutral.
Unable to coalesce around one candidate seeking to become San Francisco's next mayor in the June special election, the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club is looking at issuing a dual endorsement in the race.
Gay District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy reported having more than double the money of his main opponent, gay attorney Rafael Mandelman, to spend on their contest on the June primary ballot as of the start of 2018.
The Bay Area Reporter will join with the Horizons Foundation and KQED to co-sponsor a mayoral debate Monday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street.
In taking a job this month in the office of gay District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, Koledon Lambright is believed to be the first nonbinary legislative aide hired by a supervisor at San Francisco's City Hall.
In a move that stunned the city and shook up the June special election races, District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell was sworn in as interim mayor of San Francisco Tuesday night.
Since supervisors in San Francisco reverted back to being elected by district 18 years ago, no one seeking the District 8 seat on the board has secured an endorsement from both of the city's LGBT Democratic clubs.
While the 11 LGBT candidates known to be running for state legislative seats in California this year is six fewer than the high seen in 2012, a record number of lesbians will be on the June primary ballot seeking Assembly or Senate seats.
One issue dominated San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen's first year in office: homelessness. And it is likely to be her main focus again this year.
San Francisco voters come June could elect the city's first gay mayor, maintain the first black female mayor, or could instead send the first Asian-American woman to Room 200 at City Hall.
