Politics

Harris clears field for presidential bid

Harris clears field for presidential bid

Within hours of President Joe Biden announcing he was bowing out of the 2024 race and backing Vice President Kamala Harris, the floodgates opened as Democratic officials across the country lined up to endorse her.

Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race, backs VP Harris for Dem party nod

Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race, backs VP Harris for Dem party nod

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and backed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him.

Political Notes: Supes panel to vote on gay San Francisco transit board nominee

Political Notes: Supes panel to vote on gay San Francisco transit board nominee

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 19, 2024

A San Francisco supervisors panel is set to vote Monday on the mayoral nomination of a gay Democratic Party official to the oversight body for the city's transportation agency.

Trump supports anti-trans sports ban in RNC speech

Trump supports anti-trans sports ban in RNC speech

  • POLITICS
  • by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
  • Jul 19, 2024

Former President Donald Trump voiced his support for banning transgender women and girls from competing on girls and women's athletics teams during his speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday.

Voters recall Sunol school board members

Voters recall Sunol school board members

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 18, 2024

Voters in the small Alameda County city of Sunol have recalled two school board members who sparked broad outrage with their decision to ban flying the Pride flag on school grounds.

Political Notebook: Staff support naming SF park after leatherwoman

Political Notebook: Staff support naming SF park after leatherwoman

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 16, 2024

Staff for the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department are recommending that a new park in the city's South of Market neighborhood be the first named after a leader in the local leather community.

Newsom bans outing of LGBTQ CA students

Newsom bans outing of LGBTQ CA students

  • POLITICS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 15, 2024

LGBTQ students who come out to their public school teachers or administrators will soon be able to do so without fear of their sexual orientation or gender identity being disclosed to their parents or guardians, except in very limited circumstances.

Trump picks anti-LGBTQ JD Vance as running mate

Trump picks anti-LGBTQ JD Vance as running mate

  • POLITICS
  • by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
  • Jul 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump announced anti-LGBTQ U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his 2024 running mate in a Truth Social post on Monday.

Political Notes: Following assassination attempt, Trump heads to Republican convention

Political Notes: Following assassination attempt, Trump heads to Republican convention

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 14, 2024

The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has upended the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee.

Political Notebook: CA budget funds LGBTQ college support, archives, and trans immigrant programs

Political Notebook: CA budget funds LGBTQ college support, archives, and trans immigrant programs

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 10, 2024

Amid a dreary fiscal year in California, LGBTQ archival groups and Bay Area service providers who work with transgender immigrants saw state legislators include funding to address their fiscal needs in the budget signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

CA budget expands AIDS drug program

CA budget expands AIDS drug program

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 10, 2024

When Governor Gavin Newsom signed the state budget June 29, he expanded California's AIDS Drug Assistance Program and associated programs in a big win for the state's End the Epidemics Coalition and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Leads tighten in recall of two Sunol school board members

Leads tighten in recall of two Sunol school board members

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 3, 2024

The recall of two East Bay school board members propelled by their voting to ban the Pride flag is leading based on the unofficial final vote count.

Political Notebook: SF Democrats aid lesbian Nevada Senator Harris

Political Notebook: SF Democrats aid lesbian Nevada Senator Harris

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 2, 2024

As she seeks reelection this year in a redrawn district, Nevada state Senator Dallas Harris is receiving a boost from her fellow Democrats in San Francisco.

Political Notes: Sunol awaits results of school recall vote

Political Notes: Sunol awaits results of school recall vote

  • POLITICS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 1, 2024

Residents of the small East Bay community of Sunol will be watching this week if a recall effort against two of the three members of their school district board is successful. Voting has been ongoing for several weeks and will end Tuesday.