While his bills aimed at addressing California's housing crisis are expected to be some of the most closely watched legislative fights this year, gay state Senator Scott Wiener will also be pushing to pass legislation focused on LGBT issues.

All good things eventually hit the end of the road, as the proverb portends. So it is with what has been a yearly tradition for the Political Notebook.

A special op-art drawing looks at the Bay Area's housing crisis.

California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom adds more LGBT leaders to his gubernatorial team, naming two gay men as his top spokespeople.

Proponents of the overhaul for Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco's gay Castro district have scrapped plans for a cantilevered seating area above the subway entrance and are now proposing a see-through canopy structure.

In his 1999 book about the first LGBT people elected to public office in the U.S., Ken Yeager noted that being a politician was "an occupation where the words 'heterosexuals only' might as well be stamped in big letters."

After 22 years in elected office, Kriss Worthington is back to being a civilian and looking to rejoin the workforce.

Over a year ago gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) lashed out in a published post on the website Medium at then supervisorial candidate Rafael Mandelman for contending he would serve on the board in a similar fashion as Wiener had.

Bay Area cities welcome new LGBT elected leaders as the winners of this year's races take their oaths of office.

When it comes to having an official city band, San Francisco's leaders say strike up the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band.

After weeks of ballot count updates, lesbian Assembly candidate Sunday Gover was unable to overtake Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (R-San Diego) in their contest for the 77th Assembly District seat. She lost by 607-votes.

Gay state party chair Eric Bauman has resigned due to charges he sexually harassed multiple staff members and younger male leaders within the party.

Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and Mayor London Breed, who were both small children at the time of the 1978 assassinations of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk, held a special commemoration Tuesday.

A light, steady rain did not deter about 500 people from gathering in San Francisco Tuesday, November 27, to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk.