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As monkeypox rates decline, SF officials express cautious optimism
Monkeypox infection rates are falling in San Francisco, as well as other parts of the United States but, as officials warned at a press conference Friday, the country isn't out of the woods yet.
Newsom signs budget bill that includes MPX funding
After the California Senate and Assembly last week each approved a $41 million emergency budget appropriation for the state's public health response to the monkeypox outbreak, the measure was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
SF leather district to hold MPX vaccine clinic
Monkeypox vaccines are trickling in and, this weekend, there will be two more opportunities to get the jab in San Francisco.
Groups canceling events at Castro Theatre, Another Planet says
The continuing furor over proposed renovations to the Castro Theatre is having an impact on the day-to-day operations of the beloved movie palace, according to an employee of Another Planet Entertainment, which now manages it.
Right-wing media loving Castro merchants' protest letter to SF
Right-wing media is having a field day with the news that members of the Castro Merchants Association are threatening civil disobedience if SF leaders don't step in and take action to help groups like theirs deal with the onslaught of encampments.
CA lawmakers OK $41M for monkeypox response
The California Senate on Wednesday approved a $41 million emergency budget appropriation for the state's public health response to the monkeypox outbreak.
2 Pride events planned for Oakland in a week
With two Pride events taking place in Oakland in September, it may be worth asking whether one can have too much of a good thing.
LGBTQ Agenda: Use of 'grooming' slur up 400% on social media, pro-LGBTQ groups say
Grooming, the practice by pedophiles of prepping a child for an eventual sexual connection, has been an accusation long lobbed at LGBTQ people by those who hate them.
Arrest made in alleged hate crime against trans woman in Berkeley
An Antioch woman is being held in San Rita Jail in Dublin after allegedly attempting to kill a transgender woman in Berkeley's People's Park August 21.
SF responds to Castro merchants' letter on homeless issues
That angry letter sent by the Castro Merchants Association to numerous city leaders earlier this month has resulted in a response from two city officials.
US Sen. Padilla pushes for more monkeypox vaccines during SF visit
While monkeypox cases continue to rise, state and federal officials say they are encouraged by an overall slowdown in numbers both in California and worldwide.
SF small business panel tables resolution on Castro Theatre
The San Francisco Small Business Commission got an earful of Castro Theatre controversy Monday night as it entertained – but ultimately tabled – a resolution in support of the renovation plans for the historic movie palace.
Silicon Valley Pride is ready to roll
After pulling together the only large scale Pride celebration in the COVID-flattened Bay Area in 2021, Silicon Valley Pride is back this month with its weeklong observation that culminates with Pride weekend August 27-28.
Monkeypox vaccine events in Novato and Oakland this weekend
In what is surely a sign of the times, two LGBTQ community centers will be hosting vaccination events Sunday, August 21. In addition to jabs in the arm, one event will feature live entertainment.
After inquiry from B.A.R., GLBT Historical Society's YouTube channel is restored
Within 24 hours of being contacted by the Bay Area Reporter, Google has restored the GLBT Historical Society's YouTube channel that was suddenly taken down last month with little explanation other than an alleged violation of sexually explicit content.
SF preservation panel approves historic designation for Tenderloin intersection
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on August 17 approved the designation of the Tenderloin intersection of Turk and Taylor streets, and 101 Taylor Street, as an official city landmark.
Castro merchants demand beds for unhoused residents in letter to SF officials
A letter decrying the increasingly difficult circumstances under which small businesses in the Castro find themselves struggling has been emailed to various city officials, including Mayor London Breed.
LGBTQ Agenda: Bonta joins AGs in 14 states and DC to file briefs opposing Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law
Joining the attorneys general of 14 other states and Washington, D.C., California Attorney General Rob Bonta has signed onto an amicus brief in a lawsuit opposing Florida's notorious House Bill 1557 – the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Status meeting for project at former Nob Hill Theatre site planned
Habitués of the late, great Nob Hill Theatre will have a chance to hear an update about the building's future in a public meeting this week, when developers will present their plans for the former all-male strip club.
Attendees at Castro Theatre town hall demand seats be saved
The new-ish managers of the Castro Theatre got an earful at a town hall they hosted at the beloved movie palace Thursday night, an event that easily drew several hundred people and went on more than an hour longer than planned.