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    Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Price

    Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Price

    By Gordon Edgar— Sometimes we get such a great deal on a great cheese that, when I see a regular coming up to the counter, I just say to them,…

    Unapologetically Different: The Spirit That Refused to be Ordinary

    Unapologetically Different: The Spirit That Refused to be Ordinary

    Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr— March is a month we collectively agreed to celebrate the women that helped shape this world. So many of these pioneers flourished without waiting for…

    Highlighting Women Farmers, Owners, and Chefs at Bay Area Farmers’ Markets

    Highlighting Women Farmers, Owners, and Chefs at Bay Area Farmers’ Markets

    By Stella Singer— From managing fields and orchards, to running businesses and spearheading sustainable practices; women are essential in every aspect of our food system. To celebrate International Women’s Day, which was on March 8, we…

    Oakland Pride, With New Event Date, Now a Program of the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

    Oakland Pride, With New Event Date, Now a Program of the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

    The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center and Oakland Pride have announced a significant organizational transition that will help strengthen the future of Pride in Oakland and deepen its impact year-round. The…

    Ann Rostow: The Cruelty Builds

    Ann Rostow: The Cruelty Builds

    By Ann Rostow— The Cruelty Builds For the last two years we’ve been hit with a strong backlash against transgender Americans, who were beginning to make some progress in their…

    Fourth Annual Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    Fourth Annual Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    The San Francisco Bay Times, this year in partnership with the Oakland LGBTQ Center, will present the fourth annual Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies awards ceremony…

    Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies: Awardees From 2023–2025

    2025 DJ BlackReverend Dereca BlackmonTaniesha BroadfootReverend Angela BrownKamika DunlapCassandra FalbyShay Franco-ClausenKhilynn FowlerElena GrossTammy HallDr. Stephanie Anne JohnsonMidgettPeggy Moore and Hope Wood – (posthumous)Christiana RemingtonNadirah ShakoorRamona Laughing Brook Webb 2024 Alex…

    Honorees of the 2026 Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    Honorees of the 2026 Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    Dennise Acio Rooted in Hawai‘i, Dennise is shaped by the spirit of aloha, family, and community. Over the past 20 years in the Bay Area, the heartbeat of her roots…

    California Democratic Party 2026 State Convention

    California Democratic Party 2026 State Convention

    Photos by Louise “Lou” Fischer— The California Democratic Party 2026 State Convention took place February 20–22 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It is the premier gathering of Democratic…

    The Authoritarian Personality, Minnesota, and the Wobbly Trump Wagon

    The Authoritarian Personality, Minnesota, and the Wobbly Trump Wagon

    By Tom Moon— (Editor’s Note: Longtime readers of the San Francisco Bay Times may recall the popular column “The Examined Life,” which ran in the paper for many years before…