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    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    David Landis, The Gay Gourmet at the San Francisco Bay Times, met Chef Jeremiah Tower on November 9 for a one-night-only Stars dinner. Stars was Tower’s landmark San Francisco restaurant…

    The Gay Court of Louis XIV

    The Gay Court of Louis XIV

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– During that great era of gracious courtiers and chivalrous cavaliers known as the Age of Louis XIV (1638–1715), the behavior of the men at court who…

    The Academy’s Legends Awards 2023

    The Academy’s Legends Awards 2023

    Photos by Juan R. Davila The Academy’s Legends Awards ceremony for 2023 was held on Saturday, November 11, at the Swedish American Hall. The annual event honors members of the LGBTQIA+…

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– It was only two years after San Francisco’s devastating earthquake, in 1908, that John’s Grill emerged from the ashes and opened its three-story steak…

    Ann Rostow: Time to Grow Up

    Ann Rostow: Time to Grow Up

    By Ann Rostow– Time to Grow Up When did Americans become so simplistic? We conflate innocent Palestinians with barbaric Hamas terrorists, defending the former without condemning the latter. We blame…

    Caring for Each Other

    Caring for Each Other

    By Joanie Juster– For much of this year, I have found myself in the role of caregiver to friends and family unable to take care of themselves. I have spent…

    Speed Cameras to Save Lives

    Speed Cameras to Save Lives

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In a state that’s trying to push active transportation that includes bicycling and walking, we must make our streets safer. Alternatives to driving are not only…

    Investing in Oakland’s Green Economy

    Investing in Oakland’s Green Economy

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– I continue to be in the vanguard of the switch to greener technology to improve the lives of our community. The At-Large office…

    ‘The Mass Shooting in Maine Is a Clarion Call for Gun Control’

    ‘The Mass Shooting in Maine Is a Clarion Call for Gun Control’

    Jim Abbott, a veteran newspaper industry professional and friend of the San Francisco Bay Times, used to live in the Lewiston, Maine, area and is familiar with the Just-in-Time Recreation…

    Transgender and Nonbinary People Can Plan for Lifelong Care

    Transgender and Nonbinary People Can Plan for Lifelong Care

    By Ames Simmons– It was around nine years ago at a transgender health and wellness conference that I first heard a healthcare provider talk about a transgender patient who was…