By Louise “Lou” Fischer– On October 18, 2021, San Francisco election officials confirmed that recall supporters collected enough signatures to hold a special election on February 15, 2022, to recall…
By Derek Barnes– Have you ever wondered what people mean when they use the term “alternative housing”? Does it induce visions of safe and aspirational environments for the thriving human…
District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on October 25 kicked off his reelection campaign at a birthday event at Poesia in the Castro. (He turned 48 just days beforehand.) Now in…
Film fans rejoice: the 24th San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) returns online this November 11–14—offering up seven new programs celebrating cutting-edge transgender and gender nonconforming filmmaking. And this year,…
The Gay Gourmet (David Landis) of the San Francisco Bay Times recently spoke with Archer Hotel Napa‘s Peter Triolo atop the hotel’s beautiful roof deck overlooking Napa Valley. Peter shares…
By Ann Rostow– Elle Se Prend Pour Qui, Elle?— I’m not big on jumping down the throats of politicians when they stray a little from the party line or raise…
By Joanie Juster– (Editor’s Note: Members of our San Francisco Bay Times team have long admired Joanie Juster for her talent as a writer. Her moving words were featured prominently…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In a column earlier this summer, I highlighted the accomplishments of this year’s historic state budget that I negotiated and helped craft as Chair of the…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On October 12, 2021, the City of Oakland’s Public Safety Committee received an informational report from the City Administrator regarding the status of…
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