Singer and performer Renée Lubin on August 26, 2022, was celebrated during a “Birthday Extravaganza” for her at Divas & Drinks @ The Academy SF, co-presented by the San Francisco…
The Gay Gourmet for the San Francisco Bay Times, David Landis, recently visited Greens Restaurant and interviewed talented Chef Katie Reicher. She shared her favorite new dish at the famed…
By Ann Rostow– Why Do We Hate Ada Shelby? I decided to lead this column with the interesting victory out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,…
By Joanie Juster– “For as long as I could remember, the small cottage on Castro Street had been home.” One of my favorite books when I was a girl was…
The second annual Pridefest Oakland, created by an impressive group of East Bay-based LGBTQ+ community leaders, will take place from 11 am to 6 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2022,…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Pride festivals help celebrate, uplift and expand on the strength and resistance of the LGBTQ+ community in the face of abuse and oppression.…
Drake’s Brewing Company has created a special beer, Pridefest Hazy IPA, in honor of this year’s Pridefest Oakland. In addition to being served at the festival, the unique brew will…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In midst of COVID-19, another virus has emerged as a public health threat: monkeypox. Three weeks into August, there were nearly 15,000 confirmed cases in the…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On July 15, 2022, my wife gave birth to our daughter, expanding our circle of love. My parents and my mother-in-law were all…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– A few years ago, a remarkable study conducted by researchers from the prestigious Johns Hopkins and Harvard schools of public health revealed the profoundly…
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