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    Recommendations from Book Passage 7.11.24

    Swift River (fiction- hardcover) by Essie Chambers Set in 1987, Swift River concerns a Black mother and daughter living in poverty, a missing father, and the long-hidden racist history of…

    Take Me Home With You: 7.11.24

    Take Me Home With You: 7.11.24

    Meet Jar Jar, an adorable terrier mix with adachshund-likebody and an irresistibly sweet face. This lovable pup enjoys walks with ourvolunteer team and lounging in the yard afterward, soaking up…

    Let’s Go Home: 7.11.24

    Let’s Go Home: 7.11.24

    Here are two of the many pets now available for adoption at Oakland Animal Services (OAS): Misty and Finley are a pair of 3-month-oldfriendly kittens who love to play. Young…

    Ben Kwok of Fitness SF Mid Market

    Ben Kwok of Fitness SF Mid Market

    “To maximize muscle growth and strength in your lat pulldowns, focus on slowing down the eccentric phase(the lowering part) of the movement. Take a few seconds to control the weight…

    SF Bay Times Booth @ The Pride Festival

    SF Bay Times Booth @ The Pride Festival

    Photos by Rink Special thanks to SF Bay Times Booth volunteers, including volunteer manager JuanR. Davila, Marta Leticia Lopez, Jose Miguel Vazquez, Maria Vazquez, CarolinaLoyola, Juan Corrales, Stephen Minor, Ramón…

    Perbacco’s Umberto Gibin: What Makes a Great Maître’d?

    Perbacco’s Umberto Gibin: What Makes a Great Maître’d?

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Umberto Gibin is the long-time proprietor at one of the Financial District’s best Italian restaurants, Perbacco. We met years ago at the Grand Café…

    Heirloom Tomatoes

    Heirloom Tomatoes

    By Debra Morris– For those who appreciate a tomato’s simplest, most delicious form, thearrival of summer’s exquisite heirloom tomatoes is a yearly delight. They are being harvested now and you…

    Pride Day at the Ballpark

    Pride Day at the Ballpark

    By John Chen– During Pride month, our local Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the Oakland Athletics (A’s) and the San Francisco Giants, hosted their Pride Day at their respective ballparks…

    How a Spontaneous Grassroots Effort Led to Not Just One But Two Dyke Marches in San Francisco During 2024 Pride

    How a Spontaneous Grassroots Effort Led to Not Just One But Two Dyke Marches in San Francisco During 2024 Pride

    By Michelle “Shelley” Champlin– When I heard the official annual Dyke March was canceled a few days before it was supposed to take place, my stomach dropped and I felt…

    Donna Sachet Sings Under World’s Largest Pride ‘Flag’

    Donna Sachet Sings Under World’s Largest Pride ‘Flag’

    On June 29, 2024, celebrated drag artist and San Francisco Bay Times columnist Donna Sachet sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” holding the Rainbow Torch and accompanied by…