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PBS and the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Rights
Public broadcasting has played a notable role in contributing to the national discourse on LGBTQ+ rights since at least the early 1960s, predating even the establishment of the Public Broadcasting…
The Rescissions Act of 2025 Threatens to Gut Numerous LGBTQ+-Related Programs
As of this writing, the Trump administration is putting pressure on Congress to pass the Rescissions Act of 2025, following the administration’s successful recent passage of the One Big Beautiful…
Turning Promises Into Direct Help for People Struggling With Mental Illness and Substance Use
Rafael Mandelman, President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors– June was a whirlwind month at City Hall. I spent much of the month deep in hearings and negotiations over our city’s…
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
By Jewelle Gomez– An email exchange with scholar and writer Heather Petrocelli about the film Sinners by Ryan Coogler sent us on many different inquiries. One was to think about…
Heritage, Evolved: When Innovation and Cultural Identity Collide
By David Landis, (with a lot of help from Chef Paul Iglesias, Parche and Jaji)– I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Parche and Jaji restaurants in Oakland from numerous…
Catch This: AI and the Art of Cocktail Creation
By Dina Novar– In the sea of industrial clean-lined restaurants popping up in SF—those sterile spaces with exposed concrete, minimalist plants, and all the warmth of a tech office—Catch French…
Bastille Day Fête du Marché 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall
Berets and French fare were de rigueur at Rockridge Market Hall on July 12, 2025, for the 8th annual Bastille Day celebration (ahead of the actual holiday that falls on…
‘Pursuit of Equality’ Co-Director Mike Shaw’s Video of San Francisco Pride 2025
The San Francisco Bay Times was honored to feature, among its special guests in the 2025 SF Pride Parade, the Co-Directors of the award-winning, groundbreaking 2005 documentary Pursuit of Equality…
Ann Rostow: Fall Goeth Before a Pride Parade
By Ann Rostow– Fall Goeth Before a Pride Parade Let’s see now. Pride Sunday is coming up! The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Rastafarian who…
All Issues of the San Francisco Bay Times to Be Available Online by the End of 2025
The San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), which is facilitating digitization of past issues of the San Francisco Bay Times, recently confirmed that every issue of the Bay Times published from…
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