By Stella Singer – The Castro Farmers’ Market is nearing its seasonal closure on November 19, 2025. The summer season at the market brims with stone fruit, tomatoes, and melons,…
By Gordon Edgar – When you have worked as a monger for a long time, you can see a long trajectory in certain cheeses. At first, no one knows their name…
By Dina Novarr – Here we go again. As of this writing, the federal government has shut down. Lawmakers have dug into partisan trenches and essential services have ground to…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity – Sister Dana sez, “LEATHER MONTH in San Francisco continues! The biggest celebration and grand finale will be the FOLSOM STREET FAIR on September 28!” The…
By David Landis, with generous help from Jaime Salas, the Head of Cuervo Legacy & Advocacy at Próximo Spirits – Margaritas and tequila shots are a popular way to imbibe…
By Ann Rostow – Aux Armes, Citoyens! Let’s talk bathrooms, shall we? I’m not sure how many states now outlaw transgendered men and women from using their appropriate facilities, but…
Former California State Assemblymember, LGBTQ+ activist, and stand-up comic Tom Ammiano was the first individual ever to be featured on the cover of the San Francisco Bay Times. That was…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis – After seven months of writing dissents from the Supreme Court’s Republican-nominated supermajority’s decisions upholding seemingly anything that the Trump administration does, Justice Ketanji…
By Joanie Juster – Raise your hand if you’ve ever commemorated Constitution Day. I will confess that I didn’t even know it existed until recently (thanks for the tip, Cleve…
By Jan Wahl – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wasn’t always led by a man of no morals doing whatever a tyrant commands. There was a time when the FCC…
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