About Our Cover: Celebrating 50 Years of Frameline
The cover of this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times—the first of two Pride Month issues—pays tribute to some of the memorable films shown at the Frameline Film Festival over the past 50 years. One is the documentary short Zeitgeist 1977: The First Festival, which explores…
Second Annual Celebrating Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ Women Leaders & Allies to Be Held May 28 at the SF LGBT Center
The San Francisco Bay Times on May 28, 2026, 6–10 pm, will present the second annual Celebrating Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ Women Leaders & Allies at the SF LGBT Center, where 16 of the region’s most accomplished individuals will be honored during Asian American and Pacific Islander…
President Mandelman and Other Officials Arrested at SFO on May Day During Protest for Labor Rights
Rafael Mandelman, who is President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and is a San Francisco Bay Times columnist, was among the local elected officials who were arrested on May 1, 2026, at a May Day protest at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The other…
About Our Cover: 50th Anniversary of the Dykes on Bikes®
As long as there have been motorcycles, there have been women—and dykes—on bikes. Women, in fact, have made significant, often overlooked, contributions to motorcycle technology and culture. Key innovations include the development of Kevlar by Stephanie Kwolek for protective gear; improvements to electric motorbikes by Swedish mechanical…
Race for District 8 Supervisor Kicks Into High Gear
On November 3, 2026, voters will get to decide who will serve as the next District 8 Supervisor. The three candidates—Gary McCoy, Michael Nguyen, and Manny Yekutiel—last month all held initial public events to help kickoff their campaigns. On March 7, McCoy’s team presented their field kickoff…
Castro Street Cam Captures Before and After Hit-and-Run Crash, Including Running Suspect
The San Francisco Bay Times Castro Street Cam on May 31, 2026, captured footage just before and after a hit-and-run accident, including the car’s movements prior to the crash and the driver subsequently fleeing the scene. The crash, which took place around 1:45 am, destroyed the parklet…
Features
Cheese Pride
By Gordon Edgar— When I started at Rainbow in cheese in 1994, the department wasn’t really notable. It had been shrunk…
The Keepers of the House
By Dinna Novarr— Every four years, FIFA hands the world’s biggest sporting event to a country and calls it a celebration…
Now or Never
By Joanie Juster— I was raised with the firm conviction that voting is every American’s duty and privilege. No matter what,…
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