By Deb Svoboda– Lesbian icons and trailblazers Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon met in Seattle in 1950 and moved in together in an apartment on Castro Street on Valentine’s Day…
On Tuesday evening, December 12, 2023, members of the San Francisco Bay Times family of contributors, supporters, and friends joined members of the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) for a…
By Ann Rostow– Don’t you hate the end of the year quizzes and lists and “best of” this and that? It’s almost as if no one wants to actually write…
In early November 2023, Patrick Carney and his husband Dr. Hossein Carney left San Francisco for an over month-long trip to Asia. Patrick is on the San Francisco Arts Commission…
By Autumn Nazarian– There’s an old saying – wherever you go, there you are. It’s usually coined as a negative sentiment about escapism, but in the case of Olivia Records…
San Francisco Bay Times founding news editor Randy Alfred went on a tour of Southeast Asia this month. “Going to temple for Hanukkah,” he told us, “has a different meaning when…
San Francisco-based interior designer Robert Holgate is known for artfully using rich fabrics and collected furnishings to create timeless spaces for his clients. They are informed by his world travels,…
By Joanie Juster– There were a lot of inspiring speeches at this year’s annual vigil commemorating the 1978 assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Many of the…
By Pau Crego– As I prepare to leave the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives (OTI) after working there for six and a half years, I am struck by how…
By Derek Barnes– Eviction moratoriums, rent control, and TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) share a common origin: policy. Despite enacting policies to ostensibly mitigate danger and avoid crisis, we…
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