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    Sister Dana sez, “Not surprising at all…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Not surprising at all…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– Sister Dana sez, “Not surprising at all, the Republican National Convention did not feature LGBTQ people—let alone issues of importance…

    LGBTQ+ Financial Services Firm Honored for 20 Years of Diversity & Inclusion

    LGBTQ+ Financial Services Firm Honored for 20 Years of Diversity & Inclusion

    San Francisco-based Brio Financial Group, during the firm’s 20th Anniversary year, was selected as a finalist for the prestigious InvestmentNews‘ Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Awards. Judges for the honor…

    Political Movies That Matter

    Political Movies That Matter

    By Jan Wahl– Movies that satirize, examine, or even celebrate politics have always been on the cinematic scene, from Citizen Kane to Seven Days in May to The Kingmaker to…

    Donna Chronicles, “When we started writing this column…”

    Donna Chronicles, “When we started writing this column…”

    By Donna Sachet– When we started writing this column for the San Francisco Bay Times, it was our intention to cover some of the many events throughout the Bay Area…

    Jean Malin: Broadway’s Queen of Queens

    Jean Malin: Broadway’s Queen of Queens

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Some years after it happened, the nationally syndicated columnist Dorothy Kilgallen told her readers about a fight in a Greenwich Village club in 1928 or 1929.…

    Ann Rostow: Nasty

    Ann Rostow: Nasty

    By Ann Rostow– Nasty I am watching MSNBC with the sound off, as is my wont when I write my column, and I’m looking at Louis DeJoy, who I’ve decided…

    18th Street ‘Shared Spaces’ Kickoff Deemed a Success, with Some Lessons Learned

    18th Street ‘Shared Spaces’ Kickoff Deemed a Success, with Some Lessons Learned

    The Castro Merchants on Sunday, August 23, launched the 18th Street “Shared Spaces” program that established a car-free corridor between Collingwood and Hartford Streets. The launch marked San Francisco’s third…

    Struggling San Francisco Small Businesses Hold Peaceful Protest at City Hall

    Struggling San Francisco Small Businesses Hold Peaceful Protest at City Hall

    Supervisor and former San Francisco Bay Times columnist Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday, August 25, joined other city and community leaders at a peaceful protest that brought together leaders from San…

    Oakland Police Commission and Why It Needs Your Vote in November

    Oakland Police Commission and Why It Needs Your Vote in November

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– In November 2016, in the wake of abuse scandals, cover-ups, and poor management from a quick line of chiefs, 83.19% of Oakland voters…

    Making Schools and Workplaces Safer from Gun Violence

    Making Schools and Workplaces Safer from Gun Violence

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Since Stay-At-Home orders were issued this spring, we have rarely heard about mass shootings at schools and workplaces. Prior to COVID-19, however, the number of incidents…