By Supervisor Rafael Mandelman– Happy February, Bay Times readers! As a former columnist for this fine publication, it is a special treat to be able to report back on some…
By Scott Tsui– Recently, I encountered a gay man named Dan, who had just turned sixty. His partner Pete passed away a year ago. Pete initially was married to a…
By Ann Rostow– Justice Denied and Delayed The Supreme Court has stalled our success in the fight against the Trump ban on transgender military service, allowing the administration to stop…
The 2019 GGBA board is made up of a dynamic group of business professionals. They bring a diverse range of perspectives and business acumen to the boardroom and to the…
By Morgan Shidler– When the Women’s March was announced just days after the election in 2016, I think the prospect of organizing to get out to D.C. for it saved…
By Andrea Shorter– It’s the middle of January 2019, and we just celebrated the birthday and civil rights movement legacy of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Here in California, we are witness to unprecedented dysfunction in Washington, exemplified by the longest government shutdown in American history. While the drama unfolds in our…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009 by…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– On January 14, the nation of Poland was rocked by the horrific stabbing to death of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz—on stage in front of…
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