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    Rink Throwback: Kamala Harris

    Rink Throwback: Kamala Harris

    San Francisco Bay Times lead photographer Rink took this photo of then San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris in 2005. This was just a year into her office, which lasted…

    Joyful Faces Among the LGBTQ+ Community Members Who Attended the 2024 DNC

    Joyful Faces Among the LGBTQ+ Community Members Who Attended the 2024 DNC

    Local Democrats headed to Chicago last month for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in support of their party and colleague, friend, and Bay Area native Vice President Kamala Harris. The…

    Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport

    Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport

    By Joanie Juster– Election season is upon us now, big time. The Democrats and Republicans have both chosen their presidential candidates. They have held their conventions. They have shared their…

    Getting Us Out of Our Cars to Walk & Bike More

    Getting Us Out of Our Cars to Walk & Bike More

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– As a father, I worry about the condition our planet will be in for our kids. That’s why, as an Assemblymember, I’ve worked hard to enact…

    Oakland Roots: Soccer Returns to Oakland in 2025

    Oakland Roots: Soccer Returns to Oakland in 2025

    By Oakland City Councilmember At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan– As we look forward to 2025 and the future of sports in Oakland, we can add the return of soccer. Earlier this month,…

    Amsterdam Canal Pride: ‘Together We Are Strong’

    Amsterdam Canal Pride: ‘Together We Are Strong’

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– Off in the distance, we glimpsed a boat packed to the gills with African refugees. It was carrying some of the countless refugees who…

    San Francisco Street Fairs Form New Coalition

    Three of the largest and most iconic street fairs in San Francisco have formed a new coalition called the SF Street Fair Coalition to foster collaboration and mutual support between…

    Sexologist and Bisexual Activist Dr. Maggi Rubenstein (1930–2024)

    Sexologist and Bisexual Activist Dr. Maggi Rubenstein (1930–2024)

    By Dr. Carol Queen– Dr. Maggi Rubenstein, a longtime bisexual and sex-positive community activist and faculty member at the private graduate program The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “August’s Divas & Drinks at The Academy…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “August’s Divas & Drinks at The Academy…”

    By Donna Sachet– August’s Divas & Drinks at The Academy SF was a genuine love-fest, celebrating Leslie Sbrocco and her many contributions in the fields of wine, food, entertainment, and…

    Top of Your Stack: 9.5.24

    Freedom Is a Feast (fiction – hardcover) by Alejandro Puyana As Stanislavo, a former revolutionary, faces his past mistakes, his encounter with María—a struggling mother in chaotic Caracas—offers a chance…