The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this November 10–20, with a special expanded festival. Founded in 1997, SFTFF is the world’s longest running film…
By Ann Rostow– Where’s the Rest of the Story? I was laboriously going through GLBT headlines, forced by my deadline pressure to summon up an interest in the usual suspects;…
By Joanie Juster– I find election seasons to be extremely stressful—and here we are in San Francisco facing our fourth election this year. Yikes. But as someone who believes fully…
By Blake Dillon — Golden Gate Park, formerly known as the “outside land” and covered with sand dunes, was initially envisioned by civil engineer William Hammond Hall (1846–1934). The city’s…
By Senator Scott Wiener– While there are two similar-sounding housing measures on San Francisco’s November 8 ballot—Prop D and Prop E—only one of them will make it faster and easier…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– October means the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has begun the process of sending $9.5 billion tax relief payments to most Californians. As Assembly Budget Chair, I…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Although it has been two and a half years since COVID turned our lives upside down, the pandemic has not gone away. The…
By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– The word Halloween originated from the phrase “All Hallows’ Eve” and dates back to the ancient times after the Romans conquered the Celts. In the festival…
By Donna Sachet– See Moulin Rouge, the touring Broadway production that has it all … dazzling lighting, eye-popping sets, flashy costumes, snippets of a host of pop songs, all delivering,…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: This month, Patrica Grayhall is celebrating the publication of her memoir, Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine (She Writes Press). The inspiration for the memoir began with a box…
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