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Groundbreaking Video Mural at SFMOMA Features Bay Area Luminaries and Other Locals
San Francisco Bay Times columnist and legendary entertainer Donna Sachet, longstanding Bay Times columnist and “Fun Nun” Sister Dana Van Iquity, founding Bay Times contributor Cleve Jones, members of the…
Leading Expert on San Francisco’s Civic Center Sheds Light on This City Hub in New Book
The San Francisco Civic Center was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places eleven years later. We locals often take…
Gay and Lesbian Studies Pioneer Recalls the Moment in the 1950s When She Came Out
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: This excerpt originally appeared in My Butch Career: A Memoir by Esther Newton, published by Duke University Press in 2018. It is reprinted here with her permission. My psychiatrist…
My 18 Best Travel Tips After Three Decades of Traveling the World
By Jill Cruse– Let me start out by saying that I have never been one of those who could just pack a carry-on to travel for two weeks. My hat…
AIDS Life/Cycle Is a Transformative Experience
By Tom Moon, MFT– Among participants in the AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC), there is a longstanding tradition in which riders read personal testaments—”Why I Ride”—to one another. Here is one, representative of…
Ann Rostow: Notes from Underground
By Ann Rostow– Notes from Underground I have a habit of putting vague column ideas into the “notes” area on my iPhone. I’m not talking about GLBT stories per se,…
Rocket Man: Mayor Pete’s Big Moment
By Andrea Shorter– He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, and is the son of an immigrant. Both of his parents were professors at the University of Notre…
Turning to Each Other and White Plum Blossoms
By John Lewis– As I type, Stuart’s 95-year-old mom is approaching the end of life. Stuart’s mom was always ahead of her time. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, the…
When Will Enough Be Enough?
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Gun violence has become all too common in our country. Nowhere is safe—not a movie theater, not a school, not a workplace and not even a…
Saving Restorative Justice and More
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The fiscal difficulties facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made national headlines earlier this year. The OUSD Board voted to cut $21.75…
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