By Kippy Marks– When a candidate campaigns to become a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess, there is always a representation of colors that allows voters to know whom they are…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– September is the month that Pride comes to Oakland. It is the month when Oakland gets to focus and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community…
Dear Readers and Beloved Community, As the vibrant City of Oakland gears up for an extraordinary weekend of love, acceptance, and pride, we extend a warm welcome to all of…
By Jewelle Gomez– A lot of attention has been showered on the film Barbie, and deservedly so. It’s a lot like its director Greta Gerwig: smart, funny, and feminist. I’ve…
By Kate Brown, Ph.D.– It’s hard to imagine that Summer 2023 is almost at a close. In August, some members of Dykes on Bikes, as well as friends from other…
Michele Karlsberg: In The Lede to Our Undoing, Donald Mengay takes us to 1970s rust-belt America. It was the era of civil rights, women’s rights, and gay rights, and saw…
Only This Beautiful Moment (fiction – hardbound) by Abdi Nazemian From the Stonewall Honor-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping tale of three generations of boys: an out…
By Debra Morris– Apples are some of the first fall fruits to arrive for the season—with some varieties arriving as early as August. However, farmers say that the wet winter…
By David Landis– The dictionary definition of the word “anomaly” is “something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified.” That’s an apt description for the culinary inventiveness on display at…
“My name is Hippo! I am a two-year-old, male pit bull terrier who arrived at SF SPCA from Fresno, CA. I am very excitable—but in a good way!—and am learning…
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