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SF mayor defiant in State of the City: 'like air, I rise'

SF mayor defiant in State of the City: 'like air, I rise'

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 9, 2023

Mayor London Breed made downtown revitalization a key part of her State of the City address in the city's Dogpatch neighborhood midday Thursday, in a defiant address where she said San Francisco has seen tough times before, yet has always survived.

Lesbian Congressmember Craig 'physically okay' after attack in her D.C. apartment building

Lesbian Congressmember Craig 'physically okay' after attack in her D.C. apartment building

  • NEWS
  • by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
  • Feb 9, 2023

Lesbian U.S. Congressmember Angie Craig (D-Minnesota) is "physically okay" after suffering an attack Thursday morning in the elevator of her Washington, D.C. apartment building, according to a statement from her chief of staff.

Badlands owner Natali says Castro space could become a new club soon

Badlands owner Natali says Castro space could become a new club soon

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 9, 2023

The old Badlands space on 18th Street in the Castro neighborhood may be occupied by another nightclub in as little as eight weeks, property owner Les Natali told the Bay Area Reporter Thursday.

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 8, 2023

President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday left no doubt that he is running for reelection — and thank goodness for that.

National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change heads to SF for 1st time

National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change heads to SF for 1st time

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 8, 2023

Thousands of LGBTQ activists from around the United States will descend upon San Francisco for the National LGBTQ Task Force's 35th annual Creating Change conference.

Guest Opinion: Creating Change makes me sick

Guest Opinion: Creating Change makes me sick

  • NEWS
  • by by Emmett Patterson
  • Feb 8, 2023

On February 17, the National LGBTQ Task Force will gather thousands of activists in San Francisco for Creating Change, a national conference for queer movement building.

Political Notebook: Lesbian CA Senator Menjivar settles into Sacramento

Political Notebook: Lesbian CA Senator Menjivar settles into Sacramento

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 8, 2023

Providing a video tour of her Sacramento office via Twitter in early January, lesbian state Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) showed off the entry area and shared workspace for her staff.

Walking tour will explore site of North Beach queer bars

Walking tour will explore site of North Beach queer bars

  • HISTORY
  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Feb 8, 2023

An upcoming guided tour of North Beach will shed light on the neighborhood's sometimes forgotten role in San Francisco's LGBTQ history.

Business Briefing: Spice shop shakes up couple's wedding plans

Business Briefing: Spice shop shakes up couple's wedding plans

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 8, 2023

Four days shy of Christmas in 2021, Matthew Green and Phuong Mai got engaged and began making wedding plans. Together nearly six years, the San Francisco couple had expected to set a date sometime in 2023.

Transmissions: Being dragged into a culture war

Transmissions: Being dragged into a culture war

Decades before the upper floors of a three-story building at the corner of Broadway and Kearny in San Francisco became a co-working office space, it was home to a nightclub called Finocchio's.

Castro's Q Bar to reopen this spring, co-owner says

Castro's Q Bar to reopen this spring, co-owner says

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 8, 2023

The co-owner of Q Bar in San Francisco's Castro district anticipates a spring reopening after the business was damaged by a fire in 2019.

AIDS researcher Jeff S. Stryker dies

AIDS researcher Jeff S. Stryker dies

  • NEWS
  • by Sari Staver
  • Feb 8, 2023

HIV researcher Jeff S. Stryker, a highly respected policy analyst, journalist, and activist who fought for improved treatment and prevention services, died suddenly December 24 at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.

SF Pride permanently hires trans ED Ford

SF Pride permanently hires trans ED Ford

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 8, 2023

Suzanne Ford has been selected to serve as the permanent executive director of the nonprofit organization that puts on the San Francisco Pride parade and festival, according to a February 8 news release.

Gay man reportedly beaten, hospitalized after leaving SOMA bar

Gay man reportedly beaten, hospitalized after leaving SOMA bar

  • CRIME
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 7, 2023

A gay man said that he was beaten near a South of Market LGBTQ bar over the weekend, leading to his hospitalization, and a GoFundMe has been set up to help pay for his living expenses.