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Obituaries: Chet (Chester) Roaman

Obituaries: Chet (Chester) Roaman

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  • by BAR staff
  • Jan 18, 2023

The obituary for Chet (Chester) Roaman, who moved to San Francisco in 1970 and was a college teacher and magazine columnist.

Worst avoided as storms trickle to an end

Worst avoided as storms trickle to an end

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 18, 2023

A series of destructive atmospheric rivers may have ended earlier this week, but the Golden State is still reeling from one of the wettest periods ever recorded here.

Email, text raise questions about future of Castro Theatre as meetings loom

Email, text raise questions about future of Castro Theatre as meetings loom

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 17, 2023

A number of Castro groups will be holding a meeting Thursday, January 26, to discuss future historic preservation and planning commission meetings about the neighborhood's eponymous theater.

In error, CA double funded transgender health account

In error, CA double funded transgender health account

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 13, 2023

Buried within the bills California legislators filed this month after Governor Gavin Newsom released his budget proposal for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is a line seeking to claw back $13 million from the state's Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund.

Editorial: We're looking for action by new SF board

Editorial: We're looking for action by new SF board

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  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 13, 2023

Yes, we're excited and optimistic, because for the first time ever, three gay men are serving as elected members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Out in the World: Kenyan police arrest four suspects in killing of gay activist

Out in the World: Kenyan police arrest four suspects in killing of gay activist

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  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 12, 2023

Police in Kenya have arrested four people in connection to the gruesome January 2 killing of gay fashion designer, model, and activist Edwin Chiloba.

Atmospheric rivers wreak havoc in Bay Area

Atmospheric rivers wreak havoc in Bay Area

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  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 12, 2023

There probably isn't a single aspect of the Bay Area's life that hasn't been affected by the series of atmospheric rivers the state has been experiencing.

Political Notebook: LGBTQ CA senators given key committee chairmanships

Political Notebook: LGBTQ CA senators given key committee chairmanships

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 11, 2023

As state leaders grapple with a projected $22 billion budget deficit this year, LGBTQ members of the California Senate will be in key leadership posts to help address fiscal matters and other policy issues in 2023.

News Briefs: Last chance to apply for SF drag laureate

News Briefs: Last chance to apply for SF drag laureate

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  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 11, 2023

Calling all interested San Francisco drag artists: time is running out to apply for the inaugural drag laureate post the city created last year.

Business Briefing: Gay investor aims to boost LGBTQ-led startups

Business Briefing: Gay investor aims to boost LGBTQ-led startups

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 11, 2023

As the saying goes, at the end of every rainbow should be a pot of gold. And one is likely to encounter a unicorn grazing nearby, according to legend.

Transmissions: Transition is not a destination, it's a passage

Transmissions: Transition is not a destination, it's a passage

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  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jan 11, 2023

Recently, while in the throes of nostalgia, I went through a pair of filing boxes I have containing decades of old snapshots.

Project maps queer Oakland with elders' stories

Project maps queer Oakland with elders' stories

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  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 11, 2023

Queer and lesbian oral storytelling professional Elena Botkin-Levy's Mapping Queer Oakland brings the city's diverse and unique LGBTQ stories to light.

Guest Opinion: Reflecting on 2022 as we forge ahead into the new year

Guest Opinion: Reflecting on 2022 as we forge ahead into the new year

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  • by Nguyen Pham
  • Jan 11, 2023

2022 was a year of incredible highs and regressive lows, exhilaration and devastation, and many measures in between.

2023 ushers in new SF LGBTQ Dem club leaders

2023 ushers in new SF LGBTQ Dem club leaders

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  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 11, 2023

San Francisco's two main LGBTQ political clubs are bidding adieu to their male leaders of the past two years.