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Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who died last week at the age of 90, will be remembered for a lot of things, but to many older LGBTQ people, she is recalled as the steadfast leader who worked to heal San Francisco following a tragedy.

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom's selection of Black lesbian Laphonza Butler to replace the late senator Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate fulfilled his promise to pick a Black woman should he need to appoint someone.

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 27, 2023

There was no reason for Governor Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would have urged state judges to take into account parental support for their transgender kids.

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 20, 2023

It's too early to tell whether Governor Gavin Newsom's "from the bottom up" call for a constitutional convention on gun safety will actually happen.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 13, 2023

The Oakland branch of the NAACP should sever its relationship with Seneca Scott, a failed mayoral candidate whose forays into homophobia and transphobia have only escalated in recent weeks.

Editorial: Engaging the public in helping others

Editorial: Engaging the public in helping others

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 6, 2023

This week San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the city's Department of Emergency Management unveiled a new public education campaign about how to help people in crisis

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 30, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week filed a lawsuit against the Chino Valley Unified School District because its board voted last month to adopt a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy.

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

Editorial: Killed over a Pride flag

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 23, 2023

In a shocking and horrific incident, a Southern California woman was shot to death because she had a rainbow flag flying outside her shop in Cedar Glen, a small town near Lake Arrowhead in Southern California.

Editorial: CA celebrates a summer of drag

Editorial: CA celebrates a summer of drag

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 16, 2023

As drag entertainers find themselves increasingly under attack in many red states, California, not surprisingly, is tacking in the opposite direction.

Editorial: SF Supervisor Dorsey steps in it

Editorial: SF Supervisor Dorsey steps in it

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 9, 2023

If a San Francisco supervisor has a complaint and wants changes made to the city budget, the time to do that is before the spending plan is adopted, not weeks later.

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

Editorial: Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 2, 2023

It is critical that Congress reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR.

Editorial: Chino school board's decision is dangerous

Editorial: Chino school board's decision is dangerous

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 26, 2023

On the heels of the attempt by the conservative Temecula school board in Southern California to ban textbooks, the equally right-wing Chino Valley Unified School District board in San Bernardino County has adopted a policy that is dangerous.

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

Editorial: Newsom right to stand tough on textbooks

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 19, 2023

The state of California will not tolerate public school districts that ban textbooks based on false claims by district officials.

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