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B.A.R. election endorsements

B.A.R. election endorsements

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 11, 2022

Here are the Bay Area Reporter's endorsements for the June 7 primary.

Editorial: Endorsements for CA offices

Editorial: Endorsements for CA offices

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 4, 2022

The Bay Area Reporter recommends the following candidates for statewide offices in the June 7 primary.

Editorial: Reject the recall of SF DA Boudin

Editorial: Reject the recall of SF DA Boudin

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 27, 2022

The B.A.R. editorial board recommends that voters reject the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on the June 7 ballot.

Editorial: Time for APE to work with the Castro

Editorial: Time for APE to work with the Castro

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 20, 2022

Another Planet Entertainment needs to work with the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District to ensure that its management of the Castro Theatre benefits everyone.

Editorial: The copycats are out in force

Editorial: The copycats are out in force

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 13, 2022

Now that Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill has become law, legislators in other states, not surprisingly, are working on similar proposals.

Editorial: We don't need Jenner's visibility

Editorial: We don't need Jenner's visibility

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 6, 2022

Of course Fox News would announce its hiring of Caitlyn Jenner on Transgender Day of Visibility.

Editorial: It's students who'll suffer under Florida law

Editorial: It's students who'll suffer under Florida law

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 30, 2022

A court challenge is almost certain for Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill that Republican Governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis signed March 28, although that doesn't mean the law will be thrown out anytime soon.

Editorial: Campos can deliver for AD 17

Editorial: Campos can deliver for AD 17

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 23, 2022

He may be the underdog in the race for the vacant 17th Assembly District seat, but former supervisor David Campos knows what it's like to fight for causes he believes in.

Editorial: The new normal

Editorial: The new normal

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 16, 2022

On March 17, 2020, the Bay Area shut down as the coronavirus unleashed its force.

Editorial: Storm clouds engulf Florida

Editorial: Storm clouds engulf Florida

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 9, 2022

It's likely that Florida is about to become the first state in the U.S. to have a Russian-style anti-LGBTQ propaganda law.

Editorial: SF recall proposal is undemocratic

Editorial: SF recall proposal is undemocratic

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 23, 2022

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week approved putting a charter amendment on the June ballot that would change the rules for the city recall elections.

Editorial: Breed should pick queer parent for San Francisco school board

Editorial: Breed should pick queer parent for San Francisco school board

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 16, 2022

Following the resounding recall of three members of the San Francisco Board of Education, Mayor London Breed gets to select their replacements.

Editorial: SF agencies should reopen death case

Editorial: SF agencies should reopen death case

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 9, 2022

There are a lot of unanswered questions in the March 2, 2020 death of Jaxon Sales, 20, a gay Oakland resident whose body was found in a San Francisco apartment.

Editorial: Bad call by Haas Jr. fund

Editorial: Bad call by Haas Jr. fund

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 2, 2022

The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund must reverse its decision to "wind down" its LGBTQ equality grant program.