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Action Item: Weekend Event to Save Transit Funding

Twenty five advocacy organizations that have joined forces to fight for state funding of public transportation are holding a "Bay Area Funeral March & Rally for Public Transit" tomorrow/Saturday."Transit advocates will gather in Oakland and San Francisco to mourn the impending death of public transit - and our regional economy - if Governor Newsom and the state legislature fail to provide adequate funding for transit in the proposed FY24 state budget," wrote a representative for the coalition in a statement.

San Francisco Bay Times

Castro Vigil for Club Q Victims - November 20, 2022 - San Francisco Bay Times

On the eve of Transgender Remembrance Day, November 20, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Five people were killed and 25 were injured.On the evening of November 20 in the Castro, community members gathered to memorialize the victims as well transgender and non-conforming victims of fatal violence.

San Francisco Bay Times

About Our Cover, December 1, 2022 - San Francisco Bay Times

The first public performance of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) took place on November 27, 1978, at an impromptu memorial at San Francisco City Hall for Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone, who had been assassinated earlier that day by former Supervisor Dan White.The SFGMC performed "Thou, Lord, hast been our refuge" ("Herr Gott, du bist unsre Zuflucht") by Mendelssohn at the event.

KQED

Upcoming 'Drag Up! Fight Back!' Rally Protests a Deluge of Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

Drag Up! Fight Back! anticipates thousands of attendees, and has garnered support from lawmakers like State Senator Scott Wiener.He says that while these attacks on LGBTQ+ rights are playing out mostly in red states, Californians shouldn't be complacent."If the Republicans take over both the Congress and the presidency in the future, they will absolutely pass these laws into effect nationally," he says.

Los Angeles Times

The Times podcast: Dianne Feinstein calls it a career

California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced this week she will not run for reelection next year, ending a legendary career that saw her go from San Francisco City Hall to Capitol Hill.With her upcoming retirement, there's much speculation as to who will replace her.Today, we look back at the career of the storied politician and look ahead as to who'll be running for Feinstein's seat.

sfist.com

Sunday Links: Stillborn Baby Found in SF-Funded Tent Village Bathroom Last Year, City Confirms

A stillborn baby was discovered at the city-funded encampment in front of San Francisco City Hall in January 2022, city officials reportedly just confirmed.Apparently, the night of Jan. 7, 2022, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to an incident in which the body of a stillborn was discovered in a portable bathroom at the tent village and provided medical care for the mother, who had not alerted officials she was pregnant.

Acm

San Francisco Has Reversed Its Killer Robot Plan

A week is a long time in politics-particularly when considering whether it's okay to grant robots the right to kill humans on the streets of San Francisco.In late November, the city's board of supervisors gave local police the right to kill a criminal suspect using a tele-operated robot, should they believe that not acting would endanger members of the public or the police.

sfist.com

Several Bay Area Cities Using Highly Improbable, Silly Proposals To Meet State Housing Goals on Paper

As a state deadline for robust housing plans looms in January, some cities are submitting plans that just don't pass the smell test, with implausible features like building on top of churches and grocery stores whom they did not even ask about this first.The current freakout at San Francisco City Hall (well, depending on the day) is the matter of local regulatory compliance or possible lack thereof with the looming requirements of an ambitious statewide housing plan called the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).

Eater SF

How to Eat Around Downtown San Francisco Like a Local

It's undeniable: San Francisco's downtown has been in the spotlight in 2022.

San Francisco Bay Times

Black History Month Closing Ceremony - San Francisco Bay Times

"Homecoming" was the theme of the closing ceremony for Black History Month, hosted by California State Controller Malia Cohen, City Supervisor Shamann Walton, and Mayor London Breed, held in the rotunda at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, February 26.A large crowded attended, including other elected officials, city administrators, entertainers, and members of the public.

San Francisco Bay Times

HRC San Francisco Bay Area Dinner & Auction 2022 - San Francisco Bay Times

Photos by Richard Tamayo for HRC SF

San Francisco Bay Times

LGBTQ Pride Month Kickoff and Flag Raising at SF City Hall - San Francisco Bay Times

Mayor London Breed hosted a press conference and flag raising ceremony at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, launching Pride Month in the city.

Advocate

Left-wing politics

President Biden Gifts Marriage Equality Pen to Vice President Harris

Of the more than 5,300 assembled guests and officials at the White House bill-signing ceremony on Tuesday, one person, the vice president, received a special memento.After signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law, President Joe Biden passed along the pen with which he signed the legislation and handed it to Vice President Kamala Harris.

San Francisco Bay Times

Vigil Commemorating the 44th Anniversary of the Assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone - San Francisco Bay Times

Photos by RinkIn remembrance of the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone at San Francisco City Hall 44 years ago, the Harvey Milk Democratic Club held its annual vigil at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro on the evening of November 27, 2022.A large crowd gathered to hear remarks by former and current Harvey Milk Club officers and colleagues and friends of Harvey Milk, including Gwenn Craig, a former San Francisco Police Commissioner who held other city roles; and former San Francisco Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, who served with Milk.

sfist.com

Supervisors Spend Five Hours Haranguing Over Mandated 82,000 New Housing Units, But We Might Actually Hit That Goal?

It's not surprising that the SF Board of Supervisors spent nearly five hours debating a state-mandated housing requirement that the city build 82,000 new housing units by 2031.What is surprising is that we might actually achieve the goal.One of the biggest high-stakes dramas going at San Francisco City Hall, and really at city halls all over the state of California, is a state requirement that each city build substantial new housing, with the plan being named a housing element.

Eater SF

Farmworkers Stage 24-Hour Vigils Throughout California for Union Vote Bill

Farmworkers endured a grueling 24-day, 335-mile march from Delano to Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would give farmworkers the option to vote to unionize by mail.

Funcheap

SF's "Women's Equality Day" Voter Rally at City Hall

Join us to urge more women to register to vote in the upcoming November Election on August 25 (Thursday) at 12pm in front of SF City Hall WHAT: In honor of Women's Equality Day, please join our female leaders to announce the 2022 W Challenge in front of City Hall to encourage more women to vote in the upcoming election.

SFGATE

'Women are going to die': Bay Area crowds protest loss of Roe

Large crowds of demonstrators gathered at emotional rallies across the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday evening to express outrage over the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of national abortion rights.

Medium

This Recall Feels Like a San Francisco Heartbreak

Whenever I have the chance, I vote in person at San Francisco City Hall on Election Day; I'm always self-conscious about whatever body odor might've wafted out from me when raising my hands passing through an on-site metal detector.

Funcheap

SF Lights Up Rainbow for Harvey Milk Day (May 22)

San Francisco City Hall and SFO airport are both lighting up in beautiful rainbow colors for Harvey Milk Day on May 22, 2022.

It's been nearly 44 years since Harvey Milk left us too soon.

Funcheap

SF's Civil Rights-Era 1945-1965 Photography Exhibit (City Hall)

Join the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Galleries for a public reception celebrating legendary photographer David Johnson on the occasion of his new exhibition David Johnson: In the Zone (1945-1965).

sfist.com

Monday Morning Headlines: Community Seeks to Restore Vandalized Castro Mural

An Oakland police officer investigating a shooting in West Oakland Sunday night was injured when a fleeing vehicle struck a patrol car.

East Bay Times

San Francisco public school kids get $11 million in college savings, more to come for California students

SAN FRANCISCO - At San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, 17 first graders from Bryant Elementary School helped deposit the 11 millionth dollar into a college savings fund that will help each and every public school student in the city get a financial head start on higher education costs.

sfist.com

City Hall is Haggling an Ambitious Housing Plan, Hoping the State Doesn't Yank Billions of Dollars

The SF Planning Commission spent Thursday afternoon debating a housing element plan on which billions in state aid is contingent, but so far, state authorities have rejected 97% of other cities' housing plans.

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