Catalyst for Change

Building and maintaining community is the foundation upon which any vibrant subculture rests. Doing so is difficult if that subculture is hard pressed to find places in which to meet.

by Race Bannon | Dec 25, 2016

BARchive :: Keep On Rocking in the Queer World

Rock and roll was tied up in my concept of what San Francisco was even before I moved here, but when I first visited in 1978, punk and New Wave were the dominant forces.

by Michael Flanagan | Dec 25, 2016

Out There :: Resist! Resist!

Artists, art-lovers, artisans! Philanthropists, philanderers, philistines! Alphas & betas, tops & bottoms, butches & femmes, dominants & submissives! Join Out There in queer solidarity and popular resistance to the coming proto-fascist regime.

by Roberto Friedman | Dec 24, 2016

Best Films of 2016 (Part 1)

This was a good year for ambitious, relatively low-budget entries that dealt with the best and worst sides of human nature.

by David Lamble | Dec 22, 2016

Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas Forever

The late playwright Win Wells had considerable resources from which to draw as he wrote "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," a play that imagines a reminiscing reunion between Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

by Richard Dodds | Dec 25, 2016

Supporters Urge Obama to Commute Manning's Sentence

Time is running out for President Barack Obama to act on a petition to commute the sentence of convicted whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

by Michael Nugent | Dec 24, 2016

SF Pot Task Force Issues Recommendations

San Francisco's Cannabis State Legalization Task Force has approved 80 recommendations on how the city should implement Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

by Sari Staver | Dec 24, 2016

Joseph Leaves Entertainment Commission

Longtime nightlife figure Audrey Joseph has stepped down from the San Francisco Entertainment Commission, the oversight body for the permitting of bars and nightclubs and other issues.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Dec 24, 2016

Ghost Ship Attorneys Deflect Blame

The attorneys for the master tenant of Oakland's Ghost Ship warehouse are seeking to deflect blame for the fire there that killed 36 people by lashing out at local officials.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Dec 25, 2016

Lee Names LA Cop As New SF Police Chief

Mayor Ed Lee has appointed Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief William "Bill" Scott to take over the San Francisco Police Department as it struggles with issues involving racism, homophobia, use of force, and other problems.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Dec 25, 2016


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