As LGBTQ+ community members in the San Francisco Bay Area age, thoughtful elder care planning becomes key to maintaining ...

As 2025 quickly draws to a close, it is hard to believe how fast this year has gone by. The months seem to have blurred ...

I, for one, am happy to see the end of 2025. Our country has been taken over by a cabal of small, cruel men, who answer to a Caligula of a president. All we can do is protest, stand up for what’s ...

n Bay Area meetings about emerging opportunities, businesses, and events, one city continues to be mentioned as 2025 draws to a close: Oakland. On the surface, that is surprising. Oakland’s large ...

Saul’s Restaurant and Delicatessen in Berkeley is always one of the most festive places to celebrate Hanukkah in the Bay Area. Each year, Saul’s presents a Hanukkah Block Party, featuring the famous ...

The superb new Slate podcast When We All Get to Heaven tells the story of the pivotal role the San Francisco MCC (Metropolitan Community Church) played as a queer church and an indispensable part of ...

Future issues of the San Francisco Bay Times will take a deeper dive into LGBTQ+ owned and allied destinations in East Bay cities beyond Oakland, but, for now, here are a few additional ...

For its participants, Openhouse + On Lok Community Services is more than a day center. It is the place where they feel safe, supported, and seen. Over the past year, all of us at Openhouse + On Lok ...

The résumé of Clarence “CK” Kwan is packed with some of the biggest names in tech, such as Meta and Amazon. After years of working as an in-demand architect and design leader, CK decided to found his ...

With 2026 on the near horizon, it’s time to look at trends in wine for the new year. Consumption of traditional wine is down as younger drinkers have a plethora of options from spirits to ...

The volunteer crew assembles cranes annually. Karen Kai decorating the 2013 World Tree of Hope (Photo by William Lee) Volunteers raise the 2013 World Tree of Hope at San Francisco City Hall. (Photo by ...

“My wish is to live in a society where marriage equality is a reality for all & where American families are treated with respect and dignity.” Governor Gavin Newsom “My wish is for a world where hope ...