District 22 was formerly held by Devin Nunes, who resigned on New Year’s. The seat has remained vacant since then, but not for much longer. April 5th is the date for the Special Election to fill that seat, and there are currently 6 candidates running, 2 Democrats, which doesn’t include Phil Arballo (former challenger to…
Month: March 2022
Jeffery Robinson: Rest in power
The celebration of life and community gathering in honor of Jeffery Robinson was held in the Tower District yesterday. Our local community lost Jeffery this week and his family, friends, and greater LGBTQ+ community assembled in rainbow attire to his guest speakers talk about this life and legacy. The event was well very well attended,…
A community remembrance & celebration of the life of Jeffery Robinson this weekend
This celebration of local leader and fierce LGBTQ+ rights advocate Jeffery Robinson will be held this Saturday, March 12th at 11.30am in the Tower District. The exact location of the gathering will be the NE corner of Olive and Wishon Avenues. This is an opportunity for the whole community to gather and remember his life…
Gov. Newsom condemns “Don’t say gay bill”
Governor Gavin Newsom is undoubtedly an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, when as mayor as San Francisco in 2004, he issued marriage licenses, which could only be said to be the beginning of marriage equality eventually becoming national law. Fast forward to 2016, in which Republicans have become increasingly more hateful (or embracing hate), GOP…