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Man accused of SF hate crime remains in jail; hearing Thursday by John Ferrannini

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SF bacterial STI rates continue to decline by John Ferrannini

ates of sexually transmitted infections in San Francisco continued to decline in 2025, according to yearend statistics released by the city’s health department. Health officials are pleased with the development after increases a decade ago and continue to attribute the lower numbers to doxyPEP. DoxyPEP – a novel way of treating bacterial STIs with the antibiotic doxycycline (a type of tetracycline) after unprotected sex – has been approved for men who have sex with men and for trans women. It is most effective on chlamydia and syphilis, and has some effectiveness against gonorrhea. When bacterial STI infection numbers in San Francisco went down in 2023 and 2024, officials also credited the advent of doxyPEP. San Francisco was the first city to issue guidelines for doxyPEP in 2022. Additionally, a 2025 Journal of the American Medical Association study linked declines in syphilis and chlamydia to the introduction of doxyPEP in San Francisco. Dr. Stephanie Cohen, a straight ally who is director of the STI and HIV branch in DPH’s population health division, said that the “declines are remarkable” and “quite unprecedented” after a sharp rise in STI rates in the 2010s. “Our year-end 2025 case counts and rates for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis show continuing declines that started in 2022,” Cohen said in a phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter March 10. “Declines may not be attributable only to doxyPEP but certainly there is consensus that doxyPEP is a major contributor to these declines, which illustrates how research can improve public health systems.” According to the report, released February 25, reported total cases of gonorrhea declined from 4,812 at the end of 2024 to 4,578 at the end of 2025. Of those 2025 cases, 1,688 were cases of male rectal gonorrhea. In 2024, there were 1,691 reported cases of male rectal gonorrhea. Reported total cases of chlamydia declined from 4,219 at the end of 2024 to 3,467 at the end of 2025. Of those 2025 cases, 510 were cases of male rectal chlamydia. See page 7 >>

man accused of vandalizing a local church and threatening a mass shooting of San Francisco gays and Jews will remain in custody, for now. He is expected to have a hearing as to his competency later this week. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, the March 4 arraignment of Sadat Mousa, 51, was pushed to March 5. Mousa was arrested February 28 on suspicion of vandalizing the site of the Seventhday Adventist Church on the 2800 block of California Street in Pacific Heights with homophobic and antisemitic graffiti – including pro-Hitler statements – causing an estimated $20,000 in damages. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins filed a motion to detain, saying Mousa represented a risk to the LGBTQ and Jewish communities. Jenkins announced the formal charges against Mousa at a noontime news conference March 4, including felony vandalism with a hate crime enhancement, two felony counts of felony vandalism at a place of worship, felony placement of a swastika, and two misdemeanor counts of vandalism. Judge Harry Jacobs was presiding over Department 9 at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant Street, on March 5 when Mousa was called to appear. Mousa explained that the previous day,

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The defendant in a hate crime case made his first appearance at the San Francisco Hall of Justice March 5.

the public defender’s office declared a conflict of interest and he declined the services of a private attorney because she wanted to waive his right to be arraigned speedily. Therefore, Mousa argued, the case should be dismissed. “This case is proceeding in violation of my constitutional rights,” he said.

Jacobs responded, “Very well, we can have a hearing about that at the proper time,” but “we have to take one step at a time. Number one – if you wish to have an attorney, I will appoint one for you. Do you wish to have an attorney represent you? You can tell me that.” See page 8 >>

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SF Pride Band welcomes concert director by Cynthia Laird

he San Francisco Pride Band is welcoming its new artistic director for its concert ensemble with its first concert of 2026 later this month. Matthew Fell, a straight ally, is an accomplished music educator and is looking forward to his tenure. In a phone interview, Fell told the Bay Area Reporter that he and the concert band started rehearsals in January. The concert, “The Universal Language,” takes place Sunday, March 22, at the Herbst Theatre. “The audition and application process began last year,” said Fell. He went through rehearsals and a concert cycle last spring and summer before the Pride Band’s board and members voted to hire him for the part-time position last fall. An interim director oversaw the band’s popular “Dance-Along Nutcracker” last December, Fell said. The Pride Band, San Francisco’s official band, also has marching and pep bands that are under the direction of Michael Wong. For the concert band, which has 6070 members, Fell said he has worked

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Matthew Fell is the new artistic director of the San Francisco Pride Band’s Concert Band.

to center composers who are LGBTQ, female, and those of different backgrounds for the upcoming performance. “That’s one of the things I definitely take into consideration,” he said. “A lot of concert music is a lot of white, cis, male composers.” For example, the band will be performing “A Sky So Boundless” by Katahj Copley, an up-and-coming African American composer, Fell noted. And it will perform “Shenandoah” by

Omar Thomas, “an incredible composer who’s LGBTQ and a Black man,” noted Fell. Fell said that he wants to “bring my experience and knowledge of concert bands and do my best.” “As an ally, I want to do everything to give voice to the LGBTQ community,” he said. Fell’s day job is assistant director of bands at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. There, he directs the school’s jazz band. He, his wife, and three children have lived in Livermore since 2023. Prior to that, the family lived in Southern California for several years after relocating from Dublin in the East Bay. “We’re here to stay,” he said. Chris Hewes, a gay man who is the Pride Band’s board president, looks forward to working with Fell. “I’m very excited about the band’s decision to hire Matthew as our artistic director of concert band after we said farewell to our retiring longtime artistic director,” Hewes wrote in an email, referring to Pete Nowlen, who stepped down last year. “Matthew brings exceptional musicianship and skills as

an educator, and also a commitment to the band’s mission of fostering understanding among diverse communities through public performance.” Hewes also noted the steps Fell went through when applying for the position. “Throughout his audition process, band members were continually struck by Matthew’s ability to foster a safe, welcoming environment for a diverse group of musicians,” Hewes added. “His personality of positivity, respect, and humility combine in a unique way to bring out the best in our musicians, and we look forward to continuing to work with him!” Fell has a musical background. According to the band’s website, he has degrees in music education and trombone performance from Biola University in Southern California and a master’s degree in instrumental conducting from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University in Texas. Fell said that he’s really enjoyed working with the concert band. “It’s my first time working with adults in this way, peers and those who are older,” he said, explaining he’s worked with young band students for the last 15 years.

Fell has also directed a student band through the Jenny Lin Foundation, named after the 14-year-old Castro Valley girl who was murdered in 1994. Her killer has not been found. Jenny’s parents, John and Mei-lian Lin, started the foundation as a way to honor their daughter. The free summer music program is for students in eighth grade and above, according to the foundation’s website. “It’s another way I’ve gotten involved,” Fell said. Hewes stated that the Pride Band’s annual budget is about $165,000. On its most recent IRS Form 990, there are no staff who earn $100,000 or more, the threshold for salary reporting. Fell’s position had a salary range advertised of between $16,000 and $20,000. “The Universal Language” community concert takes place Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. General admission tickets are $23, or $15 for students and seniors. For more information, including purchasing tickets, visit sfprideband.org. t

Nonbinary former tech worker sues AI startup by John Ferrannini

nonbinary and transgender former tech worker has sued an artificial intelligence company, alleging workplace discrimination on account of their gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability. The civil lawsuit was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court. According to the complaint, which was filed in December, Carlos M. Lopez was hired last August as a robot operator and data analyst at the San Mateo office of Skild AI, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabased robotics startup founded in 2023. The company is worth $14 billion, according to media reports. “In mid-August of 2025, plaintiff placed an LGBTQ Pride flag on a small cabinet where other employees displayed personal items. Within days, Defendants removed the flag and discarded it without explanation or notice to plaintiff,” the complaint states. “On or around September 7, 2025, plaintiff began wearing an LGBTQ Pride pin, making plaintiff’s identity more visible in the workplace.” It was after the Pride pin that Lopez noticed changes in treatment compared with other co-workers, the complaint states. “Plaintiff was assigned increasingly difficult tasks compared to peers with-

out adequate training or support, excluded from promotion meetings and internal communications, and passed over for advancement opportunities in favor of less experienced co-workers,” the complaint states. “Throughout employment, plaintiff repeatedly raised concerns to management about numerous safety hazards at the San Mateo facility. These complaints included … lack of required safety equipment such as goggles and gloves for operators working with heavy machinery.” Lopez’s attorneys from the firm Laurel Employment Law declined to comment for this report or to make Lopez available to do so. Skild AI didn’t return a request for comment. Then, on September 25, Lopez “sustained a finger laceration from a 3D printed item while performing assigned duties. Plaintiff reported this workplace injury and requested appropriate first aid treatment.” About a week later, Skild AI gave Lopez a written warning of termination, in what the civil complaint stated was a violation of the company’s own rules, which first require verbal warnings. Lopez was later fired while on medical leave after an injury in the men’s restroom. “On or around October 2, 2025,

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A former employee of the San Mateo office of Skild AI is suing the Pennsylvania-based startup for discrimination.

plaintiff suffered a serious workplace injury in the men’s restroom at the San Mateo facility. A poorly maintained toilet seat broke during normal use, causing plaintiff to lose balance and fall, striking plaintiff’s head on the stone floor. The impact was severe enough to cause disorientation and a major concussion,” the complaint states. “Following the injury report, Defendants’ response was deliberately humiliating. Defendant Jwalin Shah forced plaintiff to reenact the accident in the restroom while allegedly laughing about the incident, requiring plaintiff to stand

outside the restroom door while people walked by as plaintiff explained what had happened. This occurred while plaintiff was clearly suffering from a serious head injury.” Lopez received treatment at a local hospital. Shah is listed as a defendant, as is human resources contractor Lightsource HR Global III, which handles HR for Skild AI. The complaint also states that Lopez was discriminated against on account of polycystic kidney disease, treatment of which leads to “frequent water intake and restroom breaks, neurodivergent

conditions including sensory processing issues, diabetes, anxiety, hearing loss, chronic kidney disease, and depression,” according to the complaint. “Defendants had knowledge of all these conditions and initially assured plaintiff that accommodating these needs would be ‘no problem,’ the complaint states. “On October 2, 2025, plaintiff suffered a serious workplace injury resulting in concussion, post-concussion syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. Medical professionals diagnosed these conditions and placed plaintiff off work from October 3, 2025 through October 12, 2025. Following this injury, plaintiff required use of a mobility aid in the form of a cane, possibly for life. Despite knowledge of plaintiff’s disabilities, Defendants subjected plaintiff to mockery regarding disability accommodations and restroom needs. “Supervisors made repeated derogatory comments about Plaintiff’s restroom use, with witnesses documenting statements that ‘OSHA restroom breaks are a joke’ and public jokes about firing plaintiff,” the complaint states, referring to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidance. According to court records, a case management conference is scheduled for June. t

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ifferences of opinion over the closure of the Great Highway to vehicles and zoning were apparent at a debate between the five candidates seeking to represent the Outer Sunset on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The candidates, all straight allies, expressed similar points of view on public safety, education, the municipal transportation agency, and housing. But Proposition K, the successful 2024 ballot measure that closed a portion of the Great Highway and turned it into Sunset Dunes Park was front and center at the March 4 debate. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Alan Wong to fill the seat vacated by gay former District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio last fall after he was recalled by voters. Engardio was walloped after his support for Prop K, which was overwhelmingly defeated in District 4 even as it won citywide, and critics charged Engardio did not do enough to get community buy-in for closing the roadway and creating the park. Wong isn’t the first person to have replaced Engardio, however. Last November, Lurie appointed political novice Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz. The 29-year-old resigned after one week amid allegations related to her management of a Sunset district pet store. The following month, Lurie appointed then-City College of San Francisco trustee Wong, a Sunset native and child of immigrants. In an interview with the B.A.R. late last year, Wong said he spent much of his initial time in office responding to power outages in his district, and that he’d support a ballot measure to reopen the highway to cars on weekdays. Wong is running in a June 2 special election to fill the remainder of Engardio’s term of office, which ends in early January 2027. A November 2026 election will decide who fills the four-year term beginning early next year. Running against Wong are Natalie Gee, chief of staff to District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton; Albert Chow, a hardware store owner who was a leader in the movement to reopen the highway and recall Engardio; David Lee, an educator and the 20-year executive director of the Chinese American Voters Education Committee; and Jeremy Greco, the current producer of Sunset Solos at Sealevel, a monthly solo theater performance series. The debate, at the United Irish Cultural Center, was hosted by a number of local Democratic Party organizations, including the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club. There were no LGBTQ questions asked at the debate, which lasted about 75 minutes. All questions were decided by the moderator, KQED reporter Sydney Johnson, who said she was solely responsible for the questions (except for audience questions, of which there were a handful) and nobody had seen or reviewed them in advance. On most issues, the candidates expressed broad agreement. Those who spoke on public safety committed to fully staffing the San Francisco Police Department. Those who spoke on education expressed their commitment to quality schools. Those who spoke on transportation expressed that city officials needed to be more responsive to finding out community needs before making proposals. Said Gee, “I want to be able to bring in that community voice and bridge that gap with the [San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency] so your voices are being included when SFMTA tries to impose something.” Wong agreed, saying, SFMTA officials “need to listen to the people here. They keep on coming up with fancy ideas. … Let’s do things that are pragmatic and practical for people. Let’s have the SFMTA work on traffic safety measures that work.”

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District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, right, spoke at a March 4 forum with fellow candidates, from left, Albert Chow, Natalie Gee, Jeremy Greco, and David Lee.

Areas of contention

But there were some issues of contention. Wong was attacked for voting for Lurie’s upzoning legislation one day after his appointment. Greco led the charge, saying, “We live in a two-unit building not being protected now because of the vote Alan did on upzoning. That’s 5,000 people that will not be protected. That’s 5,000 people that can be kicked out of their homes.” Indeed, Lurie’s plan protects buildings with three or more rent controlled units from demolition, and Greco said it leaves him vulnerable. Wong defended his record. “I support the family zoning plan,” he said. “I think it was the responsible and practical way to move forward. The state had requirements for localities to comply with, and if we didn’t comply with working toward our own proposal … the state could come in and move without our own plan. It was important to maintain local control.”

other of the neighborhood’s three main thoroughfares that, including the Great Highway, made closing the highway at the time it happened unwise. “It didn’t make sense to close a major thoroughfare so fast,” she said, adding the placement of Prop K on the ballot was not subject to the same public input process as projects she’d worked on for Walton. Chow had choice remarks for Engardio, saying he was “someone who did not represent us well, and he set the Sunset on fire.” Asked for a comment after the forum, Engardio stated that Sunset Dunes is getting more popular. “Every day I hear from Sunset residents in messages through my website or in person in the neighborhood who thank me for my service and all the positive things my team and I did for the Sunset,” Engardio stated. “Many people stopped to offer their thanks while I was volunteering at the latest

Sunset Night Market, which I helped create with community partners. It’s also been fun to dust off my trumpet and join the growing Sunset Community Band, which was created from a call to action in my newsletter. I’m proud of how the band, the night markets, and all the activity at Sunset Dunes brings immense joy and benefit to people’s lives.” Lee said he was also no on Prop K. An avid cyclist, he uses Sunset Dunes every day but, “I know during the week there’s not a lot of people. I don’t see a lot of people.” He supports returning to the pre-Prop K compromise whereby the road was open to vehicles on the weekdays, and open to pedestrians on the weekends. That compromise started during the COVID pandemic as a way to create outdoor space for people. Chow said that the compromise is “a good happy middle ground.” “Seventeen thousand cars need to function,” he said. “This city needs to

flow. People need to get to work, and the cars are being pushed out through and amongst us. These are the unintended consequences of a nice idea but that wasn’t fully fleshed out.” Greco didn’t agree that the highway could reopen on weekdays without destroying the park, and installations such as Ocean Calling. He chided Chow for even running. “You’re running for supervisor after you did a recall,” he said. “That’s not forward thinking. We would have a potential four different supervisors in a year period, and that’s not leadership, and it’s not future thinking.” Chow said he is “happy to run because I can bring balance back to San Francisco.” At the end of the debate, Johnson asked who the candidates would be supporting in the race to succeed Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (DSan Francisco) in the U.S. House of Representatives. There are three major candidates running to replace the longtime legislator and former House speaker – Chan, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), and tech millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti, a former aide to Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York). Fintech executive Dan Wheeler and Marie Hurabiell, director of the political advocacy group ConnectedSF, are also mounting underdog campaigns for the seat. Wong and Lee did not take a public position. Greco, Gee, and Chow all endorsed Chan. Gee said Chan has sole-endorsed her candidacy for District 4 supervisor. Chan, who represents the Richmond neighborhood directly north of the Outer Sunset, didn’t return a request for comment March 5 about receiving backing from the three District 4 candidates. t

Park vs. highway

Greco is the sole candidate in favor of keeping Sunset Dunes as a park 24/7. There is currently a signature-gathering effort to place a measure to overturn Prop K on the November 3 ballot. A previous effort by Wong to get a measure on the June 2 ballot collapsed after he was unable to get three other supervisors to sign on. While District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan and District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen signed on, Wong needed a fourth supervisor. Wong has previously said that he voted against Prop K. Greco talked about why he changed his mind. “I was originally against Sunset Dunes – I get it, I’m a driver,” Greco said. “There’s this amazing thing called Ocean Calling, and what you do is you go up there and make a phone call to someone who has passed along.” Ocean Calling is an art installation that allows people to speak their words of remembrance into the waves, according to its website. Greco’s friend and mother-in-law both died recently. Afterward, “the entire family went out to Sunset Dunes and we all made a phone call.” “The sun was setting, and music was playing, and someone had a mic and everyone was shouting out the name of someone who’d passed away,” Greco said. “It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. … Sunset Dunes is a place to make community, and make memories with your family.” Before her remarks, Gee invited everyone in the room to deeply inhale and exhale. “Anytime we talk about Sunset Dunes and the Great Highway,” Gee said, “I want you to release the tension in your body.” She said that the city has known since 2019 there would need to be improvements on 19th Avenue, an-

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he executive orders that President Donald Trump has issued since he returned to the White House last year have upended new practices and policies that were on the cusp of becoming standardized. Perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than those directives affecting the LGBTQ community, specifically, transgender Americans. On his first day in office, Trump signed Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” As we have reported, the directive defines “sex” as immutable as either male or female. “These sexes are not changeable,” the order states, “and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” In other words, the order states that men and women are defined by their reproductive cells. Now, just over a year after that executive order was issued, we have evidence that, in fact, the Trump administration is working hard to erase the concept of sexual orientation and gender identity, or SOGI, from federal surveys. SOGI data collection is important. It helps agencies and policymakers determine where resources are needed to improve outcomes for LGBTQ people, whether that be in health, employment, or other areas. We’ve been covering the issue for years and have seen progress at the state and local level. In 2024, LGBTQ California lawmakers secured $2.2 million for improving data collection on the health of the state’s queer residents. San Francisco embarked on efforts to collect SOGI data on how many LGBTQ people applied for city jobs and how many worked for the city. Also that year, other city departments began collecting SOGI data, although the Department of Public Health had various issues, mostly tied to the implementation of a new record keeping system, as we reported.

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President Donald Trump signed executive orders in the Oval Office.

But the federal government has long been behind. During Trump’s first term in office, 2017-2021, he took steps to exclude SOGI questions from the 2020 census. There were hopeful developments when President Joe Biden took office, and in 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau started testing SOGI questions on its American Community Survey. That progress appears to have ended now that Trump is in power again. The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ think tank at UCLA School of Law, recently reported that hundreds of federal surveys have removed SOGI questions. Due to Trump’s aforementioned executive order stating the federal government would no longer recognize transgender and nonbinary people, “questions about gender identity – and some questions about sexual orientation – were removed from federal surveys, data sets, reports, and public websites,” the Williams Institute stated in a news release. We should note that Trump’s executive order establishing a binary definition

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e live in exhausting times. Our military is fighting military engagements few asked for, including a war with Iran launched last weekend, while our own people are being locked into detention centers or shipped to countries they never inhabited. Our federal health agency is busy destroying public health, while even the most self-preserving, common-sense protections are tossed away. I feel as if the issues affecting transgender people like me might seem insignificant against a backdrop of so many other horrors. Certainly, we’ve heard from many high-profile politicians, including California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who feel that discussions of “pronouns” and such are a distraction from the issues affecting a broader consensus of people should take precedence. I have to look at this another way, however. Issues that affect a minority of the body politic will, like ripples on the surface of a pond, eventually end up affecting all of us. Consider what is happening right now in Kansas, where Senate Bill 244 has passed into state law on an override vote in the Legislature after being vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly (D). Actually, I should back up just a little bit. This story starts with Kansas’ SB 180. That passed in April 2023, and declared that gender was immutable, defining biological sex based on the sex organs a person possesses at birth, as well as their ability to produce eggs. This, of course, goes far further than transgender people right from the start, potentially affecting anyone who cannot produce eggs, let alone those who may be intersex. SB 180 also included, as so many such bills do, a prohibition of people using single-sex restrooms and such that do not match the sex they were assigned at birth. Again, this does little to actually protect anyone beyond existing law. This could, for example, affect a parent taking their child into a restroom if their genders are not the same, regardless of any trans status. Kansas’ Legislature overrode Kelly’s veto of SB 180. After a two-year legal battle, SB 180’s assumed prohibition of transgender people receiving new

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or updated identification documents was largely struck down. With clearly nothing better to do with their time, Kansas lawmakers decided to try again, introducing House Bill 2426 to prohibit appropriate identity documents for trans and other Kansans. It also received an amendment to strengthen the prohibitions around single-sex spaces. After its passage, SB 244, which was an entirely unrelated bill about release prior to trial and bond compensation, underwent a change known as “gut and go,” where an unrelated bill has its contents stripped out, and a completely different bill put in its place, in this case, the contents of HB 2426. In such cases, the bill would be able to avoid public hearings and time in committee – all it needs is for the changes to be approved. This allows for quick passage with little publicity or feedback. Further, lawmakers passed an emergency final action on the bill, which allowed the bill to be voted on in the House immediately after Senate approval. SB 244 passed in just this way and, after Kelly vetoed this bill, it was overridden by Kansas’ Republican supermajority in the Legislature. Immediately, transgender people in Kansas began to receive letters from their Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles. In it, transgender people were informed that their credentials were “invalid immediately,” and directed them to surrender such to the division. Consider what this means. Until that day, your driver’s license was a legal document that allowed you to operate a motor vehicle. Also, because that

of sex also excludes intersex people, who are those born with variations in sex characteristics that don’t fit the male or female definitions in the directive. Since January 2025, when Trump began his second term, approximately 360 federal data collections have removed at least one SOGI measure, according to the Williams Institute’s research. “Of the 360 removals, 338 removed the option for people to indicate their gender identity,” the institute stated. “However, 60 data collections also removed sexual orientation data elements, even though the executive order did not require it.” This shows that various departments are being so zealous in removing gender identity that they even took out sexual orientation when they didn’t need to, further minimizing vital information about LGBTQ people. “Federal data on sexual orientation and gender identity are essential for understanding LGBTQ populations in the United States,” noted lead author Lauren Bouton, policy fellow and research analyst at the Williams Institute. “These data allow us to identify disparities in health, economics, and exposure to violence among a group that’s been shown to be disproportionately at risk of these outcomes.” The SOGI removals cut a broad swath, including research and monitoring tools, administrative surveys, and large national surveys, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the institute stated. And these removals were largely done in secret. “Rather than using the formal notice-and-comment process that requires publication in the Federal Register, most removals (83%) were made through non-substantive change requests submitted to the Office of Management and Budget,” the institute noted. This means that people did not have an opportunity to weigh in on any changes before they occurred. See page 8 >>

document includes information about you, it is used for any number of other uses, from identifying you when you vote in Kansas to proving your age when you buy alcohol. It is used when you are employed, when you get a house, and dozens of other times in the course of day-to-day life. Just like that, the identification document is gone. Likewise, SB 244 prevents a transgender person from using a restroom consistent with their gender identity. This can be enforced with a $1,000 fine and even a misdemeanor charge. What’s more, the bill allows for “bounty hunters” to sue any transgender person they catch using the facilities that match their identity for a minimum of $1,000 on top of any state fines. Consider, too, the words of Kelly, in her statement after the override of her veto, “Not only will this bill keep brothers from visiting sisters’ dorms and husbands from wives’ shared hospital rooms, it will cost Kansas taxpayers millions of dollars to comply with this very vague legislation.” Yes, the American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliate, the ACLU of Kansas, representing two trans Kansans, have already filed a lawsuit to challenge SB 244. While I suspect they have a very good chance of winning this, it is not guaranteed. We also do not know how far it will have to go, or how long it will take. Meanwhile, people will still be hurt as we wait. Transgender Kansans are gutted, and unable to safely go. I jest, because if I don’t, I’ll do little but despair. To me, every such law is just a preamble for the next. How many other states will be trying the same? With federal anti-trans laws such as HR 7661 – a book ban that would declare that any material that “involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism” to be considered “sexually oriented material” and therefore banned – introduced in the United States House of Representatives, what will stop a national version of SB 244 reaching into all states? The consequences of this are broad, and are as of yet untested, but the one thing we know for sure is that transgender people – and potentially many others – are now second-class citizens in the Sunflower State.t Gwen Smith had to work hard to update her ID and won’t let it go lightly. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith.com.

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LGBTQ judges in CA continue to increase

by Matthew S. Bajko

he number of LGBTQ people serving on state courts across California continues to grow, marking a 4% increase over the last 14 years on the official annual tallies released by the Judicial Council of California. And, in 2025, the number of trial courts that had out judges saw a slight uptick for the first time in several years. Twenty of the 58 county benches had at least one queer or trans jurist as of December 31, 2025, according to the council’s report, with Humboldt and Marin newly added to the list. The out trial court judges numbered 98 last year out of the report’s official tally of 103 LGBTQ jurists. It counted one lesbian serving on the California Supreme Court, Associate Justice Kelli Evans, and four out state appellate court judges. According to the judicial council, self-reported LGBT justices (it does not include a category for those who prefer to identify as queer like Evans) increased from 2% in 2011 to 6% in 2025. Over that time period gay judges increased the most by +200%, according to the council. Lesbian judges saw the second highest jump by +84%. As the sexual orientation and gender identity questions first asked in 2011 are voluntary to be filled out by judges, the council’s report routinely undercounts the actual number of LGBTQ members on the state bench. Based on a count kept by the Bay Area Reporter, there had been at least 94 LGBTQ judges as of December 31, 2024, though the official tally was 89 LGBTQ judges for that year. The retirement date for out Golden State jurists can also skew the stats. For instance, the report for 2025 does not reflect that Martin J. Jenkins was an associate justice on the California Supreme Court for most of last year. The first openly gay justice to serve on the state’s highest court, Jenkins retired from the bench in October and his seat has yet to be filled. The report for last year continues to miscount the number of out members on the state’s Courts of Appeal, which currently numbers five. Missing from the official tally is Presiding Justice of the 3rd District Court of Appeal Laurie M. Earl, a lesbian, while lesbian Presiding Justice Therese Stewart of the 1st District Court of Appeal’s Division Two is counted. Reports for previous years had failed to note that two gay men were serving on the 2nd District Court of Appeal. But with the retirement of gay associate justice Luis A. Lavin in September 2024, the report for 2025 now accurately reflects that Presiding Justice Gonzalo Martinez of the appellate court’s Division Seven is the lone known gay man on his appellate court. The other two gay appellate court members are reflected in the 2025 report. Associate Justice David M. Rubin sits on the 4th District Court of Appeal’s Division One and Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes oversees the 1st District Court of Appeal.

Addressing trans judge numbers

An issue that had obscured the fact that there are two transgender judges serving on the state bench, which the B.A.R. has reported on since 2024, now has been addressed with the addition of a new chart to the demographic report for last year that was

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California Supreme Court Justice Kelli Evans, left, is the only out member of the state’s high court since the retirement last fall of Justice Martin Jenkins.

released March 2. (While the information is to be annually reported out on March 1, which fell on a Sunday this month, the report for 2025 came out a day later on Monday.) Alameda County Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski in 2010 had become the first trans person elected to a judicial position. Twelve years later Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Judge Andi Mudryk to the Sacramento County Superior Court. They had been counted as being trans judges on the demographic report for the state’s judiciary released in 2023 covering the previous year. But a change to the annual reports that began with the one issued in 2024 created a new category listed as “More Than One SO/GI,” which is short for sexual orientation and gender identity, making it seem like Kolakowski and Mudryk were no longer on the state bench. The transgender-only category listed zero such jurists, while a tool for exploring the judicial demographic data posted online also made it seem there were no trans jurists. A footnote affixed to the report explained that judges choosing more than a single SOGI indicator, such as trans and lesbian or trans and heterosexual, would now be listed under the multiple SOGI category. Kolakowski had called the change “disappointing” when asked about it last year by the B.A.R. because it essentially rendered the pair of trans judges “invisible.” A spokesperson for the judicial council noted it is “constantly examining” ways to revise the report. Thus, the addition of a new table to this year’s report found on page 16 that breaks down exactly how judges selected two SOGI options to fall under that category. (A similar page was added to the report on 2024 demographics after it was first published last March.) A footnote on page 2 of this year’s report under the table with the full SOGI stats – which erroneously lists the multiple choice category as “More Than One GI/SO” – explains that, “Although the figures for transgender-only and non-binary are reported as 0.0% in this table, the justices and judges who identified as transgender or non-binary as part of more than one SO/GI category are presented on page 16.” In the case of Kolakowski, she identifies as both lesbian and transgender per the new table. Mudryk is both trans and heterosexual, while judges in El Dorado and Orange counties are both lesbian and gay. The table also discloses, for the first time, that there is a nonbinary judge serving on the Los Angeles County Superior Court who is also heterosexual. As the demographic data is reported anonymously, it is unclear

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LGBTQ comics creators drawn to diverse narratives by Matthew S. Bajko

hat initially drew Nidhi Chanani to a career as a comic book author was wanting to see the culture of her native country India reflected in the field. When the queer Calcutta-born illustrator and author released her awardwinning “Pashmina” in 2017, it marked the first time an Indian American identity was featured in a major graphic novel geared for children. Now residing in the East Bay where she had initially moved to with her exhusband and their daughter, the 45-yearold Chanani has released several books with LGBTQ themes and characters. Her “JukeBox” graphic novel that came out in 2021 features a bisexual character, while her “Shark Princess” series that debuted in 2022 deals with a male Mako shark who wants to be a princess like his best friend, a Whale shark. “She tells him he can be anything you want to be,” noted Chanani, who earned a literature degree from UC Santa Cruz and was honored by the Obama administration in 2012 as a Champion of Change. She eschews “big coming out” stories in her books, Chanani told the Bay Area Reporter, since she feels the LGBTQ community has largely moved beyond needing such tales in its literature. “I feel outsiders need it. But we have so much more to our identity,” she explained. The B.A.R. caught up with Chanani at the “Pride in Panels: SF Queer Comics Fest 2026” held February 15 at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library. First held in 2024, the second edition of the fest brought together hundreds of LGBTQ comic book creators and their fans for a host of panels, maker workshops, and an exhibition hall where comic creators could sell their works and related merchandise. Among those taking part was Matthew Spencer, 32, who is gay and resides in Santa Rosa. He is the creative force behind The Art of Mathuin and sells his comics online via mynameismathuin.com. Like Chanani, his stories largely don’t evolve around LGBTQ characters or themes. “They are based off instances in my life or instances from pop culture in the 1990s and 2000s,” said Spencer. A Texas native who lived in Los Angeles before graduating from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Spencer relocated to the North Bay and focuses on comics full-time. He gravitates toward telling “weird, eclectic stories,” he said, that depict “weird kids doing weird things.” Among his characters are Science Girl, a tween genius who already works as a professional scientist, and 10-yearold Tulip about a wunderkind/enfant terrible who has “a crabby heart and a spark for adventure.” Then there is his Chunky Buns, a skater-kid from the 2000s. “He wants to be the best skateboarder around,” noted Spencer, adding that his Science Girl series is his bestseller. “It is a wordless comic and sort of a bait and

switch. Everybody thinks she is going to be educational but she is really just a mad scientist.” Mathúin is an Irish Gaelic boy’s name meaning “bear.” Spencer took on the alter-ego persona in college around 2020 when he took a comics class and started creating children’s books. He prints his comics in-house and does utilize online platforms to promote his work. But Spencer said he finds attending in-person events work best, so he now travels a circuit around California to participate in yearly comicsfocused events such as the San Francisco and Los Angeles zine fests and Sonoma Con held in his hometown. “It is hit or miss,” he said of his business and comic book sales.

Loves to tell stories

Gay Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator Tony Breed, 54, began creating comics two decades ago and sells his works online via his Mega Hugs Press at megahugspress/storenvy.com. He also works as a product designer and volunteers as a DJ with CHIRP Radio, a community radio station. “I love to tell stories,” said Breed, who created the weekly webcomic “Finn and Charlie are Hitched.” He described his comics as featuring “mostly niche slice of life” stories that also delve into his characters’ relationships. As for LGBTQ themes, he said, “There is a little bit about identity but on a broader sense.” He features LGBTQ characters in his comics, such as the gay couple in his Muddlers Beat series. In its first issue titled “Literally Everything Is Outside My Comfort Zone,” he also introduces Krys, a straight woman who falls in love with a trans man and is named after the classic nighttime soap character Krystle Carrington from “Dynasty.” “On the one hand, I am writing about queer people. But straight people see the same experiences they go through as those of my characters,” noted Breed. Breed had received an invitation to apply to take part in this year’s “Pride in Panels” event from co-organizer Justin Hall, a friend of his from high school who is also gay and wrote “No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics.” Hall also teaches about comics at the California College of the Arts, which was bought this year by Vanderbilt University and will be turned into an institute of the Tennessee-based college. As Hall told B.A.R. arts reporter David-Elijah Nahmod last month about comics crafted by LGBTQ creators, “getting those lovingly crafted stories to the people who often desperately want them can be a big challenge. That’s where we see ‘Pride in Panels’ providing the most useful support, by providing an IRL space for queer creators to get their work into the right hands.” It had been some years since Breed attended a comics showcase in San Francisco, last coming a decade ago for an Alternative Press Expo.

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Author Nidhi Chanani sat behind a display of her books at the recent “Pride in Panels: SF Queer Comics Fest 2026” at the San Francisco Public Library.

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Matthew Spencer focuses on pop culture in his comics.

“I love doing shows and tabling,” said Breed. It is a way “to build attention” to his works, he noted, in addition to the online platforms he uses. The comic fests also help bring the community together, he noted. “There are so many amazing people in this room creating amazing things, and somehow I get to be one of them,” said Breed. “I joke I tricked people into thinking I am a cartoonist and all I had to do was create comics for 20 years.” Chanani includes links for buying her books from independent booksellers and national chains at her website nidhichanani.com. She also is known for her Disney-inspired illustrations and created a vinyl figure of Princess Leia for the company’s Women of Star Wars program that came out in 2023 and can be seen via this post

on her Instagram page. Her most overt gay title of the 16 books she has released to date is “Strong,” about the first openly gay professional strongman Rob Kearney. Published in 2022 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Kearney co-wrote it with Eric Rosswood, with Chanani doing the illustrations. A Stonewall Honor Book, “Strong” is routinely subjected to book bans, noted Chanani, which impacts its reach and sales, by people who don’t bother to read it. She also gets subjected to criticisms that she is trying to indoctrinate kids via her “Shark Princess” series. “Through sharks!” quipped Chanani, noting that kids immediately understand the message behind the three books she has so far released featuring

the anthropomorphic fish characters. “Kids get it that if your friend wants to be something, you want to be it too.” She remains undaunted by the blowback and is undeterred from her desire to see that children have books reflective of their unique and diverse identities. The best part of her career, Chanani told the B.A.R., is being invited to read her books to children by schools, libraries, and other groups. “There is a magic that comes from being a kid who gets a book and then you see that the character has my name or realize I also am having these feelings. It is magic and why I do it,” she said. t Got a tip on LGBTQ business news? Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 829-8836 or email m.bajko@ ebar.com.

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SF Pride keeps ‘resisting’ in 2026 theme compiled by Cynthia Laird

n the face of anti-LGBTQ attacks by the federal government, San Francisco Pride will keep resisting this year. The board that oversees the Pride Parade and celebration has selected “Resistance in Action” as its 2026 theme. Meanwhile, Suzanne Ford, a trans woman who’s the executive director of SF Pride, has called for a boycott of Kansas after state lawmakers overrode Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto and ushered in a new law that strips trans people of identification documents that match their gender identity. The new SF Pride theme, announced Tuesday, builds upon last year’s theme of “Queer Joy is Resistance.” SF Pride also announced its first community grand marshal. As LGBTQ+ Americans face mounting opposition from states and the federal government, SF Pride insists on fighting back on behalf of all Americans, officials noted in a news release. “We are at a turning point in our country, and now is the time for all corners of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, supporters, and advocates to unite and fight back,” Ford stated. “This year’s theme reminds us that Pride was born from resistance. Progress has never been passive. It was built by people who organized, marched, and fought for a more just and inclusive world.” Pride parades can be traced to 1970 as a commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. The protest at the Stonewall Inn LGBTQ bar centered on fighting back against police harassment of queer and trans community members. The riots are credited with the birth of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. In related news, Ford stated that Imani Rupert-Gordon, a queer Black woman who is president of the San Francisco-based National Center for LGBTQ Rights, has been selected by Pride members as the first community grand marshal. Rupert-Gordon stated that she’s long supported SF Pride and the message of visibility it offers to the world. “So many in our community name

STI rates

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In 2024, there were 825 reported cases of male rectal chlamydia. Reported adult syphilis cases also declined, from 892 in 2024 to 678 in 2025. Congenital and female syphilis cases slightly declined. There were three congenital cases in 2024, and two in 2025. In women, there were 154 cases in 2024, and 146 in 2025. Cohen called those numbers part of an “encouraging trend,” and suggested cis women may be able to benefit from doxyPEP as well. “One of our priorities in STI prevention is the prevention of congenital syphilis – an outcome of pregnancy that is entirely preventable,” Cohen said. “That population was not studied in the original doxyPEP trials, which involved men who have sex with men and trans women, so we are encouraged. We are also seeing some decline in syphilis cases among women – specifically, we saw a 5% decline from 2024 to 2025. There are emerging data doxyPEP might be effective in … people who may become pregnant.” Jorge Roman, clinical manager at San Francisco AIDS Foundation, heralded the numbers and said they are congruent with what SFAF is seeing at its facilities. “We are glad to see the impact of doxyPEP on STI transmission in San Francisco take hold as the number of new cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea decline,” Roman stated to the B.A.R. March 11. “This is something we are seeing mirrored

San Francisco as a beacon of LGBTQ+ history, pride, and progress,” Rupert-Gordon stated. “I share that view wholeheartedly. SF Pride was my very first Pride, and I remember feeling simultaneously exhilarated, terrified, and completely certain there was nowhere else I wanted to be. Now, serving as a 2026 grand marshal, the nervousness I felt as someone just understanding her queer identity is gone, and only pride remains. There is still nowhere else in the world I would rather be.” Members of the public can continue voting for community grand marshals through Monday, April 6, at sfpride. org/grand-marshals. While RupertGordon was listed as of Tuesday this week among those candidates, her name does not appear on the online ballot the public can use to vote for the individual nominees. Regarding the call for boycotting Kansas, Ford stated that it was because of Senate Bill 244, which took effect immediately in late February. Reuters reported that the state has invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates of transgender Kansans who have changed their gender on those documents. Over 1,000 trans residents have been affected, according to the news outlet. The American Civil Liberties Union has already filed a lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of two transgender residents of the Sunflower State. On Tuesday, a judge denied a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the law. Ford expressed her criticism of the new law. “We are outraged that our transgender siblings in Kansas are being targeted simply for existing, and we ask: where is the public outrage against this?” Ford stated. “When North Carolina pursued similar oppression years ago, Bruce Springsteen, the NCAA, and countless others refused to stay silent, and neither will we. This is beyond politics; it’s about basic dignity, safety, and standing against those who are trying to erase us overnight. at SFAF’s own sexual health clinic – the decline in syphilis and chlamydia cases as the number of new people taking doxyPEP to prevent STIs goes up. Since we began offering doxyPEP in late 2022, we’ve had nearly 5,000 people begin taking it, and more than 1,000 people in the last year alone. “More work needs to be done for cis women, unhoused individuals, and people who use drugs who are not seeing the same declines in STI rates,” Roman added. “We encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about Doxy PEP for STI prevention to visit SFAF’s Magnet clinic. Among San Francisco City Clinic patients, there were four acute, or initial stage, HIV infections found in 2025, compared with one in 2024. There were 47 antibody positive tests in 2025 total, however, compared with 59 in 2024. There were 8,379 total tests for HIV given in 2025, 236 fewer than in 2024. In 2024, San Francisco saw a slight uptick in new cases of HIV, from 140 in 2023 (an all-time low since testing began in the 1980s) to 146. DPH’s HIV epidemiology report for 2024, released last fall, showed an increase in diagnoses among Black people and women that year; in 2022, cases rose among Latinos.

Disparities noted

In DPH’s STI report for 2025, there were noted racial and ethnic disparities in the latest test results as well. People who identified as Black, Hispanic, or Pacific Islander had higher reported rates of the three bacte-

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The Junior Righteously Outrageously Twirling Corps marched in the 2024 San Francisco Pride Parade.

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JCRC announces Freedom Seders

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area has announced two Freedom Seders that will be held in San Francisco and Silicon Valley to mark the 30th anniversary of the event. This participatory, cross-cultural, interfaith exchange honors Passover, one of the most important Jewish holidays of the year, and celebrates the Bay Area community as an upholder of freedom and social justice, a news release stated. In San Francisco, the Freedom Seder takes place Sunday, March 15, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Boulevard. It will be hosted by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and Congregation Beth Sholom Rabbi Amanda Russell. In the South Bay, the event takes place Sunday, March 22, from 5 to 7:30

rial STIs in the report than those who identified as Asian or white. “While we are seeing progress with declining STIs and are quite encouraged by the trends, there are persistent significant racial disparities that are a major area of focus, and you can see that in particular in young people,” Cohen said. “The racial disparities are particularly striking. We do have more work to do.” A note in the report also highlighted disparities. “There was a 11.5% decrease in syphilis cases among cis women from 2023 to 2024, less than half the decrease compared to men (the majority of whom were reported as gay, bisexual, or having had sex with other men),” the DPH report stated. “People experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs also continue to be disproportionately affected by syphilis and congenital syphilis. “Encouraging in 2024 is that SF had 3 cases of congenital syphilis, half as many cases as the year prior,” the report stated. “Over the past year the Congenital Syphilis Taskforce developed a strategic plan identifying strategies the San Francisco Department of Public Health will employ over the next three years to move toward elimination of CS in SF.” The B.A.R. asked Cohen if DPH tracks communicable diseases not covered by doxyPEP but that are transmitted by condomless sex nonetheless, and if instances of those are rising. See page 8 >>

p.m. at Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second Street in Campbell. It will be hosted by state Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), Assemblymembers Patrick Ahrens (DSan Jose) and Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto), and Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga. t

Tickets are $96 for the San Francisco seder and $54 for the one in Campbell. For tickets and more information, go to jcrc.org/blog/ freedom-seder-2026/.

Jeffrey Earl Auman

June 3, 1955 – February 21, 2026 Jeffrey Earl Auman, born June 3, 1955, to Ned and Jeanette Auman, entered the world as a beloved son and brother to Nancy and Brent, later joined by baby sister Susan. He grew up surrounded by family and created many fond memories during his days at Keith Country Day School. Jeff worked at Goldblatt’s in Rockford Plaza in his early years, where his steady presence and warm smile made a lasting impression. He found joy in nature, especially on canoe trips along the beautiful Brule River, where the quiet waters and Northwoods landscape brought him peace and reflection. Those who knew Jeff understood that time outdoors restored his spirit and deepened his contemplative nature. Life was not always easy, but Jeff carried on with resilience and heart, meeting challenges with courage and an abiding belief in the goodness of people. In 1987, he moved to San Francisco, a place that would become home. Jeff was blessed by a wide and loving support system. His chosen Jewish mother, Masha Zakheim, and her daughters Bethany and Leah, along with daughter-in-law Paula, held him close as family. His chosen family also included his “besties” Eliane and Natasha; longtime dear ones Joan and Marilyn; and treasured friends Linda L., Ellen, Tony, and Marcel. He was supported in his home by Daniel and Nelson, whose care and companionship meant a great deal to him. Jeff devoted himself to servant work, providing home and personal care to many, offering not just assistance but dignity, companionship, and steadfast presence. Jeff resonated deeply with the PRIDE community and embraced a spirit of inclusion, love, and authenticity. He gave of himself generously and boldly, easing the burdens of others with compassion and grace. He believed in human dignity and lived his values through daily acts of kindness and service. Jeff never met a religion he didn’t like — he was truly a connoisseur of faith, always curious, always respectful, always seeking understanding. He volunteered with Food Not Bombs and supported numerous community-based programs in the Tenderloin and Castro neighborhoods. Beginning in 2017, he also found meaningful community at Curry Senior Center, where Cecilia, Kathleen, Danielle, Anna K., and Jonathan became part of his extended circle of care and friendship. At Grace Cathedral, he participated in community gatherings and often walked the labyrinth, finding meaning in its meditative path. He cared deeply for animals, for his country, and especially for those on the margins of society. He was profoundly concerned about the homeless and the poor, and he was appalled by war and by the mistreatment of human beings anywhere in the world. In his final days, Rabbi Batshir Torchio of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco sang him his last blessing — a moment of tenderness and sacred peace. Jeffrey made his sacred transition at 12:30 PST on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Coming Home Hospice, where By-the-Bay Health provided support services. It was a setting Jeff knew well, having accompanied friends there in their own final transitions — a place of compassion and dignity that he both gave to others and received himself. His sister Susan was by his side. He is survived by his mother, Jeanette; his siblings Nancy (John Boomhower), Brent (Linda), and Susan (Elvis Suljanovic); his nephews and nieces Eric Bleed (Carrie), Lisa Bleed, Kyle Auman, and Lauren Auman; and by the many friends and chosen family — Amy Palmer, who supported him like a sister; Cousin Don and Lynelle Eckdahl whose lives he touched so deeply.

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SF hate crime

From page 1

Mousa said he would like to represent himself, and added, “as an American citizen, as a straight person, I have the right to be represented and judged by a straight judge.” Mousa said his right to be judged and represented by heterosexuals was found in the U.S. Constitution. When Jacobs asked him to point out where, Mousa did not. Mousa said, in a series of disjointed remarks, that, “In 2020, after they stole the election, they put me in jail for four years.” Jacobs said the court could not ascertain the validity of the 2020 election (though Mousa did not clarify which office, President Donald Trump repeatedly falsely claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, which was the impetus of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and over 140 police officers injured.) Mousa continued, “As an American citizen being discriminated against by the gay community, I have the right to refuse” LGBTQ involvement in his case. He said he “has respect” for the gay community, but “I don’t want them to be involved in my case.” (As the B.A.R. previously reported, a San Francisco homicide defendant in a different case was able to get a jury trial postponed after he argued that because his lawyer was gay and he purportedly did not know this, and the victim was gay, he would not be represented fairly.

Editorial

From page 4

The Williams Institute’s report also noted, “Among private studies that receive grant funding from the federal government, three have removed gender identity questions or published results on gender identity/transgender people. These include the General Social Survey (GSS), Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (PATH), and

Political Notebook

From page 5

Joining the two bisexual trial court judges in San Joaquin County is Judge Adam Ramirez, whose gubernatorial appointment last June made him the first gay man to serve on his bench. “Our county has some of the best judicial officers in the state, and I am deeply humbled to stand among them,” he had said at the time of his appointment. The Riverside County Superior Court saw its number of out judges double last year to having one gay and one lesbian judge. The local benches in Fresno, Imperial, Kings,

STI rates

From page 7

Instances of Shigella, the cause of Shigellosis, as well as of mpox, have been fluctuating, Cohen said.

LGBTQ seniors

From page 1

With the city’s LGBTQ population rapidly aging, and many older queer and trans residents finding it a challenge to afford San Francisco’s high housing costs, the need is great to provide them affordable options to remain housed. It prompted gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, who represents District 8 where the new housing development will be built, to express his concerns about seeing 1939 Market Street be filled predominantly with LGBTQ residents during a hearing before the supervisors’ budget and finance committee Wednesday. He had worked with the former Breed mayoral admin-

“Amjad indicated that defendant posted hateful rhetoric on TikTok and Facebook social media platforms, though they were quickly taken down by the platform,” the motion continues. “Defendant would create new accounts to continue to post.” The motion states that according to Amjad, who reported it in June 2025, Mousa walked into the Christa Wonderful Market at 1926 Broderick Street in Pacific Heights, and announced, “I am going to get an AK-47, and I am going to go to a synagogue and shoot all the Jews and then shoot all the gays in San Francisco.” SFPD undertook a threat assessment in response to Amjad’s report, according to the DA’s document.

Current case

According to Jenkins’ motion to keep him in custody, Mousa has a 2010 conviction for felony criminal threats, and a history of three failures to appear in court, according to a copy of the motion obtained by the B.A.R., which states, “Defendant’s threatening and violent behavior has been documented as early as January 11, 2009,” and describes an incident in which he allegedly assaulted his father and threatened to “chop his uncle into pieces.” In 2021, Mousa claimed he was be-

ing spied on by then-Vice President Kamala Harris while he was on the roof of a neighbor’s house, which prompted a police response. Later that year, he allegedly threatened to kill several of his relatives, including his brother Amjad, which led to a physical altercation in which police yet again intervened and found a knife. The motion continues that he threatened to behead his other brother, Hakim. “Later the same day, Hakim called police again because defendant had returned to his brother’s home in violation of the restraining order,” the motion continues. “Defendant pushed on the door, then looked in the window and said to his brother, ‘I’m going to fuck you up.’ Defendant’s brother indicated that he had been dealing with his brother’s violent behavior for three months and that Defendant had severe mental health issues. Defendant had an active restraining order protecting Hakim and their mother along with a 100-yard stay away order from the home.” Mousa’s brother Amjad didn’t return a request for comment for this report. The DA’s motion continues that Amjad went to San Francisco police in June 2025 to tell them that Mousa “expressed increasingly hostile views toward Jewish people and the LGBTQIA+ community” following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which left over thousand dead in the largest single day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and Israel’s military response, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Israel’s response was declared a genocide by a United Nations special committee and other authorities on the matter.

ing to the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ rights organization, the church condemns same-sex relationships and practices. It does not ordain openly LGBTQ clergy. Amjad gave police access to a storage area Mousa used, which had a swastika, a table that had the words “Hitler is a real Hero,” and “only Hamas in Sf” scrawled on a book. The DA’s motion continues, “An investigation of Defendant’s TikTok account revealed several videos” with inflammatory statements such as, “The Jewish and the faggot not real or normal human beings. Those are the real devils on planet Earth,” and “The deficit is forty trillion dollars in San Francisco for the faggot and the Jew. You gotta walk up to them in Pacific Heights, especially the big house. You gotta chop the children’s head off first.” In a statement March 4, Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area spokesperson Jeremy Russell pointed toward the statistics showing rising antisemitism. Black Americans, gay men and Jewish people are routinely the most represented of all groups among victims of hate crimes. “It is a sad reality that antisemitism and hatred have been increasing in the Bay Area for several years now, and this disturbing incident is illustrative of this growing crisis,” Russell stated. “We are very grateful that authorities are treating these incidents with seriousness and taking action to assure the safety and security of our community. Without public support Jews feel increasingly isolated, scared and unwelcome.” t

Monitoring the Future (MTF).” The PATH study removing gender identity questions is particularly disappointing. As the Truth Initiative, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that works to prevent youth and young adult nicotine addiction, pointed out, “The LGBTQ+ community experiences social stigma and discriminatory treatment at disparately high rates. The tobacco industry has historically targeted communities that experience higher stress – contributing to disproportion-

ately high tobacco use rates in the LGBTQ+ community.” “Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults smoke cigarettes at rates significantly higher than straight adults and were nearly twice as likely to use e-cigarettes – trends due in part to targeted marketing by Big Tobacco,” the organization added. “Transgender and gender-diverse adults have 2x the prevalence of tobacco products use than their cisgender peers. For years, the tobacco industry has made efforts to appeal to LGBTQ+ consum-

ers through targeted advertisements in LGBTQ+ press, through cigarette giveaways, free tobacco industry merchandise, and more. Today, the LGBTQ+ community is among the hardest hit by tobacco.” Of course, having that SOGI data in the reports and surveys would amplify those findings so that perhaps federal health officials might do something about the issue, say, provide funding for local smoking cessation organizations to help LGBTQ people. But thanks to

Trump’s executive order, we likely will not see that. We knew that when Trump issued his barrage of anti-LGBTQ directives that harmful practices would follow. That’s been the case for transgender people and their identification documents such as passports. The Williams Institute’s findings of SOGI questions being removed from federal surveys should be a clear sign that the Trump administration is transphobic and does not prioritize the well-being of LGBTQ Americans.t

Sacramento, and Santa Cruz counties continue to each have one LGBTQ judge, per the latest data. The LGBTQ+ Judicial Officers of California, a section of the California Judges Association, did not respond to a request for comment about the latest demographic report by the B.A.R.’s print deadline Wednesday.

The number of LGBTQ gubernatorial judicial appointments edged up last year, a reversal from the drop seen in 2024. In 2025, Newsom named 10 LGBTQ judges to the state bench out of the 33 such applicants to fill judicial vacancies, according

to data the governor’s office quietly posted online late last month. Newsom appointed eight LGBTQ judges to the state bench in 2024, a nearly 50% decrease from 2023, when he named 15 LGBTQ people to judicial appointments. As of January 1, he has appointed a total of 57 LGBTQ judges out of the 179 who had applied for a judicial nomination since becoming governor in 2019. The number of queer and trans applicants last year marked a significant increase from those in recent years. Twenty-two LGBTQ people applied for a court vacancy in 2024, while in 2023, 14 LGBTQ people had applied. On March 1 the Commission on

Judicial Nominees Evaluation released its annual statewide demographics report for 2025. It disclosed reviewing 193 candidates’ qualifications for judicial office last year. Three were bisexual, six were lesbian, seven were gay, and the sexual orientation of six were unknown. Three people were listed as “unknown” in terms of their gender identity. The commission found one bisexual, four lesbian, and two gay applicants to be exceptionally well qualified, along with two of the applicants with unknown sexual orientation. One bisexual, two lesbian, and four gay applicants were deemed well qualified, along with two applicants

with unknown sexual orientation. One bisexual and one applicant with unknown sexual orientation were found to be qualified. One LGBTQ applicant and one with unknown sexual orientation were found to be not qualified by the review panel. Of the three applicants with unknown gender identity, two were deemed well qualified to be a judge while the third was found to be not qualified. The full 2025 report on the demographic makeup of California’s judiciary can be downloaded at https:// courts.ca.gov/news-reference/research-data/judicial-officer-demographics. t

“The answer is yes, we do track reportable communicable diseases at the health department – there are 63 or so pathogens,” Cohen said. “Some of those can be transmitted through intimate sexual contact. … those include things like mpox, which

we track. They do include parasitic infections, and other bacterial infections like Shigella … Those are monitored by our communicable disease branch. “We do see Shigella cases fluctuate, and have seen some upticks

in Shigella at various points in the past year,” Cohen said. “… I would say that this trend we’re seeing with steep declines in chlamydia and syphilis is unique to those two pathogens, which is why we think it might be attributable to doxyPEP.”

As the B.A.R. reported, the health department warned of a rise in mpox cases last summer, mostly among vaccinated people. t

istration to see that the city bought the triangular parcel at the intersection of Market and Duboce Avenue in 2020 for $12 million from the Sheet Metal Workers Local 104. The hearing’s agendized focus was on seeing the board accept a $47.6 million grant awarded in December to the project by the California Strategic Growth Council. Of those funds, $35 million is designated toward constructing the multi-story building of housing above ground floor commercial space, with the remaining money used for various street infrastructure upgrades across the city such as bikeways and rapid bus transit improvements. The three-member budget committee, which includes gay District 6 Super-

visor Matt Dorsey, voted unanimously to recommend the full board approve accepting the state funding. The supervisors are expected to do so later this month. Mandelman co-sponsored the resolution along with the office of Mayor Daniel Lurie. He used the committee vote on it to raise his concerns about who will eventually end up residing in the building and that they are “actually queer.” But he also acknowledged the complications local leaders face in ensuring that happens. Achieving that goal is further complicated by the fact that the units will be designated for different populations of seniors, from veterans and those living with HIV to those for-

merly homeless or at risk of losing their housing. “On the queer of it all, this is complicated,” noted Mandelman, who will be termed off the board in early January. “It is a complicated conversation for us to have in this chamber. We cannot legally, because of funding sources we are using, create queer senior housing.” He added that the housing at the 55 and 95 Laguna sites “is not exclusively queer. It is, I believe, majority queer. And that, frankly, was achieved through a lot of hard work.” Overseeing those efforts were Mercy Housing California and nonprofit LGBTQ service provider Openhouse, along with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.

All three entities are once again working on the 1939 Market Street building, as the city selected Mercy and Openhouse to oversee its development.

The court did not agree with the argument made by defendant James Rickleffs, but the fact he would not work with his attorney necessitated the delay.) Mousa continued that he has been subject to torture by the gay community on two occasions, and that, “They call us antisemitic.” “They accuse me of being racist because I said the Jewish … killed Jesus,” he continued. “We are Palestinian – God’s chosen people, like all human beings. We are being killed in concentration camps.” Ultimately, Mousa said he is being subject to a “prejudicial and malicious prosecution.” Mousa was not arraigned and Jacobs did not appoint an attorney for Mousa. The judge and set a competency hearing for March 12. While Mousa made some “lucid” statements, Jacobs questioned his competency to stand trial. He ordered him held without bail in the meantime. On his way out of court, Mousa declared he “has no mental health problems.”

Allegations in DA’s filing

Newsom LGBTQ judicial appointees increase

It was the morning of February 28 that Mousa allegedly vandalized the church, as well as a mailbox, a utility box, and a parking meter located on the corner of California and Broderick streets. The San Francisco Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 2889 California Street, has not returned a request for comment. Among the comments was praise for the Holocaust’s architect, Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler. “Hitler Hero,” one tag read. Others included, “Kill the Faggets [sic] and the Jews all over SF KFC,” “Fuck the Jews god,” and “Hamas,” the group behind the October 7 attack in Israel. (It’s unclear what “KFC” means in this context.) The Seventh-day Adventist denomination generally holds conservative views regarding LGBTQ issues. Accord-

Goal to have LGBTQ seniors qualify

Not having LGBTQ seniors comprise the bulk of its residents would be a “failure outcome” on the part of Mercy and Openhouse, contended Mandelman. Representatives for the two organizations, along with a staffer from MOHCD assigned to the project, acknowledged the challenges they face in ensuring that does not happen. See page 9 >>

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LGBTQ seniors

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MOHCD senior project manager Matt Graves noted that Openhouse “is looking at having a dedicated staff person look at the lease up of the building and also peer outreach members for this target community doing outreach to the community so they know who needs housing the most.” Morey Riordan, a transgender man who took over as executive director of Openhouse last October, said he would like to hire at least two people to work on the leasing issues around the new building and recruit upward of 20 community members to volunteer with assisting LGBTQ seniors to apply for the units. To do so, he is aiming to raise $250,000 in order to roll out the efforts during Pride Month in June 2027. “I am not going to sugarcoat it. It is going to be hard work,” stressed Rior-

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dan. “It is an 18-month plan. We need 18 months if we are going to achieve the goal we want. We need boots on the ground.” Its job is made all the more difficult by the fact that certain units will be set aside to target different groups of seniors. Nine are to go specifically to seniors living with HIV, with 75 for extremely low-income seniors aged 62 or older via what is known as the Senior Operating Subsidies (SOS) program. Another 40 units are to go to homeless senior households via what is known as the Local Operating Subsidy (LOSP) Program. Different agencies and city departments will be referring their clients eligible for those units to apply to live in them.

Mercy senior project manager Sean Wils noted that Openhouse is also looking at how it can play a larger role in seeing LGBTQ seniors apply for the set aside units under the various programs. “Openhouse is exploring becoming an access point to ensure folks we are getting are from the LGBTQplus community,” said Wils, particularly for the LOSP program units. Riordan said he is talking to the city’s LGBTQ community center about partnering with it on being an access point. He also noted that talks are already underway with officials at the city’s Veterans Affairs hospital to see that LGBTQ vets apply for the 55 units being set aside via the Veterans Affairs Sup-

portive Housing (VASH) program. “It has been pretty gratifying to hear how confident they are that most of those units will go to LGBTQ folks based on the need they are seeing,” said Riordan about the response from local VA officials. The total cost to build the new housing is pegged at $116 million, and Mercy must still secure roughly $100 million before ground can be broken. As the Bay Area Reporter reported in December, this spring Mercy plans to apply for 4% low-income housing tax credits administered by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC). The state committees will announce their decisions August 18. If awarded the tax credits, Mercy will be required to start construction within 180 days, which happens to coincide with Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2027.

Should that occur, construction is expected to wrap up in February 2029. The marketing and leasing for the units would begin in July 2028 to have the selected residents ready to move in that winter. “It is all hands on deck,” Riordan said in terms of putting the 18-month plan together and in operation to ensure the goal of having the building house mostly LGBTQ seniors is met. Mandelman said he is “encouraged” by the preparations already underway and hopeful it will result in the desired outcome. “I think the outreach work Openhouse is talking about could help ensure the (various subsidy program) units have enough queer people going into those lotteries that we don’t end up with disappointing outcomes,” he said. t

statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/26/2026.

06/01/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/12/2026.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408437 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHARLIE BARNETT ASSOCIATES, INC., 626 HAMPSHIRE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): CHARLIE BARNETT ASSOCIATES, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2020. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/05/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408427 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): LAUREN MALOTT MANUAL OSTEOPATHY, 2920 WEBSTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/ Owner(s): LAUREN MALOTT OSTEOPATHY, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/17/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408442 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): PACIFIC BAY PLUMBING & FIRE PROTECTION, 1555 YOSEMITE AVE #17, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/ Owner(s): PACIFIC BAY BUILDING GROUP INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/05/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560486 To all interested persons, the Petitioner SAU HAN NG YUM AKA SAU HAN YUM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name SAU HAN NG YUM AKA SAU HAN YUM AKA SAU H YUM AKA SAU H NG YUM to proposed name SAU HAN NG YUM. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026

Legals>> ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560462 To all interested persons, the Petitioner RESHMA AJAY NAIK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name RESHMA AJAY NAIK to proposed name RESHMA MAHALE. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 02, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560468 To all interested persons, the Petitioner LAURA JANETTE MARTINEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name LAURA JANETTE MARTINEZ to proposed name LAURA MARTINEZ GRADY. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 02, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560465 To all interested persons, the Petitioners DANA BELL & ERIC DANIEL BREITMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name SCARLET TESS BREITMAN to proposed name SCARLET TESS BELL. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 02, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408476 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): EDGE CITY ENTERTAINMENT, 2021 FILLMORE ST #2262, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): EDGE CITY ENTERTAINMENT LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/09/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/09/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408484 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): MASHAALLAH PAKISTANI FOOD, 315 5TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): RABIA FOODS INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/02/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408471 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): WALK AND ROLL, 968 AVALON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): NINA NICOLE FLORES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/02/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/09/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408498 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BAY ESTHETICS SLEEP AND TMJ DENTAL PRACTICE OF CHRIS M CHUI DDS, INC., 450 SUTTER ST #2428, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): CHRIS M CHUI DDS, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/12/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408426 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): GRANOLO BY LOLO, 1528 SANCHEZ ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): LAUREN CONKLIN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/04/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408490 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CITYWIDE PLUMBING, 2360 SAN BRUNO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): CW PLUMBING (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/11/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/11/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408492 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CASTELLANOS TRUCKING, 501 CESAR CHAVEZ ST #204E-1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): EFRAIN CASTELLANOS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/05/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/11/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408514 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): YK BURGER & PIZZA, 219 JONES ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): YEMEN KITCHEN INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/12/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/12/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408433 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): THE TIDES THERAPY, 2211 POST ST #300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): LINDSEY MANDELL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/14/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/05/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408420 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): COASTER RIDE SF, 4301 BALBOA ST #201, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant/Owner(s): PAULO PEREIRA & TAYANNA PEREIRA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/05/2013. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408248 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): JR RODRIGUEZ JANITORIAL, 427 SILVER AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/15/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/15/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408155 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): DOS ESTRELLITAS, 5867 MISSION ST #5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): BRENDA GARCIA CRUZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/07/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/07/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408325 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): 585 HOWARD ST. PARTNERS, 585 HOWARD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant/Owner(s): GEORGE YAMAS & MDC PROPERTIES, INC, CALIFORNIA CORP. G.P. OF J. + F. MATTHEW FAMILY L.P.. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/06/1995. The

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408481 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BESPOKE AUTOMOTIVE, 730 ELLIS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): BA R&R LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408511 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): LOBALITA, 2231 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/04/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/12/2026. FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408512 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BAR DARLING, 2263 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): DARLING SF LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on

FEB 19, 26, MAR 05, 12, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560472 To all interested persons, the Petitioner MICAH ALEXANDER OSBORNE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name MICAH ALEXANDER OSBORNE to proposed name MICAH ALEXANDER GALLEGOS. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560481 To all interested persons, the Petitioner SHUK HAN CHUNG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name SHUK HAN CHUNG to proposed name HEIDY SHUK HAN CHUNG. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 02, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560482 To all interested persons, the Petitioner XINYI MEI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name XINYI MEI to proposed name NICOLE XINYI MEI. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560479 To all interested persons, the Petitioner YEVGENIY RUSSIYANOV filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name YEVGENIY RUSSIYANOV to proposed name EUGENE MARSHAK. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560480 To all interested persons, the Petitioner NATALYA NIKOLAEVNA KHOMUTOVA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name NATALYA NIKOLAEVNA KHOMUTOVA to proposed name NATALIA MARSHAK. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560X474 To all interested persons, the Petitioner OSCAR AIJUN CHOU filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name OSCAR AIJUN CHOU to proposed name OSCAR CHOU. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 07, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560494 To all interested persons, the Petitioner NIDHI RAJIV KALRA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name NIDHI RAJIV KALRA to proposed name NIDHI RAJIV KALE. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 09, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408568 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BIRDBIRD, 655 33RD AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/ Owner(s): MARISA LING. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/23/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408547 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CORINTHIA PEOPLES DESIGNS CONSULTING, 275 6TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): CORINTHIA PEOPLES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/19/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408564 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HAPPY DRIVING SCHOOL, 3410 GEARY BLVD #216, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): JO LEUNG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on

FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408566 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): SF NANNIES, 274 12TH AVE #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant/Owner(s): EVI KANTOR & ORSOLYA STEINER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/01/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/23/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408526 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): ZIVAH GROUP, 41 MCCOPPIN ST #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): ZIVAH GROUP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/17/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/17/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408540 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHILTON AUTO BODY SAN FRANCISCO EDDY; CHILTON AUTO BODY EDDY; CHILTON AUTO BODY, 460 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): CR BUYER LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/18/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408537 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHILTON AUTO BODY SAN FRANCISCO INDUSTRIAL; CHILTON AUTO BODY INDUSTRIAL; CHILTON AUTO BODY, 145 INDUSTRIAL ST, SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): CR BUYER LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/18/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408536 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHILTON AUTO BODY SAN FRANCISCO WISCONSIN; CHILTON AUTO BODY WISCONSIN; CHILTON AUTO BODY, 166 WISCONSIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107 . This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): CR BUYER LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/18/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Community Outreach Public Notice Prepared by The Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 2.81

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Community Outreach Public Notice CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Prepared by The Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 2.81

Community Outreach Public Notice

Prepared by The Office of thepayments Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Participate on a Board or Commission! rental from the Authority. Pursuant to2.Expanded Administrative Code, Tenant Section 2.81 Pool: Property The Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) owners gain access to a broader pool of The AAB resolves legal and value prospective tenants. assessment issues between the 3.Community Impact: Partnering with the Assessor’s office and property owners. Authority supports affordable housing and Hearings are quasi-judicial, conducted in the community. a manner similar to a court setting, with evidence and testimony presented by the We are interested in expanding housing parties. The Board then evaluates the opportunities in San Francisco zip evidence and testimony and renders its codes 94129, 94123, 94105, 94127, decision. 94114, 94131, 94116, 94118, 94158, To be eligible for seat appointment, 94122, 94107, 94117, 94112, 94121, you must have a minimum of five years and immediate suburban areas. For professional experience in California as more information, please contact us at either a: (1) public accountant; (2) real customercare@sfha.org or learn more at estate broker; (3) attorney; or (4) property www.sfha.org. appraiser accredited by a nationally Public Library recognized organization, or certified by Tax Season Success at San Francisco either the Office of Real Estate Appraiser Public Library Take the stress out of tax season with or the State Board of Equalization. San Francisco Public Library’s expert-led For a full list of current or upcoming workshops! Learn everything you need Boards, Commissions and Task Forces, to file your return safely and accurately. please visit https://sfbos.org/vacancy- Topics include income tax basics, choosing a tax preparer, key 2026 updates and tips boards-commissions-task-forces. to avoid trouble. Don’t miss this chance to make tax time easier! Learn more: sfpl.org/ Want to work for the City? Visit the website https://careers.sf.gov/ and tax-season-success Rent Board find a job that’s right for you! IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR LANDLORDS San Francisco landlords need a license Department Announcements before imposing annual and banked Emergency Management rent increases on tenants according to sf.gov/ReadySF - The place to find the City’s rent control laws. To obtain or everything you need to know before, renew a license, property owners are during, and after an emergency. Stay ready, required to report certain information so you don’t have to get ready. Brought to about their residential units into the San you by the San Francisco Department of Francisco Housing Inventory each year. Property owners can submit their Housing Emergency Management (DEM). Inventory information to the Rent Board in a few ways but are strongly encouraged Housing Authority The Housing Authority of the City and to complete the process online at portal. County of San Francisco (Authority) is sfrb.org. Once the system accepts the actively seeking new property owners to submission, a rent increase license will participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice be automatically generated and readily Voucher (HCV) program. The program available. Owners can also deliver a paper provides housing assistance to eligible Housing Inventory form to 25 Van Ness individuals and families by paying a portion Ave., Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94102 City and County of San Francisco encourages public outreach. Articles are or to rentboard.inventory@sfgov.org. of The their rent to private property owners. translated into several languages to provide better public access. The newspaper makes Assistance is available by calling 311 or Key benefits: every effort to translate the articles of general interest correctly. No liability is assumed emailing rentboard.inventory@sfgov.org. 1.Guaranteed Monthly Rent: Property by the City and County of San Francisco or the newspapers for errors and omissions. owners can rely on timely direct deposit Visit sf.gov/rentboard for more information. The City and County of San Francisco encourages public outreach. Articles are

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408538 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHILTON AUTO BODY SAN FRANCISCO NOB HILL; CHILTON AUTO BODY NOB HILL; CHILTON AUTO BODY, 1419 PACIFIC AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/ Owner(s): CR BUYER LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/18/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408529 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): PACIFIC SIDE TOWING, 1398 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): PACIFIC SIDE TOWING LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/17/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408545 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): KASAMA CLAY STUDIO, 79 WEST PORTAL AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): WHEELHOUSE CLAY, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408546 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): PACIFIX AUTO CARE, 1575 11TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): GOLDEN GATE TIRE & LUBE (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/19/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408479 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF SAN FRANCISCO, 1261 TRAVIS BLVD #180, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/ Owner(s): XNO SOLUTIONS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/10/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408572 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): KJ FINANCE FORWARD, 77 VAN NESS AVE #101-1907, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): KNIGHTEN-JONES LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/23/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/23/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408556 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CITY TAIL ADVENTURES, 806 35TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): CITY TAIL ADVENTURES LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/01/2023. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/20/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408563 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): SAN FRANCISCO OPTICS BY ALEXANDER DAAS; SAN FRANCISCO OPTICS; ALEXANDER DAAS; SF OPTICS; SF OPTICS ON CHESTNUT; SFOPTICS.COM, 2248 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): ANFEL ENTERPRISES, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/23/2026. FEB 26, MAR 05, 12, 19, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560508 To all interested persons, the Petitioner DELLAREES DAUSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name DELLAREES DAUSON to proposed name DELLARESSE DAWSON. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 14, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408588 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): GAYA BROW & BEAUTY, 1784 HAIGHT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): GAYATRI BANJARA MAINALI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/24/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/24/2026. 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SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DANIEL AUGUSTINE FALCON; STATE OF CALIFORNIA; DOES 1-50. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BAHMAN NAZARI CASE NUMBER: CGC-25-622202 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courlinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courlinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: San Francisco Superior Court, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: PAULO S. KLINE SIMON (SBN #275358 ), 4615 1ST ST #230, PLEASANTON, CA 94566; (925) 315-5855. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560505 To all interested persons, the Petitioner LESLIE SILVERMAN KOPSTEIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name LESLIE SILVERMAN KOPSTEIN to proposed name LESLIE SILVERMAN ZIV. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 09, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560484 To all interested persons, the Petitioner LARRY MELVIN HAYNES JR. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name LARRY MELVIN HAYNES JR. to proposed name LORENZO CARILLO HAYNES ZINARIYA-RAKE. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 02, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560507 To all interested persons, the Petitioner BRIAN TAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name BRIAN TRAN to proposed name BRIAN TAI. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 14, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560426 To all interested persons, the Petitioner RAGHDA ALGAZALY filed an amended petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name IBRAHEM ALABOURI AKA MUSA IBRAHEM ALJABOURI to proposed name YOUSIF IBRAHEM ALJABOURI. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 16, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560499 To all interested persons, the Petitioner NANCY SELIM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name NANCY SELIM to proposed name HAZEL CHRISTIAN-BONHEUR. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 09, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408581 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHURROʻS SWEET SNACKIES, 589 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): MEGAN ELIZABETH WONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/24/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408600 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CROWN SALON, 1900 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): ARIANA ROSE SAMADUROFF. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408604 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): FOG CITY FIXER, 58 WEST PORTAL AVE #595, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): JOSEPH TYLER DAVIS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/26/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408585 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): GOLDEN ANGEL AMUSEMENTS, 443 FRANCONIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): ROSANGEL OCAMPO PRADO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/24/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408622 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HALEY KISNER THERAPY, 3884 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): HALEY KISNER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408590 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): JOHNSON LEATHERS, 1833 POLK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): DEL ANJIN CORPORATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/26/2019. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408591 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): VAN NESS DENTAL CARE, 1500 BUSH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): DR. HUNGʻS FAMILY DENTAL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 20/10/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408607 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): AAHANASKIN MEDICAL AESTHETICS; AAHANASKIN MEDICAL AESTHETICS AND AYURVEDIC SKINCARE, 660 KING ST #313, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): SHANKAR NARAYANA MUNDLURU, MBA, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/27/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408596 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BONITA TAQUERIA Y ROTISSERIE, 2227 POLK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): BONITA TAQUERIA INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/11/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408595 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BONITA TAQUERIA Y ROTISSERIE, 2257 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): SUMAS MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/09/2014. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408593 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BONITA TAQUERIA Y ROTISSERIE, 4063 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): AJJ NOE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/24/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/25/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408560 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HILTON SAN FRANCISCO UNION SQUARE, 333 OʻFARRELL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/ Owner(s): UNION SQUARE HOTEL OWNER LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/21/2025. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/20/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408626 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): ZOOLOOK RECORDS, 900 BUSH ST #318, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): ZOOLOOK LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408624 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): SF WASH AND GO LAUNDROMAT, 4123 CALIFORNIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): LE SHOPP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/02/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408623 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): THAI PEAK ACCOUNTING, 1390 MARKET ST #200, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): PRIME GATE GROUP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/26/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/2026. MAR 05, 12, 19, 26, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560511 To all interested persons, the Petitioner MICHELLE HUI XIU ZHU CO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name MICHELLE HUI XIU ZHU CO to proposed name MICHELLE HUI XIU ZHU. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 14, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560512 To all interested persons, the Petitioner JOANNA ALEXIS TOLEDO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name JOANNA ALEXIS TOLEDO to proposed name JOANNA ALEXIS SATO. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 16, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408662 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): 185 SICKLES AVE APTS, 185 SICKLES AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): CYNTHIA JEONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/04/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/04/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560513 To all interested persons, the Petitioner VICENTE EMILIANO SANCHEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name VICENTE EMILIANO SANCHEZ to proposed name VICENTE EMILIANO SATO. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 16, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560520 To all interested persons, the Petitioner JENNIFER MICHELLE GARNAAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name JENNIFER MICHELLE GARNAAS to proposed name JENNIFER GARNAAS NEWLIN. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 21, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NUMBER CNC-26-560516 To all interested persons, the Petitioner TUUTA FEAGAI FILI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: present name TUUTA FEAGAI FILI to proposed name JOSHUA TUUTA FEAGAIMAALI’I FILIMOEKAVA. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: APRIL 16, 2026, 9:00 am, Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408637 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): REGENCY LIMOUSINE CO., 2121 SACRAMENTO ST #201, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): DONALD M. BERGER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/04/1984. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/03/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408643 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): LEVETTI CONSTRUCTION, 61 ORSI CIR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): VIET LE TRAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/03/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408654 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): TAMBRIZ CLEANING SERVICES, 2951 SAN BRUNO AVE #8, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): JUANA SOHOM TAMBRIZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/04/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/04/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408655 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): ESCALANTE CLEANING SERVICES, 21 SANTA CRUZ AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): ILDA E. ESCALANTE DIAZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/04/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/04/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408671 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): YESI CLEANING SERVICES, 60 LEAVENWORTH ST #21, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): YESI Y TORRES VALERIO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/05/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/05/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408631 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHAINSCALE GTM ADVISORY, 56 VARENNES ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): DEKA987 INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/02/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/02/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408644 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): SEVEN REVERIES, 2113 UNION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): MTEP MEDICAL PC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/03/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408659 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): DYNAMO DONUTS AND COFFEE, 2760 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): REDWOOD DONUTS AND SKILLET (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/04/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408665 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BEN TRE, 2650 OCEAN AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/ Owner(s): THE PHO RANGER INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/03/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/04/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408686 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CHEAPER THAN THERAPY, 533 SUTTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): CTT COMEDY (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/2015. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/06/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408697 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HOT DOG BILLS, 599 SKYLINE BLVD LAKE #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): HOT DOG BILLS, INC.. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/14/2021. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/09/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408698 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HOT DOG BILLS, 599 SKYLINE BLVD RANGE #2, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/Owner(s): HOT DOG BILLS, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/14/2021. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/09/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408393 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): PANCHITAS, 3091 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant/ Owner(s): VENECIA DC INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/30/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/30/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408687 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): BAY AREA BLACK WALL STREET, 744 INNES AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant/Owner(s): UJIMA HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/06/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE M-303034 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): JUSTINE FAN PSYCHOLOGY, 700 EL CAMINO REAL #120, MENLO PARK, CA 94025. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): JUSTINE FAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Mateo, CA on 02/20/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408647 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): WILD & WOO WOO ADVENTURES, 2632 BUSH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): LISA KINNE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/03/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/03/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408364 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): CANA HOUSE PRODUCTIONS, 2328 PINE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): CHRISTINE MCCANN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/26/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408486 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): HART STUDIO, 1357 CLAY ST #7, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): HUNTER HARTLEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/10/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/10/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408695 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): JUAREZ BROTHERS CLEANING SERVICES, 159 SADOWA ST #5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): CECILIA M. JUAREZ JUAREZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/09/2026. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/09/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE 2026-0408680 Fictitious Business Name(s)/Trade Name (DBA): KHEL KHIL, KHUL INTERPRETING SERVICE, 2949 18TH ST #301, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant/Owner(s): TSERENDOLGOR TSELEEJAV. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/23/2019. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 03/06/2026. MAR 12, 19, 26, APR 02, 2026

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t’s hard to believe that “The Golden Age of Wireless,” the debut album by musician Thomas Dolby was released more than 40 years ago. Regardless of its vintage, it still sounds as fresh and appealing as the day it hit record store shelves. A versatile artist who lists Joni Mitchell, Lene Lovich, Prefab Sprout, and Foreigner among his many collaborators, Dolby is the definition of someone who plays well with others. Dolby, who is embarking on a multi-city international concert tour, including several U.S. dates, graciously made time for an interview before hitting the road.

Gregg Shapiro: Your 1982 major-label debut album, “The Golden Age of Wireless,” was rereleased in 1983 to include the hit single “She Blinded Me With Science.” Were you prepared for the reception that both the single and the album received? Thomas Dolby: Totally unprepared. I never really saw myself as a mainstream act, so it was pretty amusing when suddenly I was in the mainstream. I’ve always been a bit of an introvert, a bit of a social hermit. I went from wallflower to the center of attention in a very short space of time. I viewed it with amusement more than anything. It never really overwhelmed me. I wasn’t particularly into hedonism, partying, being the rock star figure. Musically, it was the beginning of a fascinating journey.

Singer-songwriter on his music, and parenting queer kids

I think MTV was crucial for me, really. My album came out, won awards, got great reviews, and sold about three copies. The excuse given by the American (record) label was, “Well, you’re a little bit hard to pigeonhole for radio programmers. Your stuff is kind of funky, kind of punky, but you’re a white dude.” Although MTV was accused of homogenizing its playlist. It was actually, in the early ’80s, a lot more diverse than most American radio was. They didn’t really care what genre of music they were playing, so long as it had a great video. As MTV got into the major markets, it was thrilling for audiences. Out musician Adele Bertei performed with you on the song “Hyperactive,” from your second album, “The Flat Earth,” and queer musician Gail Ann Dorsey is currently touring with you. How aware are you of an LGBTQ following for your music? I’m not sure if, in the early days, it was that easy to put your finger on. I think that the gay community, in the early ’80s, still had its own clubs, its own bars, its own lifestyle, which then, as we

know, was decimated in the mid-’80s. I wasn’t aware of being a darling of that particular demographic the way, let’s say, Bette Midler might have been [laughs] or somebody like Barbra Streisand. In my own family, there’s a lot, as well. I have three kids. The eldest is trans, the middle one is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer. When my eldest kid transitioned – his name now is Harper, and he’s 35 – but he transitioned in his late teens. That was before there were a lot of high-profile trans people. We were living in the UK at the time, and he was an activist and very much a mentor for other kids and their families. He felt very fortunate that his parents were very progressive; that we supported him. At the time when he started down this path, we were living in San Francisco. So straight, vanilla people were in the minority there [laughs]. Then we went to the UK, and he went on BBC morning TV to talk about his experience, to help other kids, and so on. I started to get social media comments saying, “Right on! Great that you’re supportive.” People would start to notice things in my songs; they’d pick up on lyrical things. Even before my

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Your debut coincided with the early years of MTV, and the “She Blinded Me With Science” video was seen by viewers on a regular basis. How do you feel about your impact on the music video genre?

The Golden Age of Thomas Dolby son transitioned, I had a song called “Simone” that was about a trans person. In what ways would you say U.S. audiences differ from those in the UK, and in what ways do you think they are similar, if at all? It’s interesting; I feel somewhat exposed when I go back to the UK. I don’t think this is entirely justified, but British people are very proud of the originality and authenticity that they ascribe to their homegrown talent. The ruse in all of this is that actually what we’re great at, and have been great at for centuries, is going out in the world, finding the spices and the rare gems and minerals, and bringing them home, wrapping them up, putting a new spin on them, and then re-exporting them to the rest of the world.t

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spoke to the Bay Area Reporter, “Totally ’80s!” will present the full complexity of that decade. “The first act traces a journey from becoming to belonging,” Stensberg said. “It explores identity, visibility, and the exhilaration of finding your people. The second act moves from loss to liberation. That structure allows us to acknowledge the devastation of the AIDS crisis, the grief, the fear, and the uncertainty that defined so much of that time.” Stensberg added that in between songs, members of the chorus will step forward to share personal stories. These will be the lived experiences of people who were there, people who lost friends, and people who survived. “History lives in the bodies and voices of people on our stage,” he said.

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SF Gay Men’s Chorus performs retro pop classics at the Curran

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n March 21, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will bring the sounds of the 1980s to the Curran Theatre. The decade was an intense time for the LGBT com-

munity. The AIDS pandemic was raging, and so it was a time of profound loss, grief and radical activism as queers took to the streets to demand that the government take action regarding AIDS. The music of the period spoke to the community about all of that, providing an escape, a com-

fort, and for some, an expression of rage. Scheduled to be performed are songs by Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Queen, and more. The concert promises to touch upon all the issues of the period. According to chorus artistic director and conductor Jacob Stensberg, who

As the concert moves into its second act, the chorus will honor the radical activism that emerged in response to the AIDS crisis. Groups like ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, brought AIDS, healthcare and queer rights to the forefront of the public consciousness. “Urgency and courage defined that movement,” said Stensberg. “For this chorus, singing has always carried meaning beyond performance. Standing on stage as openly queer people in 1980 required bravery. Continuing to sing through the height of the epidemic required resolve. Art and visibility have long been intertwined for us, and that legacy is interwoven into this concert.” The ’80s were also an era of glamour and excess. TV shows like “Dynasty” were all the rage, See page 15 >>

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The nostalgic appetite for ‘Spamalot’ by Jim Gladstone

wo generations of testosteronemaxxing television cult humor made their way to Broadway stages in the early 2000s: the topical pop scatology of “South Park” infuses “The Book of Mormon,” which debuted in 2011(but still feels vividly topical) and recently played both San Francisco and San Jose. The Anglo-Absurdism of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” arrived via “Spamalot” in 2005 and is currently on stage at the Golden Gate Theatre. Both Broadway productions were directed by Casey Nicholaw, whose signature perpetual-motion-machine stagings (“Something Rotten,” “Some Like It Hot”) remain fundamentally intact in the road shows. Both won Tony Awards for best new musical. But “Spamalot,” with its tossed cow, coconut horse hooves, and Knights Who Say “Ni!” no longer feels new. More than 50 years after “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the peak of popularity for the Python troupe (and the source of most of the musical’s book), “Spamalot” and its touring company lean hard on nostalgia. Audiences over 50 are the crutch that let Eric Idle’s adventurers continue to wander the world. The quest for the Grail has, for

longtime fans, become as much a quest for the Fountain of Youth.

Generations of love

At last week’s opening night performance, plenty of audience members joined in on dialogue and parroted punchlines. Many seemed to laugh on cue as much as on impulse; not disingenuously, but as a fond and cheerful pat on their own backs. It reminded me, also fondly, of my father and grandfather reciting the dialogue from Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First?” sketch. If you listen to recordings of that bit performed live in the 1930s, you’ll hear audiences roar with a raw natural laughter quite different from the familiar, appreciative chuckles that greet summer camp and dining room table deliveries of the same schtick today. “Spamalot” itself is really more an evening of sketch comedy with occasional music than a coherent book musical. The humor of Monty Python has long had a similar bonding effect among boys and men. I was pleased to note what appeared to be a significantly larger number of men at “Spamalot” than I usually see attending musical theater. And I loved spotting clusters of fathers and sons in the lobby. Keeping an eye on some of the kids during Act II, it was clear that the

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physical pranks and slapstick were entertaining more than the Britishaccented non-sequiturs. Overall, I suspect they’d eventually recall the evening as a night out with Dad rather than their initiation into Monty Python fandom. Even the most contemporary aspect of “Spamalot”–its self-reflexive meta-conceit of the knights’ anachronistic quest to put on a Broadway musical– ends up feeling warm and cuddly rather than cutting edge. When the grail is discovered under one audience member’s seat and the entire crowd joins in on a chorus of “Always Look on The Bright Side of Life,” hundreds of guys are surely ex-

periencing an elevated version of the pleasure they once took in reenacting the prior night’s Python TV sketches in a middle-school lunch room. The single painfully-extended sequence in which this “Spamalot” does feel topical is “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway,” an overlong, uncomfortable musical number which singles out “the Jews.” The current touring company is immensely talented and, to its credit, brings a vivid delivery to the well-worn dialogue, making it feel as if it’s tripping off tongues for the first time ever.

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Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in ‘The Bride!’

Meanwhile, a lovelorn Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) shows up at the home and lab of reanimation scientist Dr. Euphronious (Annette Bening) and inquires about her matchmaking services. Initially put off, Euphronious agrees to assist – let’s call him Frank – and they dig up Ida’s freshly buried body and bring her back to the slab in the lab where

Euphronious proceeds to make Frank’s dream come true by bringing her back to life (with a few alterations including a stain on her face and elsewhere from some chemical solution). A handful when she was alive the first time, the revived Ida is some-

I struck up a conversation with a Sacramento couple in their early thirties who’d recently traveled to see “The Book of Mormon,” one of the first theater productions they’d ever attended. They loved it. (Me too. The current cast’s Elder Cunningham, Jacob Aune, who just graduated college last spring, is a star-in-the-making. Along with stupendous verbal and physical comic timing, he has an endearing charm that buffers the show’s coarser elements). When I told them I write about theater, they asked me if there were other Broadway shows currently touring that they might enjoy. Given their apparent interest in comedy, I mentioned “Spamalot.” Their faces scrunched in unfamiliarity. “I think I might have heard of that,” one said. When I then mentioned Monty Python, their scrunches constricted even tighter. For audiences born after 1985, the cultish adoration of the “Dead Parrot” and “Penguins on the Telly,” let alone the original “Spam, Spam, Spam” sketch, may be no more relevant than the cults of Robert Goulet or JFK.t ‘Spamalot,’ through March 22. $62-$193. Golden Gate Theatre, 1 Taylor St. www.us.atgtickets.com/ golden-gate-theatre

duo’s days are numbered. That is, until they manage to find their way back to Euphronious’ lab. “The Bride!” is as much a salute to Whale’s “The Bride of Frankenstein” as it is an extended homage to Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” What Bale does with what could have been a thankless role is a sight to behold. Supporting players Benning, Sarsgaard, Cruz, and Jeannie Berlin (as Euphronious’ maid Greta) also make the most of their parts. If Buckley, nominated for an Academy Award for her devastating performance in “Hamnet,” doesn’t take home the Oscar this time, she may well be nominated again next year for her mind-blowing performance in “The Bride.” Rating: B+t Currently screening at Bay Area theaters through March 18. warnerbros.com/movies/thebride

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ike Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” (Warner Brothers) is loosely based on pre-existing material. Both adaptations are dark and moody, but the difference is that Gyllenhaal found the light, whereas Fennell simply allowed the darkness to overwhelm her movie. The late gay filmmaker James Whale’s “The Bride of Frankenstein” was released in 1935. Gyllenhaal’s adaptation is set in the same period, in pre-WWII Chicago, when mobster Lupino (Zlatko Burić) was the scariest monster. Sassy and brassy Ida (Jessie Buckley) is a good-time gal who frequents Lupino’s night spot and knows too much about the evil he perpetrates (including cutting out the tongues of the women he murders). Shortly after becoming possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley (also Buckley), Ida is pushed down a flight of stairs by Lupino’s henchmen (John Magaro and Matthew Maher) and dies.

thing else altogether. Before you can say Bonnie and Clyde, the pair is sneaking out of the doc’s house and dancing the night away in a club frequented by other outsiders, including multiple queer characters. But their bliss is short-lived as violence erupts, and they become front-page news as murderers. Soon they are on the lam, running from the police and other tormentors. Along the way, they make time to pop into cinemas where movies starring Frank’s favorite actor, Ronnie Reed (Jake Gyllenhaal, brother of Maggie), are playing. Among the law enforcers on their trail are detective Jake (Peter Sarsgaard) and his brilliant assistant Myrna (Penelope Cruz). As we soon discover, Jake has history with Ida, who has now been christened Penelope by Frank. With Jake and Myrna having figured out the killers’ pattern (which involves watching Reed’s movies) in multiple cities, the

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‘Conjuring Power’

New exhibition at YBCA celebrates the past, present and future of queer and trans people

by David-Elijah Nahmod

us in the midst of danger and oppression. Much like Xochipilli is acknowledged as playing a similar role, a trans Tonantzin demonstrates that we are holy and powerful in our full forms.”

rom March 13 through August 23, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will present a new exhibition, “Conjuring Power: Roots and Futures of Queer and Trans Movements.” The exhibition will explore how queer and trans communities have harnessed creativity to build culture, sustain one another, and strengthen movements across generations via contemporary artworks and historical materials. “‘Conjuring Power’” reflects the leading role queer and trans people play in shaping culture and social change in San Francisco,” Mari Robles, CEO of YBCA said in a statement. “This exhibition celebrates the power of citizens to gather, in joy and in pain, and imagine what comes next for a community.” Co-curated by Tina V. Aguirre and Caro De Robertis and presented in collaboration with the GLBT Historical Society, the exhibition’s highlights include works by artists Ester Hernandez, Serge Gay Jr, Crystal Mason, and Tanya Wischerath. There will also be archival films, such as Marlon Riggs’ seminal classic “Tongues Untied,” Aguirre and Augie Robles’ “¡Viva 16!” and audio from De Robertis’ oral histories with the Elder’s Project, centering the voices of queer and trans elders, organizers, and cultural leaders. Developed with community partners from the Castro and beyond, the exhibition features materials from the GLBT Historical Society and the Queer Ancestors Project, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience movement rooted prints such as “ACT UP and Die In,” “White Nights Riot,” “Marsha Pay It No Mind

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Above: Ester Hernandez, “Nasty Liberty,” 2017 Right: Arina Sarwari-Stadnyk’s ‘diasporic griefscape’

Johnson,” and “The Rainbow Road to Revolution” together in the gallery.

Strength, resilience

De Robertis, who spoke to the Bay Area Reporter, explained the meaning behind the name “Conjuring Power.” “We named the show ‘Conjuring Power’ to uplift the strength, resilience and innovation of our communities,” they said. “Because the truth is, despite the brutal political attacks on our dignity and rights, queer and trans people have always drawn on deep magnificent wells of creative magic. We have always been here, we will always be here. Both curators are very excited about the works from the Queer Ancestors Project that will be on display. “I’m thrilled that our exhibit features over twenty works by transitional age youth, 18-26, that illustrate and reimagine queer and trans histories,

bringing our collective experiences richly to life” said De Robertis. “The dazzling range of these works speaks to the breadth and depth of the queer and trans legacies we draw on for strength and power today.” “Sofia Fabio Mendieta’s ‘Trans Tonantzin’ is a great example of art-

work that resonates on both cultural and political levels,” added Aguirre. “In this case, the Virgin Mary often represents social justice activism for working class Latine people and for queer and trans Latine people. Tonantzin and the Virgin Mary represent a form of deity that watches over

‘Conjuring Power’ co-curators Tina V. Aguirre and Caro De Robertis

Public events will take place during the exhibition, including a Lesbian Power Panel during Lesbian Visibility Week on April 24, a drag show on June 4, and a panel with artists in August. There will also be tours with a range of artists and community leaders. The opening night party on March 13 will feature music from DJs Juanita MORE! and La Femme Papi. “This is a great time to see the show for free,” said Aguirre. “I hope that people will take away knowledge that not only can we respond to this moment,” said Aguirre. “We, as communities that have dealt with this in the past, are equipped to do so with flair and innovation. We deserve great art, and, in the case of this show, art that rekindles the flames of hope.” “We hope people will be galvanized, nourished and inspired by what they find at ‘Conjuring Power,’” added De Robertis. “Art, and especially queer and trans art, has always held the power to catalyze change. For all the rich multimedia works on display, we ultimately envision this show as an interactive space, where visitors are directly invited to dream with us, and to ignite whatever they most need to be part of shaping the future. That’s a power we all have.”t “Conjuring Power: Roots and Futures of Queer and Trans Movements” March 13-August 23, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, free-$18, 701 Mission St. www.ybca.org

Bilingual poetry and Mexico-set photography by Laura Moreno

visually rich and thoughtfully crafted collaborative work by photographer Arthur Tress and poetnovelist Trebor Healey from Mexico City, “Navel of the Moon/Ombligo de la Luna” is part travel notebook, part visual dream, and a book that feels quietly intimate. Each poem by Healey is printed in both English and Spanish, accompanied by the fine arts photography of Arthur Tress.

“Ombligo de la Luna / Navel of the Moon” is a luminous collaboration between the two artists, with introduction by Mexican playwright, filmmaker and cultural critic Victor M. Gómez Villaverde. Although born in the United States, Healey and Tress have both lived in Mexico for several years. Their partnership is organic and synergistic. The result of their collaboration is a collection that elevates the landscape into something almost mythic. Arthur Tress, born in Brooklyn, is

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a distinctive figure in staged and surreal photography. He received a Lucie Award in Fine Art. Tress describes his photographs as projections of imagination as much as records of reality, a philosophy that helps explain their dreamlike quality. His work has been collected by the Centre Pompidou, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the Whitney Museum of American Art. This is his fourth book of photography. Trebor Healey was born in San Francisco and emerged from the spoken-word and small-press poetry scenes. His published works include “Through It Came Bright Colors” (2003) and “A Horse Named Sorrow” (2012), both widely acclaimed within LGBTQ literary circles. He has won multiple honors, including the Ferro‑Grumley Award for LGBTQ fiction and the Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid‑Career Novelists’ Prize from the Lambda Literary Foundation. The noteworthy title “Ombligo de la Luna” invokes an Aztec legend. It is the meaning of the name “Mexico” (Mēxihco) in Nahuatl: metztli (moon), xīctli (navel or center), and

the suffix -co (place). The place at the navel of the moon is Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), built on an island at the center of Lake Texcoco, called “Moon Lake.” The spot selected by the god Huitzilopochtli when an eagle on a cactus was seen eating a snake. Centuries later, the symbol was selected as the national emblem of Mexico. Throughout the full-sized art book, the moon is a recurring theme as witness, metaphor, dream symbol, serene companion above the sprawling city. Like the book itself, it invites more questions than answers.

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What makes “Navel of the Moon” distinctive is its focus on the extraordinary within the ordinary, and other everyday contradictions. Healey’s unadorned poems tend to be relatively spare, allowing for reflection as understatement conveys the emotional meaning of captured moments. While Tress’s photos do not seek to illustrate the poems, words and pictures definitely augment one another, widening the lens of perception. The haunt-

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Spring books roundup 2026, part 2 by Jim Piechota

n the second of our Spring books series, we present an enticing selection of LGBTQ books about androgynous European party people, a queer man’s Mexican heritage, the true beauty of nonbinary fashion, and a spicy glimpse inside the provocative worlds of kink and BDSM. Feed your queer mind with these tempting new tomes. “Superstars” by Ann Scott $22 (Astra House) First published in France in 2000, this wild European romp by author Ann Scott details the hardscrabble life of a thirtysomething queer woman named Louise and her friends who make life fun despite an absence of money or motivation in 1990s, Paris. As she attempts to create some semblance of a musician’s career for herself, Louise is often accompanied by her techno music-loving friends: her roommate, Pallas; ex-girlfriend, DJ Alex; current squeeze, Ines; and ex-boyfriend, Nikki. A hardcore techno fan, Louise’s world is upended when her own music is noticed and soon awarded a major record label deal. Tossing aside all that she’s ever known (techno and ride-or-die besties) for a serious music career becomes the ultimate challenge as pressures from both sides threaten to derail Louise’s plans for the ultimate escape from the drugs and financial desperation she’s sadly grown accustomed to. The result is a graphically detailed microcosm of hopes, dreams, and loves, both past and present. astrapublishinghouse.com “Lean Cat, Savage Cat” by Lauren J. Joseph $27 (Catapult) In trans author Lauren Joseph’s edgy second novel, a trans woman student navigates the London and Berlin social underbellies in search of meaning and adventure. Charli is a fringe author with big hopes of writing her Ph.D. thesis on Romy Haag, the Dutch cabaret star and David Bowie collaborator and lover. As it often does, however, life intervenes and uproots even the best laid plans when Charli spontaneously befriends musician Alexander Geist, whom she is more than happy to accompany to Berlin to witness his transformation into what he hopes is superstardom. The remainder of the book is a gritty, addictive whirlwind of club-hopping, drugs, sex, music, and general demimonde debauchery. Joseph is an exquisitely clever wordsmith and repeatedly finds just the right turns of phrase to make you want to snap out that yellow highlighter pen to memorialize each savory (or unsavory) moment for posterity. The character guest list is enormous throughout the novel and each personality has some melodrama to impart, but that’s all part of the fun of this rollicking romp. books.catapult.co

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and American consumers became obsessed with money and status. It was a time of bold fashions with big shoulder pads, big hair and big jewelry. “We lean into that energy,” Stensberg said. “The choreography is expansive and confident. Our specialty dancers bring dynamic, visual presence to several numbers. Vocally, the chorus commits fully to the boldness and color of the music. There is spectacle woven throughout the evening, and it supports the emotional arc of the program. The theatricality of the decade becomes part of the storytelling language.” Stensberg pointed out that the chorus’ 50th anniversary was looming on

“Postscript” by Cory McCarthy $19.99 (Dutton) Though written primarily for a queer young adult audience, Cory McCarthy’s latest novel in its compact, 200-paged size form, can be devoured by both younger and more mature readers in one sitting. It’s a contemplative, apocalyptic story about an Arab American teenager named West who is managing to live amidst a planet that has seen better days. After a major societal collapse, the world became a hellscape of nothingness. West boards a boat with a man named Captain to sail around what was once Cape Cod until things improved. A sailboat manned by a sailor, Emil, arrives one day and the Captain makes a trade that moves West onto Emil’s boat in a heart-wrenching barter that signals the Captain’s impulsive demise. Wanting some version of actual life for his new sailing partner, Emil brings West to a patchwork community of misfits who embrace West, while attempting to squeeze humanity and survival out of the seemingly hopeless present-day universe they inhabit. The prose is gorgeous and the subject matter is heavy and meaningful. penguinrandomhouse.com “Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla” by Jorge Xolalpa, $19.99 (Elite) This dynamic memoir by queer Mexican author and acclaimed filmmaker Xolalpa chronicles his life moving to America at the tender age of nine, and his existence caught “between two worlds.” In his own words, Xolalpa has al-

the horizon, with this year being their 48th. The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will be the first such chorus to reach the half-century milestone. During the concert, the singers will wear the chorus’ familiar red swoop logo shirts, which are being redesigned by a chorus alumnus with an ’80s-inspired color treatment. The chorus will move throughout the concert, and specialty dancers will perform downstage in several numbers. There will also be solo numbers, with individuals performing songs like “Time After Time,” “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Like a Prayer,” “The Best,” and others. “Those moments allow individual voices to step forward within the larger ensemble,” said Stensberg. “In

ways felt like he wasn’t entirely Mexican, but not American either, hence the book’s title translating to “neither from here nor from there.” This otherness underpins the remainder of the memoir as he charts feelings of love from others but struggles with selflove after being forced to abandon Mexico for America as a child, his life as an undocumented immigrant, his trials with self-confidence, self-worth, and sexuality as a teenager, and as a man in today’s world. Filmmaking changed all of that and his life pivoted to the positive after making films like “Blue Line Station” and many others, which had to power to reaffirm his relevance in artistic societies and put his name on awards as well. Shedding his feelings of victimization, the author has finally grown into his own skin and reveals the multifaceted path toward achieving this goal in an intimately written self-portrait of identity and the power of a creative mind and a dream. This memoir will certainly resonate across generations of immigrants who remain chained to today’s unhinged political climate. xolalpa.com “Bending the Rules: Fashion Beyond the Binary” by Camille Benda & Gwyn Conaway, $29.95 (Princeton Architectural Press Chronicle Books) Visually stunning and artistically informative, Benda, the head of Costume Design at the California Institute of the Arts and fashion historian Conaway, combines their shared his-

a concert rooted in memory and lived experience, creating space for personal expression feels especially meaningful.” Stensberg pointed out that many people feel disconnected right now. There’s a need, he feels, to gather in person and share an experience. “When people gather in a room and sing together, something shifts,” he said. “Walls come down. Strangers become part of a shared moment. That sense of collective experience feels deeply needed.”t ‘Totally ’80s!’ with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, March 21, 1pm and 7:30pm, Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St. $35.10-$157.95 www.sfgmc.org

tories and fashion acumen in this exploration of how identity and gender have been perceived across the annals of history. In a museum-worthy collection of unisex art ranging from sculpture, digital illustrations, photographs, fullcolor graphics, and designer collections, the images are fascinating and

plentiful, creatively embellished with interviews, perspectives, opinions on fashion development, from kilts to codpieces to kimonos and cuffs and collars, bras, bustiers, and Barbie! The authors present a well-rounded collection of images and text on the ways clothing and color have influenced and molded the world’s impressions of sexuality and presentation. This striking, exquisite sartorial excavation of style, history, and gender is simply dazzling. chroniclebooks.com “Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink and Deviant Desire” by Anastasiia Federova $27 (Catapult) Federova, a queer archive curator, presents this informed peek behind the provocative curtain of the kink world. She argues that condemnation from outsiders of much-tabooed alternative sexuality, especially within the BDSM world, is outdated and harmful. These particular niche communities deserve respect for allowing the boundaries of sex and control to be widened and often-times broken down by desire and the intimate dynamics of dominance and submission. Known to wear a black latex catsuit and perform her own dominant roleplaying scenes with her submissive partner, the author embraces her own kinks and compels others to follow suit in personifying their own needs, desires, and fetishes within whatever community suits them best. In a provocative display of instruction, motivation, and knowledge, Federova dispels a host of misguided myths about the kink and BDSM worlds while illustrating the importance of self-expression and identity. books.catapult.cot

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Show of Hope Diva Award

Rebecca Rolfe Former Executive Director of the San Francisco LGBT Center

Honey Mahogany Director of the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives

Reggie Aqui Journalist

Special Tribute To Alberto Rangel 5:30 PM Cocktails 7:00 PM Dinner and Program 8:45 PM Entertainment Cocktail Attire

Entertainment by

Gala Tickets: $350

Event Design and Production by

Includes Dinner, Hosted Bar and Entertainment Tickets may be purchased online at SFCommunityHealth.org

For more information contact Saurabh Bajaj, Saurabh@DevelopmentDynamos.com or (415) 378-2971