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Vol. 54 • No. 44 • October 31-November 6, 2024
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State Senator Scott Wiener spoke at a community gathering September 27 at the proposed site of the LGBTQ history museum.
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San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres
Torres faces recall effort
SF supes sign off on LGBTQ museum deal
by John Ferrannini
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esidents of San Jose’s District 3 have launched a campaign to recall embattled gay City Councilmember Omar Torres – who was stripped of his committee assignments and urged by colleagues to resign when it was revealed he’s under criminal investigation after he admitted in a text message to performing oral sex on a 17-year-old. Meanwhile, Torres, 43, has asked to take a leave of absence from City Hall, citing the recommendation of a doctor. In other news, prominent Silicon Valley LGBTQ groups are condemning stereotyping of LGBTQ people alongside sexual abuse, while not taking a specific stance on the Torres matter.
by Matthew S. Bajko
Rick Gerharter
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Spooky Castro marks Halloween
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he Castro Merchants Association held its Halloween block party in the LGBTQ neighborhood Sunday, October 27. Among those having a good time were Marisol Garcia and Alfonzo Figuerua, who posed with a
giant Catrina skeleton. There were costume contests and drag performances all while supporting local artists and small businesses. For more photos, check out page 19 in the arts section.
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he San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a deal that will see the city purchase a property in the LGBTQ Castro district to establish the country’s first freestanding LGBTQ history museum and archival center. The sale is expected to close next month. The 11 supervisors unanimously voted in support of the deal at their meeting Tuesday, October 29, as LGBTQ History Month enters its final days. They will need to take a second, perfunctory vote next Tuesday to finalize their approval, at which point the city’s real estate division will be able to complete the purchase of 2280 Market Street at Noe Street. See page 6 >>
B.A.R. election endorsements CALIFORNIA GENERAL ELECTION PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz U.S. SENATE
Adam Schiff
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, left, and Republican former President Donald Trump are neck and neck just days ahead of the November 5 election.
What LGBTQ voters should watch for on election night by Lisa Keen
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or many people, the specter of November 8, 2016 looms large over Election Day on November 5. That day eight years ago was poised to see the Democrat Hillary Clinton become the first woman president. Famously, it didn’t happen. At 11:40 p.m. Pacific Time that night, major media began calling the race for Republican Donald Trump. Four years later, it took until the Saturday after Election Day before two major news coalitions could report Democrat Joe Biden was the victor over Trump.
This year, it is hard to predict when a winner in the presidential race between Republican Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris might become apparent. As the New Republic magazine (https://newrepublic.com/article/187425/ gop-polls-rigging-averages-trump) reported October 23, “A flood of GOP-aligned polls has been released for the precise purpose of influencing the polling averages, and thus the election forecasts, in Trump’s favor.” Looking at only well-known independent polling operations, several things seem clear at this point, just days before the election. See page 2 >>
Dist. 5: John Bauters
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
SF MAYOR
Dist. 3: Warren Logan Dist. 5: Erin Armstrong At-Large: Rowena Brown
SF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Dist. 2: Terry Taplin Dist. 6: Andy Katz
London Breed, first choice Aaron Peskin, second choice
Harris, DNC; Trump, screengrab
OTHER RACES ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Dist. 1: Connie Chan Dist. 3: Sharon Lai, first choice; Danny Sauter, second choice Dist. 5: Dean Preston Dist. 7: Myrna Melgar Dist. 9: Roberto Hernandez, first choice Stephen Torres, second choice Dist. 11: Ernest “EJ” Jones, first choice Michael Lai, second choice SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Brooke Jenkins
SF CITY ATTORNEY
David Chiu
SF SHERIFF
Paul Miyamoto SF TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR
José Cisneros
SF BOARD OF EDUCATION
Matt Alexander Jaime Huling John Jersin Parag Gupta
CITY COLLEGE OF SF
Luis Zamora Alan Wong Aliya Chisti Heather McCarty
BART BOARD DIST. 9
Joe Sangirardi
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL
EAST BAY MUD
Ward 5: Jim Oddie EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL
William Ktsanes Rebecca Saltzman
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL
Chris Clark Devon Conley Emily Ann Ramos Pat Showalter
PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
Katie Causey Anne Cribbs
PLEASANTON SCHOOL BOARD
Area 4: Charlie Jones
CONGRESS (BAY AREA)
Dist. 2: Jared Huffman Dist. 4: Mike Thompson Dist. 8: John Garamendi Dist. 9: Josh Harder Dist. 10: Mark DeSaulnier Dist. 11: Nancy Pelosi Dist. 12: Lateefah Simon Dist. 14: Eric Swalwell Dist. 15: Kevin Mullin Dist. 16: Evan Low Dist. 17: Ro Khanna Dist. 18: Zoe Lofgren CA ASSEMBLY
Dist. 14: Buffy Wicks Dist. 16: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Dist. 17: Matt Haney Dist. 18: Mia Bonta Dist. 19: Catherine Stefani Dist. 20: Liz Ortega Dist. 21: Diane Papan Dist. 24: Alex Lee Dist. 25: Ash Kalra Dist. 26: Patrick Ahrens CA SENATE
Dist. 3: Christopher Cabaldon Dist. 7: Jovanka Beckles Dist. 9: Marisol Rubio Dist. 11: Scott Wiener Dist. 13: Josh Becker Dist. 15: Dave Cortese Dist. 17: John Laird
PINOLE CITY COUNCIL
Devin T. Murphy Maureen Toms
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CITY COUNCIL
Dist. 4: James Coleman TRACY MAYOR
Dan Tavares Arriola WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL
Cindy Darling Laura Patch Kevin Wilk
SAN FRANCISCO PROPS Yes on: A, B, F, H, I, J, L, M, O No on: C, D, E, G, K, N CALIFORNIA PROPS Yes on: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 32, 33, 35 No on: 34, 36
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