East Bay rowers race to boycott Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law

The East Bay Rowing Club held a special race in the Oakland Estuary Saturday as part of its boycott of the upcoming USA championship in Florida. The club said it will not participate as long as Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law remains in effect.

Pelosi holds San Francisco town hall on monkeypox

Thousands tuned into a town hall on the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. San Francisco accounts for around 30 percent of the state's cases,

Person who was isolated at SF jail tests negative for monkeypox

An incarcerated person who was suspected of having monkeypox at San Francisco jail tested negative, sheriff's officials say. 

Moneypox vaccinations in San Francisco kick into high gear as more doses become available

Monkeypox vaccinations in San Francisco shifted into high gear on Tuesday where the city distributed approximately 10,000 doses it received from the federal government.

Protesters in San Francisco call for heightened monkeypox response among expert disagreements

Protesters gathered at the San Francisco Federal Building on Mission Street on Monday. Their message was loud and clear: A lot more federal intervention on the monkeypox outbreak is needed right now.

Newsom declares monkeypox 'State of Emergency': Vaccine clinic at SF General reopens

Hundreds lined up in the pre-dawn hours for a chance to get their first-dose of the monkeypox vaccine at the reopened clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. By early evening, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency.

Hospitals brace for monkeypox, COVID, flu triple threat

Hospitals are preparing for COVID and monkeypox outbreaks as we approach the fall and winter months with flu season approaching.

San Lorenzo Library kicks off 'Every Month is Pride Month' series

A Pride-themed monthly event series kicked off at the San Lorenzo Library on Wednesday in response to an incident that occurred during the library's Drag Queen Story Hour event last month.

Gay, bisexual Latino men disproportionately affected by monkeypox: South Bay health officials

Gay and bisexual Latino men in Santa Clara County have been disproportionately affected by monkeypox, county health officials said Wednesday, making up more than half of the virus' local cases.

South Asian transgender woman says motorcyclist deliberately struck her in San Francisco

Anjali Rimi says as a South Asian transgender woman she is no stranger to hate. She's recovering from injuries she said she suffered after being deliberately struck by a motorcyclist in San Francisco. 

San Francisco set to receive more than 4,000 monkeypox vaccine doses this week

San Francisco Department of Public Health on Wednesday said the city is set to receive 4,220 monkeypox vaccine doses this week. Health officials say it is unclear when those doses will arrive. 

SF Marathon week brings runs and new inclusive races

Runners are lacing up their shoes as the San Francisco Marathon returns this weekend, bigger than ever. 

'This is kind of a travesty': SF supes slam pace of response to monkeypox outbreak

San Francisco supervisors on Thursday lambasted the public health response to the ongoing global monkeypox outbreak, calling for improved communication with at-risk groups and an influx of vaccine doses.

Flyers call San Francisco supervisor a 'Communist pedophile'

Flyers calling San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar a "Communist pedophile" popped up on small businesses in his district, the Sunset.

Long lines stretch around block in San Francisco for coveted monkeypox vaccine

People eligible for the monkeypox vaccine showed up in droves to a walk-in clinic to get a shot on Wednesday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.