SF Pride events kick off with orchestra, comedy night, and safety pop-up resources

San Francisco Pride events were in full swing Thursday, as visitors from across the nation began coming in for the celebrations that culminate in San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday.

Another Planet Entertainment hails supervisors' Castro Theatre vote, protesters dismayed

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday decided not to approve a move, which would have prevented changes to the interior of the historic Castro Theatre. 

Drag icon, Heklina, honored in public memorial at Castro Theatre

San Francisco drag icon, Heklina, was honored Tuesday during a public memorial at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. A portion of Castro Street is closed for 12 hours due to the event. 

Alameda County offered Black family $700K before jury awarded them $8.25M

Alameda County offered a Black family who was handcuffed in the back of a sheriff's patrol car for more than an hour at a Castro Valley Starbucks $700,000 to settle a suit alleging their constitutional rights had been violated. In the end, they won more than $8 million.

Castro Valley man sentenced in extremist killing of Oakland federal officer

Robert Blancas and three other people acknowledged destroying evidence after a federal security officer was killed and another wounded while guarding the Oakland federal building during a racial justice protest in May 2020.

Starbucks in the Castro first San Francisco store to unionize

Employees at a Starbucks in the Castro District have become the first San Francisco location to vote to unionize.

Castro Theater's future prompts lively debate

Community members gathered at San Francisco's Castro Theater Thursday to voice their opinions over the proposed changes to the historic movie house. The theater's management wants to add removable seats to accommodate more people at concert events. Opponents say those changes go too far.

2022 marks San Francisco Pride's big comeback

This weekend marks San Francisco Pride's triumphant return from the two-year pandemic hiatus. See how 65 couples kicked off the festivities.

SFPD release images of person of interest in fatal Muni shooting

Two men were shot Wednesday morning on a Muni train in San Francisco, leaving one of the victims dead. SFPD have released images of a person of interest in this case.

San Francisco supervisor proposes new zoning regulations allowing for the revival of gay bathhouses

In an effort to create more safe spaces for San Francisco's LGBTQ community, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed creating new zoning regulations that would allow for the revival of gay bathhouses.