In Support of the San Francisco Bay Times for the Legacy Business Registry
By John Lewis–
(Editor’s Note: On April 7, John Lewis provided the following comment before the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission. This meeting preceded that of the San Francisco Small Business Commission on April 26, when the
San Francisco Bay Times along with six other small businesses was added to the Legacy Business Registry.)
My name is John Lewis. Thank you for this opportunity to speak in support of the
San Francisco Bay Times. My husband Stuart Gaffney and I moved to San Francisco 35 years ago. New to the city and its LGBTIQ community, we quickly became readers of the
On a hilly residential street in Noe Valley, the small house at 651 Duncan Street gives no hint of its outsized role in influencing over 50 years of LGBTQIA+ civil rights. From the moment they purchased the property together in 1955, partners, advocates, and authors Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin energized the San Francisco LGBTQIA+ community, offering their home as a safe space for women to champion women s rights. Over many decades they successfully fought to validate and decriminalize lesbian identity, shape anti-violence and anti-discrimination policies, and promote marriage equality and elder rights.
At a time when lesbianism was characterized as immoral or illegal, there were almost no public places lesbians could safely meet in 1955. This is why the Lyon-Martin House had to serve as the de facto headquarters for the Daughters of Bilitis, the first national lesbian rights organization and one of the most influential and enduring LGBTQIA+ organizations in the United States. Over t
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In a published opinion filed on February 1, 2021, in an action arising from plaintiffs/appellants’ (“plaintiffs”) “potpourri” of unsuccessful legal challenges to the City of San Francisco’s decision to remove a controversial public monument celebrating California’s pioneer era, the First District Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a CEQA claim for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
Schmid v. City and County of San Francisco (2021) 60 Cal.App.5th 470.
The project at issue was the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) granting, at the request of the City’s Arts Commission, of a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to remove and store the 1894 “Early Days” bronze statute – part of the “Pioneer Monument” in the City’s Civic Center area – due to complaints that it exhibited racial insensitivity. Because the Pioneer Monument is located in a landmarked historic dis
Ferris wheel will spin in Golden Gate Park for 4 more years after all
By KTVU staff
Ferris wheel to stay in Golden Gate Park for 4 more years after all
Following a challenge from city supervisors, who voiced concerns over SkyStar Observation wheel s contract with the city, the attraction will stay through 2025 after a vote by the full board of supervisors.
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ferris wheel in San Francisco s Golden Gate Park will stay through 2025 after all.
In a 6 to 5 vote, by the board of supervisors on Tuesday, the majority of the board sided against supervisors Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin who challenged San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission s approval of the attraction for four more years.
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