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SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 27, 2023

The Cinch Saloon, the last LGBTQ bar on Polk Street in downtown San Francisco, was vandalized with graffiti containing an anti-trans slur.

SF DA says Tenderloin stabbing was alleged anti-LGBTQ hate crime

SF DA says Tenderloin stabbing was alleged anti-LGBTQ hate crime

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 21, 2023

A stabbing inside a permanent supportive housing building in the Tenderloin that left a man seriously injured was an anti-LGBTQ hate crime, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins stated in a news release Thursday.

FBI agents come to Castro as part of anti-hate crimes fight

FBI agents come to Castro as part of anti-hate crimes fight

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 31, 2023

With seven-in-10 reported hate crimes in San Francisco occurring against gay men — the FBI is fully committed to enforcing federal hate crimes statutes regardless of who is in the White House, agents told an audience in the Castro.

San Jose LGBTQ nightclub vandalized just days after Pride

San Jose LGBTQ nightclub vandalized just days after Pride

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2023

An LGBTQ nightclub in San Jose's Qmunity District was vandalized just days after Pride festivities in the South Bay city — leading to the bar being closed all day Tuesday, the owner said.

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 25, 2023

The Alameda County District Attorney's office has charged a 64-year-old man with hate crime vandalism alleged to have happened in the lobby of a senior housing facility.

Prelim hearing date set in gay Oakland murder case after discovery woes resolved

Prelim hearing date set in gay Oakland murder case after discovery woes resolved

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 25, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland earlier this year said his problems receiving evidence from prosecutors are getting resolved.

Southern California shop owner shot to death over Pride flag, authorities say

Southern California shop owner shot to death over Pride flag, authorities say

  • by by Brody Levesque, Los Angeles Blade
  • Aug 21, 2023

A Southern California woman was shot to death August 18 after a man reportedly removed a Pride flag from outside her clothing store and the woman confronted him about it.

Family of gay photographer killed at Twin Peaks exasperated by further delays

Family of gay photographer killed at Twin Peaks exasperated by further delays

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 17, 2023

The partner and sister of a gay San Francisco man killed five years ago are frustrated with delays in the effort to retry the defendants after a mistrial was declared earlier this year.

Castro dog groomers Mudpuppy's damaged after DUI crash, SFPD says

Castro dog groomers Mudpuppy's damaged after DUI crash, SFPD says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 15, 2023

The storefront of a pet grooming store in the LGBTQ Castro neighborhood was damaged after it was hit by a car, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

SF drag legend loses car to arson

SF drag legend loses car to arson

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 1, 2023

The car of a San Francisco drag icon was torched in the Bayview just before Pride weekend, and answers have been hard to come by.

SF DA's office not charging suspects after dramatic Castro-area crash

SF DA's office not charging suspects after dramatic Castro-area crash

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 28, 2023

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' office is not charging the man and woman accused of a carjacking that led to a dramatic crash down the Sanchez Street stairs in the Castro last weekend.

SFPD make 2 arrests in dramatic Castro-area crash

SFPD make 2 arrests in dramatic Castro-area crash

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 27, 2023

San Francisco police arrested the two people they believe responsible for a carjacking that led to a dramatic crash down the Sanchez Street stairs in the Castro last weekend.

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

Belmont police investigate vandalism of Pride banner at church

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 20, 2023

Belmont police have launched a hate crime investigation after a rainbow banner at a local church was vandalized earlier this week.

SFPD chief defends mass arrests at 'hill bomb'

SFPD chief defends mass arrests at 'hill bomb'

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 20, 2023

San Francisco Police Chief William Scott gave a dramatic multimedia presentation to the Police Commission July 19 in an attempt to quell criticism of the department's mass arrest of teenagers during the Dolores "hill bomb" event.