October 15, 2019 State Senate Hopefuls Vie for BAYMEC’s Endorsement By Jennifer Wadsworth Housing, civil rights and safety net services emerged as key issues at the panel hosted by the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee. Read More 4
October 11, 2019 Op-Ed: South Bay Leaders Must Do More to Lift Up LGBTQ Voices By Sergio Lopez In Silicon Valley, we may pride ourselves on our progressive values, but we have more work to do to truly lead in this area. Read More 12
August 26, 2019 SJPD Becomes First Big-City Police Department in the Nation to Fly the Rainbow Pride Flag By Nicholas Chan Law enforcement officials applauded the moment as a sign that a more progressive era of policing has come to Silicon Valley. Read More 13
August 21, 2019 Local Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Prevention Task Force By Grace Hase A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check. Read More 22
July 1, 2019 San Jose Rally Marks 50 Years Since the Stonewall Riots By Nicholas Chan Scores of people gathered outside City Hall to mark the half-century anniversary of the protest that catalyzed the gay rights movement. Read More 4
June 28, 2019 Op-Ed: San Jose’s LGBTQ Community is as Strong as Its Flags are Vibrant By Pam Foley Just like the colors of the rainbow and transgender flags, our local LGBTQ community is varied, vibrant and strong. Read More 5
June 19, 2019 BAYMEC Co-Founder Wiggsy Sivertsen Reflects on Her Life’s Work in Upcoming Fireside Chat By Erika Rasmussen The BAYMEC Foundation will host “An Evening with Wiggsy and Pals,” which takes place at 5:30pm Monday at Cafe Stritch. Read More 3
June 10, 2019 Vandal Targets Downtown San Jose’s LGBTQ Youth Space By Jennifer Wadsworth Someone smashed the door and three windows of the LGBTQ Youth Space, a resource center in the city’s SoFA arts district. Read More 8
April 12, 2019 San Jose to Hang Rainbow Pride Flags Around Airport Chick-fil-A By Rachel Sandler The flags will make the airport eatery the “gayest Chick-fil-A in the country,” Councilman Raul Peralez declared. Read More 21
March 13, 2019 Yeager Suspends State Senate Bid to Lead BAYMEC Foundation By Jennifer Wadsworth Decades after founding the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee, Ken Yeager will take the helm as its PAC’s first executive director. Read More 6