With hundreds of mainly women packing the Brava Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District, and dozens more standing in line outside hoping to get in, the Sixth Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival kicked off – promising to enlighten and entertain.

As Oakland follows in the footsteps San Francisco took six years ago and switches to ranked-choice voting for this November's election, a diverse pool of organizations are heading voter education campaigns to boost county outreach efforts.

Kirk Prine and Donny Lobree love each other, truly. It’s easy to see.

Mention ‘Arizmendi’ to most Bay Area bread lovers and watch their eyes glaze over as they recall the intoxicating aromas and scrumptious flavors of artisan breads, pastries, cookies and pizzas. Yet as heavenly as these lovingly hand-crafted baked goods are, there’s more that sets Arizmendi bakeries apart from the rest.

Some Oakland gang members could face up to six months in jail or fines as high as $1,000 if they publicly interact, wear gang colors or drink alcohol, among other prohibitions, after a new court order goes into effect in the city in the coming weeks.

 Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E)  Read the whole story...

Today the SF Chronicle reported in PG&E initiative on power suppliers on ballot:

PeopleSkool/Escuela de la gente bi-lingual media/journalism training with stipends begins Thursday,  January 28th @ 5pm-

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