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• Post #4471036

  Got to see the Queer Japantown exhibit a few days ago and really enjoyed it! Covering many generations of history, it covers nightclub performers from the 1930s, early LGBTQ activism in the 1970s, joining Asian American events like the Cherry Blossom Parade in the 1990s, and today's activists and performers. It's often said that Asian Americans are not a monolith, and this is true not only between different communities, but also within them. Queer folks have always been part of...

• Post #4471035

  Looks like we're getting 14 Propositions this year. 💵1. Billionaire tax ❌2. & ❌3. Competing measures against billionaire tax ✏️4. Makes permanent the high earner tax that funds $5-15B a year for education 🚧5. Raises citizen initiative special tax pass threshold from simple majority to 2/3. (ACA 22) 🏘️6. $11.25 billion affordable housing bond 🏠7. $25 billion loan program for first time homebuyers. ☂️8. Allows state to put more money in rainy day fund in high-revenue years (ACA 20) 🏗️...

• Post #4471034

  San Francisco Trans March! More and more people marching every year, lots of organizations at the resource fair in the park, from public health to mutual aid groups. Let trans kids live! 🏳️‍⚧️✊📢

• Post #4471033

  Center for Independent Living is having a Pride event this Saturday afternoon, 1-4pm! It will be at Ed Roberts Campus, right next to Ashby BART in South Berkeley. Free, RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cil-s-disability-transqueer-pride-tickets-1990481509778

• Post #4471032

  Parivar Bay Area, an organization that has been serving trans, gender-diverse, and intersex immigrants and asylees from South Asia and many other parts of the world, is at risk of shutting down due to lack of funding. They're a one-of-a-kind organization and it would be a big loss to the community and a huge threat to the people they serve if it were to close. Previously they received funding from city of San Francisco, which cut a lot of funding to LGBTQ organizations this year. Curre...

• Post #4471031

  Berkeley has 7 city ballot measures on the November 2026 ballot. 🏗️Infrastructure Bond https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/bond-revenue-measures/infrastructure-projects-potential-bond-measure 💵Sales Tax - 1/2 cent, goes towards closing the city budget deficit https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/news/proposed-budget-looks-stabilize-city-finances ✅Minor changes to election procedures - Administrative updates, including removing address, place of birth, and taxpayer status f...

• Post #4471030

  With school starting soon, East Bay transit agencies are making minor schedule updates and improvements. Here's some: AC Transit - new schedule starts Sunday 8/9 https://www.actransit.org/article/service-changes-aug-2026 BART - new schedule starts Monday 8/10 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2026/news20260709

• Post #3470367

  Happy Pride! Marched with the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance in San Francisco's parade today! Since 1988, GAPA has organized and supported our queer and transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) family and our allies. https://www.gapa.org/