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LGBTQ leadership has returned to the Castro Merchants Association, whose members April 7 elected two gay men to serve as co-presidents.

Tweed resident Brian Springfield, 55, was allegedly threatened to be turned away at the border checkpoint after he forgot to remove his surfboard from his roof rack before his daily commute to work.

Nearly three years after it first weighed in on the proposal to revamp Harvey Milk Plaza, a panel of local art experts has given its support to the latest design for the public parklet in the citys LGBTQ Castro district.

As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out April 15 and 17 during two virtual town halls that saw a memorial grove concept be received favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the plaza, which has been fiercely opposed by some in the community who have countered the goal of better honoring Milk can...

As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out Thursday during a virtual town hall that saw a memorial grove concept received most favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower, though specific numbers werent available from the Friends group for the informal voting that took place during the meeting. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the pla...

As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out Thursday during a virtual town hall that saw a memorial grove concept received most favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower, though specific numbers werent available from the Friends group for the informal voting that took place during the meeting. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the pla...

Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza has commenced yet another online survey seeking community feedback about changes to the spaces design. The booster group also will conduct two town hall events later this month, its interim executive director said April 1. The announcements were made during the monthly Castro Merchants Association meeting, at which time Brian Springfield, the interim executive director of Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza, gave a presentation. The Friends group has been involved with pl...

A Harvey Milk memorial is in the works for the Castro - again FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 This now-discarded conceptual design for Harvey Milk Plaza, named for the slain activist, was unveiled in 2018.Perkins Eastman 2018Show MoreShow Less 2of2 Kathy Amendola, owner of Cruisin’ the Castro Walking Tours, leads a group to the Harvey Milk Plaza at Muni’s Castro Station in 2018.Spud Hilton / The Chronicle 2018Show MoreShow Less The push to create a major memorial to Harvey Milk in the Castro is u...