Jenn Meyer News Today

Former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell — running against incumbent London Breed this year for his old job back — wants LGBTQ voters to know that when he’s talked about "family values," he’s also talking about them.

Ghosts and goblins of the friendly variety will likely be among the revelers in San Francisco’s LGBTQ Castro neighborhood this weekend, as Halloween festivities will reboot for the first time in 16 years.

Terrance Alan, president of the Castro Merchants Association, was ousted Thursday in a leadership shakeup following a tense meeting that saw tempers flare and even threats of a lawsuit.

Terrance Alan, president of the Castro Merchants Association, was ousted Thursday in a leadership shakeup following a tense meeting that saw tempers flare and even threats of a lawsuit.

A gift shop and welcome center pop-up has opened in the Castro — a bright spot in the San Francisco LGBTQ neighborhood hurt by a spate of business closures.

A gift shop and welcome center pop-up has opened in the Castro — a bright spot in the San Francisco LGBTQ neighborhood hurt by a spate of business closures.

Members of the Castro Merchants Association are wrestling among themselves about how to spend $100,000 that’s been made available to them by the city to encourage pop-ups in shuttered storefronts.

A public squabble about how to spend $100,000 that’s been made available to the Castro Merchants Association by the city to encourage pop-ups in shuttered storefronts seems to have been resolved by its board of directors on Friday.

A public squabble about how to spend $100,000 that’s been made available to the Castro Merchants Association by the city to encourage pop-ups in shuttered storefronts seems to have been resolved by its board of directors on Friday.

A public squabble about how to spend $100,000 that’s been made available to the Castro Merchants Association by the city to encourage pop-ups in shuttered storefronts seems to have been resolved by its board of directors on Friday.