# Tom Ammiano

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We're Here. We're Queer. We're in Power

Have we entered a new era for LGBTQ politicians? Reporter and columnist Tony Bravo talks about the groundbreaking rise of gay and transgender leaders, the response to progress by forces on the right, and how veteran politicians are reflecting on what has changed — and what has not. Plus: Rachel Swa…

S4E3, Part 2: Matt Gonzalez

This one's pretty much all about San Francisco politics 20 years ago. Matt talks about how it was that he ended up running for political office to begin with. He walks us through Tom Ammiano's write-in campaign for mayor in 1999 and Matt's eventual ascension to the Board of Supervisors the next yea…

Tom Ammiano Live in San Francisco

California State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano is a fixture of the San Francisco political scene. He was the first openly gay man elected to a school board in California, and went on to become president of the City's board of supervisors. He's also been a standup comic for over thirty years.

Tom Ammiano and Guy Branum

On The Nato Sessions, I talk to politician and comedian Tom Ammiano and comedian and writer Guy Branum about the history of camp as an indigenous gay style of humor, drag, HBO’s Looking, and homophobia.

Tom Ammiano

My guest is Tom Ammiano, California State Assemblyman from San Francisco, former President of the Board of Supervisors, protégé of Harvey Milk, champion of all progressive causes, and one of the first out gay comedians in San Francisco. Nowadays, a lot of people don’t know about Tom’s comedy days, …

Patient No More! Exhibit; 50 Yrs of MediCare

We take you to the opening of Patient No More! People With Disabilities Securing Civil Rights, an accessible, interactive exhibit celebrating the Bay Area’s contributions to the disability rights movement.  The opening ceremonies focus on the participants in the ground-breaking 504 Occupation of th…

Wanda's Picks Radio Show

Rebroadcast interview with Michelle Alexander: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colonialism and interviews with Joanna Haigood and visual artist Charles Trapolin, re: their collaboration with premiered earlier this year: The Monkey and the Devil. Visit http://www.ybca.org/content/…

63. Fighting for political gains with Tom Ammiano

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot interview Tom Ammiano, a legend in San Francisco politics. We discuss Tom’s political battles and what he’s accomplished, and how the powers tha…

Street Speak Gameshow Edition: Which Politician Said This?

Join us for a fun gameshow edition with hilarious guests Tom Ammiano, (activist and former member of California State Assembly), Sarah Shortt, (Director of counseling programs at the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco) and Mary Howe, (Executive Director at the Homeless Youth Alliance). Durin…

Theo Ellington, Part 2 (S8E20)

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. While in college at Marymount, Theo ran the Boys and Girls Club program with Phillip Redd. He liked the connections and impact he had made in SoCal, and wondered whether he could do the same at home. This was back when Barack Obama was first runnin…