Last week, Les Natali closed the Pendulum Bar and laid off its staff. This bar is one of very few bars in San Francisco that have felt like home to many African-American gay men. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) had just announced that it would place conditions on Natali's license to operate this bar, which he had recently purchased. However, the ABC said it is not going to file further accusations against Natali. On Thursday, July 21st, And Castro for All held a press conference in front of Pendulum, followed by a picket in front of SF Badlands, to protest the closure and demand government follow-up on the charges levied against Natali for his mistreatment of women and people of color at Badlands. Read more

Pickets at Badlands Continue: There will be a rally and picket at Badlands on Saturday, July 23rd, beginning at 9pm. SF Democratic Party Chair Leslie Katz and School Board member Mark Sanchez will be speaking at the rally. More info about the picket

More details about this struggle can be found on the And Castro for All website