SF Gate: "'We were bullied': Popular downtown Oakland queer bar, Port Bar, facing eviction"
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
LGBTQ Nation: "Landlord tries to boot gay bar from venue. But the bar owners are fighting back".
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LGBTQ Nation: "Landlord tries to boot gay bar from venue. But the bar owners are fighting back".
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
LGBTQ Nation: "Landlord tries to boot gay bar from venue. But the bar owners are fighting back".
The gay proprietors of a popular Oakland venue have been told they’re in violation of their lease over the bar’s regular programming of karaoke and trivia nights, drag brunches, and cabaret shows.
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
Sean Sullivan, left, and Richard Fuentes, right — owners of the LGBT-friendly Port Bar at 2023 Broadway in Oakland — said they fear possible eviction from their business's home since 2016 as a result of a protracted dispute with their landlord, Phil Leong.
MSN: "Port Bar’s Landlord Says It’s Time to Go"
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
SF Buiness Times: "Oakland LGBTQ venue the Port Bar fears eviction amid protracted dispute with land
The owners of the recently vandalized Port Bar at 2023 Broadway are facing another hurdle. According to the San Francisco Business Times Port Bar’s landlord, Phil Leong, is looking to terminate the lease sooner than anticipated by more than two years on the grounds that the bar and venue packs too many people into its space, creating a safety hazard. Owners Sean Sullivan and Richard Fuentes deny this and want to stick around through 2027, the end of their original lease.
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
The windows of Oakland's The Port Bar were apparently shot through with what police called "weights" early Wednesday October 4, 2023
Eater SF: "Vandalism Has Staff at Oakland’s Port Bar on Edge"
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
Bay Area Reporter: "Oakland LGBTQ Port Bar vandalized overnight, co-owner says"
Downtown Oakland’s LGBTQ-friendly Port Bar was vandalized in what the owner believes was a targeted attack.
