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Saturday, November 14, 2026

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Drama Masks: A breakneck ‘Marriage of Figaro’ that never lets up

SF Opera follows up Rossini's 'Barber of Seville' with Mozart's sequel to the story—and cranks the volume to 11.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Marina Safeway lawsuit will be a key test of the Wiener-Yimby agenda

Can a project with serious toxics issues get fast-track approval with no environmental review? The City Planning Dept. thinks so.
Housing Tim Redmond -
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‘Club Kid’ tracks a partier’s transformation—but there’s an actual kid in an actual club, too

Director-star Jordan Firstman on his lauded debut's influences, the exhaustion of self-centeredness, and his surprise child's mad DJ skills
Movies Pam Grady -
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Move to San Francisco, Elon; we seem to love billionaires here

An open letter to the tech baron who failed to control the politics of Texas
Humor Joel Schechter -
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Lesbian Lube Wrestling, Renegade Craft Fair, Tea Fest, VegFest, Can We Get Connected?…

Marke B. -
'Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha,' Laurel Halo b2b Aurora Halal, Tank & the Bangas, Theo Parrish, more to do!
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Music

Under the Stars: Bonafide musical fellowship, courtesy Church of Sound

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Jane Wiedlin's killer memoir, Terence McKenna on wax, pitch-perfect Jamila Woods, Vinyl Williams' Waymo on fire, more
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Healthcare

Can the new Congress save public health?

Bruce Mirken -
Two potential paths lie ahead to undo the disastrous RFK Jr. and Trump years—here's what needs to happen.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Mermaids, magic, John Cameron Mitchell… It’s Trans Film Fest time

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A history of Black zombies, Jewish Film Fest Encore, jokey 'Nirvanna,' two very good movies about grief, more
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Celebrating photographer Minnette Lehmann’s 97 years of radicalism, feminism, ruthless critique

Remembrance Natalia Robyns-Kresich -
Memorial honoring Bay Area art world stalwart to be held Sun/15 at The Lab.
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William Kentridge’s latest monumental stage work takes on Africa in World War I

Onstage Lou Fancher -
'We found a physical spasm in the body that reflects a spasm of history,' says artist of 'The Head & the Load'
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Painter Kara Maria embeds biodiversity’s plight in swirling, multi-hued explosions

Art Mary Corbin -
For more than a decade, she's tucked a threatened species into works created at a Miraloma Park studio.
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Homelessness? Evictions? Not the mayor’s priority

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
But thanking a billionaire who got rich from illegal conversion of apartments to hotel rooms? Sure.
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‘I loved it!’ SF Trans Film Fest’s Shawna Virago picks her 5 fave trans/queer movies

Movies Marke B. -
From 'Bambi' to 'The Queen,' 29th annual showcase's artistic director lays out the flicks that forged her vision.
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Grab a free pass to see Andrew Scott in ‘Elsinore’

Promotion Marke B. -
See the inspirational true story of a stricken actor in the 1980s taking on Shakespeare's greatest role in this new movie.
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AI has made applying for jobs impossible—and it’s harming us all

Opinion Brian McConnell -
But there may be an easy fix if we're prepared to go back to the real world, writes a longtime tech industry worker.
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Old Way vogue for an ancestor: International Hip Hop DanceFest honors Rashad Soul Nubian

Dance Kristen Cosby -
28th edition includes choreographer Aalign's tribute to local legend, among dance performances from Tokyo to CDMX.
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Some good news for SF progressives: The public bank measure is winning

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
Prop. B victory represents a huge step toward reimagining municipal finance
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Win tickets to L7, Headache, Manic Street Preachers

Contest Marke B. -
We've got a pair of tickets to give away to each of these awesome upcoming shows—here's how to enter.
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Crave a shot of offbeat vision? SF Underground Short Film Fest delivers

Movies Dhruv Baronia -
Media Meltdown's daylong bonanza of mayhem and poignancy (with a little smut thrown in) sustains a beloved local tradition.
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The legacy of the late, great Harry Britt, who would not have backed Scott Wiener …

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Homeless count soars, protecting hotel workers, and what will the mayor do about Crocker Amazon Park? That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-15
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