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Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest blows in with wild weddings, sand thieves, ghost schools

Plus: 'NAZA' and 'The Social Reckoning' hit local screens, Mahershala Ali goes gonzo, 'Never After Dark' chills, more

Movies Dennis Harvey - October 5, 2026

Bea Arthur really did do everything except porn

Intimate new doc reviews lauded comedic actor's long career with a spicy, never-seen-before interview.

Movies Joshua Rotter - October 5, 2026

Yes, groping can be sexual assault—even for gay men

The reaction of some older gay men, including elected officials, to the allegations against Manny Yekutiel have been tired and disheartening.

Editorial Marke B. - October 6, 2026

The Democratic Party finally apologizes—sort of—for endorsing Manny Yekutiel

Some members call for Chair Nancy Tung to resign. But with the billionaires still in charge, is that accountability?

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 5, 2026

The Agenda

Nobody who stuck with Manny Yekutiel has apologized to the sexual assault survivors

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2026

Plus: Some actual moves to fight evictions and protect tenants in a rent emergency. That's The Agenda for Oct. 4-11

Campaign Trail

The big Congressional debate fail: Moderators who didn’t do their jobs

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2026

Journalists are supposed to call the candidates out when they don't answer the question or lie. That didn't happen.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Kukje Bakery

Tamara Palmer - October 4, 2026

Standalone bakery from a family-owned Daly City supermarket beats big Korean shopping marts with sweet and savory treats.

Movies

In Sean Ono Lennon’s new doc, high fashion clashes with business lows

Joshua Rotter - October 3, 2026

At Mill Valley Film Fest, 'threeASFOUR: Full Circle' asks how artists' visions can stay commercially viable.

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John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Art Mary Corbin - October 3, 2026

Artist's culturally inquisitive, subversive work draws on underground comics humor to tell deeper stories

Best of the Bay voting EXTENDED to Mon/5!

Best of the Bay Marke B. - October 2, 2026

Get on it: Just a few more days left to tell us what you love!

Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 1, 2026

Plus: Octo Octa + Eris Drew = alchemical rave, gyrofield has 'Great Jobs,' Slug Beat gets modal... new releases for you

Political lies, part II

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 1, 2026

The false information and bizarre red-baiting around election issues continues, thanks to Lurie's allies.

Good Taste: Steph Curry’s new menu has game

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - October 1, 2026

The Eighth Rule’s new à la carte food options start at $15 per person, and open up the swanky Union Square bourbon bar's palate.

Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault allegations

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 1, 2026

With endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier accusation?

Big Week: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Black Art Week, Mahmoud Kahlil…

Big Week Marke B. - October 1, 2026

Stardella, Octo Octa, Plock Swedish Candy, Yasmin Levy, Marika Christine, 'The Crypt-O-Keepers'—what to do!

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Lit Marke B. - October 1, 2026

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.

Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Music Review Adrian Spinelli - October 1, 2026

Texts crapped out and the chicken was hidden, but massive dance music fest delivered with Despacio, Four Tet, Robyn, more.

The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - September 30, 2026

The measure doesn't stop special interests from writing laws. It does the opposite.

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - September 30, 2026

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - September 30, 2026

The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest blows in with wild weddings, sand thieves, ghost schools

Plus: 'NAZA' and 'The Social Reckoning' hit local screens, Mahershala Ali goes gonzo, 'Never After Dark' chills, more

Movies Dennis Harvey - October 5, 2026

In Sean Ono Lennon’s new doc, high fashion clashes with business lows

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Screen Grabs: Local auteur JP Allen stays offbeat, indie, and frisky

Music

Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Plus: Octo Octa + Eris Drew = alchemical rave, gyrofield has 'Great Jobs,' Slug Beat gets modal... new releases for you

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 1, 2026

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Art

John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Artist's culturally inquisitive, subversive work draws on underground comics humor to tell deeper stories

Art Mary Corbin - October 3, 2026

Kate Razo’s portraits are anything but by the book

An extraordinary pianist plays her way through immigration limbo

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

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Housing

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

Ten years of bond money is spent. The next bond isn't until 2034. Thousands of units will stall if the voters don't approve annual funding

Housing Tim Redmond - September 17, 2026

Why is SF encouraging a notorious landlord to build luxury housing in Lower Haight?

How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon

The Chron discovers, sort of, that Wiener’s housing bills are a con

Politics

Yes, groping can be sexual assault—even for gay men

The reaction of some older gay men, including elected officials, to the allegations against Manny Yekutiel have been tired and disheartening.

Editorial Marke B. - October 6, 2026

Nobody who stuck with Manny Yekutiel has apologized to the sexual assault survivors

The big Congressional debate fail: Moderators who didn’t do their jobs

Political lies, part II

Opinion

Yes, groping can be sexual assault—even for gay men

The reaction of some older gay men, including elected officials, to the allegations against Manny Yekutiel have been tired and disheartening.

Editorial Marke B. - October 6, 2026

Why won’t the media call a lie a lie?

The world, and my life, changed on Sept. 11, 25 years ago

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

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Performance

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - September 30, 2026

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