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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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From Schwarzenegger to Sex Pistols, Babeth Mondini-VanLoo has seen—and filmed—it all

Quintessential director celebrated at Studio 8 Film Fest, which highlights SF Art Institute filmmakers.
Movies Joshua Rotter -
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Democrats—and the progressive movement—win big nationally. SF votes with the billionaires

Wiener wins. Lurie wins. Big money has a big, ugly night.
Elections Tim Redmond -
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Drama Masks: ‘Liberation’ sweeps the stage at Berkeley Rep

Six women, six folding chairs, one complex revolution. Plus: SF Neo-Futurists get up close and personal—with guns.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest blossoms with legendary divas and political intrigue

Plus: 'Wild Horse 9' trots mildly through US skullduggery; 'Littermates' and 'New Group' behave abnormally
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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Elections

Billionaires are trying to buy San Francisco’s election. It’s not too late to vote

Tim Redmond -
Turnout is at just 25 percent. The future of the city depends on who goes to the polls.
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Opinion

OPINION: Why an AIDS doctor is voting Yes on 40

Andrew Faulk -
We have life-saving treatments today. For many patients, Trump's cuts could end access to those treatments
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Opinion

OPINION: Defending California against Trump and Palantir

Angelica Salas and Christina Livingston -
Peter Thiel's spy company is helping the administration intimidate voters, but a broad coalition is fighting back.
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Performance

For costume legend Beaver Bauer, all the city’s a character

Joshua Rotter -
The Angels of Light Free Theater member has dressed SF productions for decades; a new retrospective takes it all in.
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Good Taste: Welcome in Diwali’s light with Indian Restaurant Week

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Six chefs at eateries from Bombay Brasserie to ROOH are pulling out holiday stops for next two weeks.
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Connie Chan’s unusual coalition could be key to the Congressional race outcome

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Groundbreaking anti-displacement legislation and the embarrassment that is the local Sierra Club. That's The Agenda for Nov. 1-8
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Live Shots: Shaboozey’s twang charmed the boots off The Masonic

Music Danny Acosta -
Cinematic storytelling and hip-hop Easter eggs made the singer's show a Wild West well worth the ticket price.
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‘What would the Germans think?’: Paweł Pawlikowski takes on a ‘sacred beast’

Movies Pam Grady -
In 'Fatherland,' director dramatizes Thomas Mann's fraught 1949 journey through fresh Cold War divide.
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Drama Masks: Fairy tales set to Britney’s greatest hits. Gimme more or oops?

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Plus: A tale of two hapless dads may well be one of the year's best shows.
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Public bank would be stable, provide affordable housing, and help with climate goals

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
New study shows vast benefits of the financial institution that Prop. B would help create
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Ficks’ Picks: 9 movies worth all the hype from New York Film Festival

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
Why 'Fjord' deserved the Palme d'Or, the cinematic embrace of '9 Temples to Heaven,' and a double dose of South Korea's Hong Sang-soo.
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Live Shots: Psyched! Fest blows minds with Peaches, Allah-Las, Provoker

Music Angelique Persails -
Independent local festival runs through November 6, with sets from Buena Vista Orchestra and Melts still to come.
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BIG WEEK: Día de Muertos, Halloween weekend really is a matter of life and death

What To Do Caitlin Donohue -
Spooky bashes from Sazon Libre and Fake and Gay, De'Sean Jones' four-night residency, Indian Restaurant Week, cinema scares, more.
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The mayor’s folks screwed up their own bill; Aaron Peskin could come back to the board

Elections Tim Redmond -
It appears Mandelman, Lurie, and all the billionaires never read the text of Prop. A. It restores the right of supes to serve more than two terms.
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Screen Grabs: RSVP to William Greaves’ elbow-throwing Harlem Renaissance after-party

Music Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A six-hour documentary on Russian press freedom, John Turturro's weary pickpocket, 'Los Domingos,' more.
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Live Shots: Rise Against and Alkaline Trio set a fire for Masonic crowd

Music Danny Acosta -
Chicago's finest punks tore into Thursday night, heading into final stretch of their 'Ricochet' tour.
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