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A profound new report on climate and economy ingored by most major news media

Plus: Exposing SF's affordable housing failures—and the cops and DA can't get all the money when the rest of the justice system is starved. That's The Agenda for June 8-15

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 7, 2026

Screen Grabs: Audre Lorde rises again at Queer Women of Color Film Fest

Plus: Summer with Monica Vitti, Nicholas Meyer's SF sci-fi, a daring 'Devil Queen,' A Complete Stanley Kubrick, more movies on tap

Movies Dennis Harvey - June 7, 2026

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

If Trump wants to bulldoze Lady Liberty, maybe we can make room in the Bay

Humor Joel Schechter - June 7, 2026

As SF nightclubs struggle to hold on, local DJs are being squeezed out

Venues turn to big-name touring acts and social media metrics to fill rooms, rather than risk success on up-and-comers.

Nightlife Jess Oledan - June 4, 2026

Movies

Screen Grabs: Things are looking grim. Time for a trip to Bleak Week

Dennis Harvey - June 4, 2026

Plus: 'Trainspotting' slams back into cinemas, 'Carolina Caroline' rides the grift, a straightforward (ahem) 'Rocky Horror' doc, more movies

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

Marke B. - June 4, 2026

Plus: Persia does Pride, Free Techno in Union Square, Union Street Fest, Marbled Eye, Juniper, Satya, more to do!

Elections

Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

Tim Redmond - June 4, 2026

But I'm not so sure most voters buy into their not-so-hidden agenda. It's possible that Chan will be elected to Congress

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

Tamara Palmer - June 3, 2026

Chef Helene An's garlic noodles are an iconic SF dish, now served at her restaurant's new FiDi location (and her granddaughter's school).

Music

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

John-Paul Shiver - June 3, 2026

Plus: AMC launches in-theater concert shows, Trinity Ace gives Richmond realness, Brooklyn Funk Essentials take us back, more music

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Movies

Iceland’s glaciers melt away like memory in ‘Time and Water’

Pam Grady - June 3, 2026

Sara Dosa's adventurous doc weaves climate change alarm, family history, and love story into an elegy for our disappearing world.

News + Politics

Chan and Wiener will face off in November

Tim Redmond - June 3, 2026

For the most part, Big Tech money got its way—but a strong progressive has a shot at Congress

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

Charles Lewis III - June 2, 2026

Plus: 'Phantom of the Opera' descends on a new haunt, and 'Becoming a Man' faces transition head on.

Music

San Francisco does, indeed, want The Human League

Joshua Rotter - June 2, 2026

Monster '80s hitmakers return to city where they feel at home, this time with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet in tow.

Music

Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

D.A. Mission - June 2, 2026

With first album in 17 years 'Peace in Place' under their belts, Florida legends shook Ballroom.

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Art

Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

Mary Corbin - June 2, 2026

At Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, silver gelatin prints conjure the sanctuary of connection—and a sociology of shared imagery.

Dance

‘Memento Forest’ trembles with communal healing after deep loss

Aimée Ts'ao - June 2, 2026

Choreographer Marina Fukushima brings ritual, talismans that bore her up after father's death to Theatre of Yugen.

Campaign Trail

Supporters of Chakrabarti are helping elect Wiener

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2026

False allegations about Connie Chan and AIPAC are creating a rift that will be hard to repair in the general election.

Culture

De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

Emily Wilson - June 1, 2026

Community pulls up Saturday for Rose B. Simpson's 'LEXICON' exhibit, which features classic rides with indigenous motifs.

Movies

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Marke B. - June 1, 2026

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Featured

A profound new report on climate and economy ingored by most major news media

Screen Grabs: Audre Lorde rises again at Queer Women of Color Film Fest

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

As SF nightclubs struggle to hold on, local DJs are being squeezed out

Screen Grabs: Things are looking grim. Time for a trip to Bleak Week

BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

Iceland’s glaciers melt away like memory in ‘Time and Water’

Chan and Wiener will face off in November

Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

San Francisco does, indeed, want The Human League

Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

‘Memento Forest’ trembles with communal healing after deep loss

Supporters of Chakrabarti are helping elect Wiener

De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

Sign up for our newsletter to win FREE Frameline Fest movie tickets

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