Featured

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Local literary hero and trained artist's latest novel dives into a wide-ranging love story that shows a more mature side.

Lit Lou Fancher - August 24, 2026

Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future

American Indian Cultural District's unveiled orbs bring the Raven and the Medicine Wheel to 16th Street BART Plaza.

Art Herbert F. Mintz II - August 24, 2026

Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school

Iranian chef Shekoh Moossavi offers one-day classes ranging from Persian and Italian cooking to knife skills.

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - August 23, 2026

Ro Khanna’s endorsement of Connie Chan could make a difference with Chakrabarti voters

Plus: Will the local Democratic Party side with the billionaires—and why is Lurie opposing affordable housing? That's The Agenda for Aug. 23-30

The Agenda Tim Redmond - August 23, 2026

Music

Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

John-Paul Shiver - August 21, 2026

Plus: Cindy Blackman Santana bangs out the vibes, Pearl & the Oysters open their 'Monkey Mind,' Club DeLuxe reopens, more music

Business + Tech

Communities are aligning to fight data centers: A report from rural Wisconsin

JJ Lansing - August 20, 2026

Across the political spectrum, people are organizing against Big Tech—and it could have national implications

Lit

She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

Joshua Rotter - August 20, 2026

As synth-pop queen prepares band debut's 40th anniversary tour, she pops into Omnivore Books with some natural wisdom.

Opinion

OPINION: The danger of Stefani’s nuisance law for sex workers and people of color

Maxine Doogan - August 20, 2026

AB 2001 allows city attorneys to weaponize past charges to seize property and shut down businesses

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Crash an Indian Wedding Party, SF Bay Popfest, ‘Disastrous!,’ David Byrne…

Marke B. - August 20, 2026

'Girl of the Golden West,' Starman SF, SF Cocteaufest, All Mo' Wax, SF Queer Film Fest, more to do!

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Music

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

Michael Tapscott - August 20, 2026

Navigating an era of gutted arts funds, a volunteer symphony rallies for its 49th season, teddy bears in tow.

Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: Sassy ballers, Latino leathermen, E’ville queens? It’s SF Queer Film Fest time

Dennis Harvey - August 19, 2026

Plus: Willem Dafoe finds 'Late Fame,' snarky summer camp romp 'Floaters', excellent 'Everyone is Lying to You for Money'

Music

This year’s Bliss Fest was all about the sparkling ride

John-Paul Shiver - August 19, 2026

Elliott Peck's immersive jazz-folk, Combo Tezeta's energizing cumbia, Circus Bella's high clownery drove some Presidio heat.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: A sensitive Julius Caesar, lost in the ’70s shuffle

Charles Lewis III - August 19, 2026

Marin Shakes' bold, beautiful, but muddled adaptation humanizes a tyrant at the expense of message or meaning.

Lit

Kiev, 1911: the Bund, revolution, and a sparkling work of historical fiction

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2026

'Radiant as the Stars' tells of a young woman who returns from the US to fight in the Russian Revolution—and it's based on a real story

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Music Review

Al Green gilded Stern Grove’s season finale in golden soul

Jess Oledan - August 18, 2026

80-year-old legend brought R&B classics, funky arrangements, 'Love and Happiness' to adoring crowd.

Campaign Trail

Lurie attacks affordable housing plan—and undermines his own proposal

Tim Redmond - August 17, 2026

By saying housing money hurts the cops, he may be undermining support for his own Housing Trust Fund.

The Agenda

The Marina Safeway project has a serious toxics and sewage problem

Tim Redmond - August 16, 2026

And yet, thanks to Wiener, there's no EIR. Plus: Punk politics in the 1970s—and today. That's The Agenda for Aug. 16-23

Music

Toro y Moi’s sweeping show at Bottom of the Hill hurt so good

Ankita Bhanot - August 16, 2026

Chaz Bear's trip through artistic eras served as poignant reminder of why small rooms matter.

Onstage

Monét X Change: retired party girl, current comedy queen

Joshua Rotter - August 15, 2026

'Drag Race' and 'Traitors' star brings two nights of coming-of-age cracks to Cobb's.

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Featured

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future

Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school

Ro Khanna’s endorsement of Connie Chan could make a difference with Chakrabarti voters

Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

Communities are aligning to fight data centers: A report from rural Wisconsin

She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

OPINION: The danger of Stefani’s nuisance law for sex workers and people of color

BIG WEEK: Crash an Indian Wedding Party, SF Bay Popfest, ‘Disastrous!,’ David Byrne…

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

Screen Grabs: Sassy ballers, Latino leathermen, E’ville queens? It’s SF Queer Film Fest time

This year’s Bliss Fest was all about the sparkling ride

Drama Masks: A sensitive Julius Caesar, lost in the ’70s shuffle

Kiev, 1911: the Bund, revolution, and a sparkling work of historical fiction

Al Green gilded Stern Grove’s season finale in golden soul

Lurie attacks affordable housing plan—and undermines his own proposal

The Marina Safeway project has a serious toxics and sewage problem

Toro y Moi’s sweeping show at Bottom of the Hill hurt so good

Monét X Change: retired party girl, current comedy queen

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