Activism Archives

Onstage

Lou Fancher - March 28, 2024

Writings and songs by the nation's oldest park ranger and longtime activist form base of 'Sign My Name To Freedom.'

Opinion

Everything new is not good—and we can't trust SFPD with uncontrolled surveillance

Movies

Dennis Harvey - February 26, 2024

Plus: Homage to Italian soundtrack champ Ennio Morricone and Edward Yang's 'Taipei Stories'.

Art

Emily Wilson - February 8, 2024

Curators Larry Ossei-Mensah and Micki Meng assemble a cross-cultural show for 'this very fragile, questionable time'

Labor

Marc Norton - February 1, 2024

Social class, race, and labor played a huge role in what happened—and how the city recovered.

Opinion

Charles Lewis III - January 31, 2024

Government, media, institutions no longer work to protect us; we need to keep raising our voices and taking action.

News + Politics

Tim Redmond - January 22, 2024

Oh, and 40 years ago, Mayor Feinstein vetoed a bill the might have prevented Safeway from just abandoning the Western Addition.

Performance

Joshua Rotter - January 10, 2024

Mastermind Tito Soto of the fierce annual competition spills about the competitors, scene, and state of drag today

Movies

Dennis Harvey - January 8, 2024

Plus: 1932's 'Vampyr' with live orchestra, 'Parrots of Telegraph Hill' revived, Malaysian playboys, men, mayhem, more

Arts + Culture

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2024

A new book describes the history of the legendary KSAN, a radio station that promoted, and was part of, a cultural revolution.

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