New York Times Archives

Media

Wildly inaccurate story leads to death threats for activist, 48hills writer

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2024

Lisa Gray Garcia, who writes as Tiny, gets attacked after New York Post does a sensational story about her work with UCLA medical students.

Media

The New York Times lauds Garry Tan—and it’s really pathetic

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2024

A front-page profile turns San Francisco into a parody and so badly misses the point that it's an embarrassment.

The Agenda

Armed troops in the Tenderloin? Plus: Is SF really ‘pro-housing …

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2024

... And if we can't trust Boeing or big shipping companies, why are we trusting the makers of robo-vehicles?

Music

Yes, ‘One Love’—but here’s the real takeaway from Bob Marley & The Wailers

John-Paul Shiver - March 11, 2024

His group's supreme musicality can get lost in legacy. Let's take a moment to remember the beats.

Opinion

Why immigrants are worried about SF’s Proposition E

Carolina Arevalo - March 4, 2024

The measure would undermine the Sanctuary City policies.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Look out, there’s an Oscar in your shorts

Dennis Harvey - February 18, 2024

This year's nominated animated, live action, and documentary shorts are a mixed bag, but there are some rewarding watches.

Lit

San Jose hardcore legend Eugene Robinson is a Bay institution. A new memoir tells his tale

Danny Acosta - January 22, 2024

The journalist and Oxbow singer refuses to hold back.

Lit

Henry Hoke’s queer Hollywood mountain lion sticks a paw into the climate crisis

Lou Fancher - January 18, 2024

Sink your claws into the brief, powerful 'Open Throat.'

Music

New Music Book Club launches! Join us

Tamara Palmer - January 10, 2024

Online community features interviews and insights from writers like Ann Powers, Dan Charnas, Danyel Smith, Pamela Des Barres, and DJ Disciple

Crime

Organized retail theft is not driving chain stores out of San Francisco

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2023

Even the retailers admit this. And yet, the media narrative endures.

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