Politics Archives

Onstage

After ‘painful’ preparation, ‘Blue Door’ opens onto Black men’s complex life in US

Lou Fancher - April 24, 2024

Director Darryl V. Jones on creating the soundtrack of generational haunting at Aurora Theatre Company.

Lit

‘Portrait of a Woman’ tells of unlikely champ for 18th century art equality

Lou Fancher - April 23, 2024

Bay Area-based author Bridget Quinn explains why she visited one of her subject's paintings 'every day for years.'

The Agenda

Supreme Court hears critical case on homeless policy (SF wants to legalize sweeps) …

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2024

... Plus: Is the SF Zoo really capable of hosting pandas, and is the city ready to start letting developers off the hook for the impacts their projects create? That's The Agenda for April 24-31

Movies

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest unleashes Dizzy Gillespie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, June Squibb

Dennis Harvey - April 21, 2024

If the truism “less is more” really applies, this just might be a great year for SFFILM (Wed/24 through Sun/28), the storied organization—Oldest Film Festival...

Campaign Trail

Wiener tries to fundraise—for himself—from Peskin mayoral campaign announcement

Tim Redmond - April 11, 2024

Plus: Will the right-wing candidates really do an anti-Peskin RCV strategy?

Movies

Screen Grabs: Strap yourself in for a harrowing ‘Civil War’

Dennis Harvey - April 10, 2024

Plus: 'The Beast,' 'The People's Joker,' 'Arcadian,' 'Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World,' more new movies

Stage Review

Ranger, activist, housewife, centenarian: ‘Sign My Name to Freedom’ traces an extraordinary life

Charles Lewis III - April 4, 2024

Betty Reid Soskin's continuing journey is set to music—and portrayed by four actors—at Z Space.

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.

Comedy

Shanti Charan jokes to fight recidivism for people in Bay Area jails

Danny Acosta - March 28, 2024

The local comedian-educator uses humor as a tool when teaching college-level courses at Elmwood Correctional Facility.

Campaign Trail

In mayoral race preview, supes reject Breed veto of Peskin zoning bill

Tim Redmond - March 26, 2024

Mayor's move was all politics, not policy, most board members agree.

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