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Housing

In a dramatic move, a CA court says housing density doesn’t mean affordability

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2024

If the decision holds up, which may not happen, it would be a significant blow to the Yimby agenda.

Stage Review

In ‘Forever Plaid,’ a bit of light entertainment in the afterlife

Charles Lewis III - April 28, 2024

A dead classic pop quartet has the pipes, if not the complex backstory, in 42nd Moon's family-friendly production.

The Agenda

Protecting a program that saves hundreds from becoming unhoused …

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2024

... and was a shooting where the cops fired 99 rounds just a 'policy failure?' That's The Agenda for April 28-May 5

Music

Live Shots: K.Flay’s return knocked out the Independent

D.A. Mission - April 26, 2024

The local favorite matched the pugilistic rock tone of her new album "Mono" with a power-packed performance.

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Housing

Supes rent-relief program saved 20,000 people from eviction during the pandemic

Tim Redmond - April 25, 2024

New city report shows how taxing the rich to help low-income renters is highly effective.

Onstage

Nothing’s gonna rain on ‘Funny Girl’ Katerina McCrimmon’s SF parade

Joshua Rotter - April 25, 2024

“I've always been fighting to make it this far," says the dynamo Fanny Brice with Miami roots and plenty of chutzpah.

Development

Supes put a hold on Breed’s Treasure Island developer bailout plan

Steve Stallone - April 25, 2024

Mayor's Office, developers now have to figure out how to move forward with a deeply troubled project

Music

1984—the year pop music shot to the stratosphere

John-Paul Shiver - April 25, 2024

As the 40th anniversary releases and tributes roll out, revisiting a year of barrier-busting giants.

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Screen Grabs: Stylish but deadly classic ‘Le Samouraï’ swings into the Roxie

Screen Grabs Dennis Harvey - April 25, 2024

Plus: Ridiculous and enjoyable 'Challengers,' exhausting 'Boy Kills World,' the rise of Christian Nationalism, more

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

Onstage Lou Fancher - April 24, 2024

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

Matmos drops in for tea and jockstraps

Music Joshua Rotter - April 24, 2024

Radical sound-collage duo dish on roots in SF's wild '90s nightlife scene as debut 'In Lo-Fidelity' hits 30.

Good Taste: Getting flaky at Smörgåsland

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - April 23, 2024

The pastry-stacked promise of IKEA’s new bakery and food hall in downtown SF.

Unbearable tension of ghosts past and present in ‘Returning to Haifa’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 23, 2024

Palestinians come back home in the shadow of the Six-Day War, in Golden Thread's latest on Potrero Stage.

Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

Art Mary Corbin - April 23, 2024

Deeply felt homages to Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protest movement emanate from her San Ramon studio.

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

Lit 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.'

Breed’s Treasure Island developer bailout is a serious problem

Opinion Steve Stallone - April 22, 2024

Peskin, Chan amendments offer accountability—but where is the affordable housing, and why are details still secret?

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

The Agenda 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

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

Movies Dennis Harvey - April 21, 2024

Where else can you catch a 94-year-old action star, a jazz legend fighting for the Congo, and a requiem for activist Rob Peace?

Is protesting in traffic ‘false imprisonment?’

Protest Tim Redmond - April 21, 2024

Then what about Waymo blocking a highway entrance ramp?

‘Never too late’: Grannies of Grant Avenue Follies dance onto the airwaves

Culture Dorothy Odonnell - April 20, 2024

PBS highlights the Chinatown-based cabaret troupe of 11 spirited grandmothers keeping local history alive.

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