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$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Sophia Maddox's doc asks, How do you reconcile your identity with a just-discovered legacy of unimaginable violence?

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 22, 2026

Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

Plus: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale as old as time, and 'The Prince, Part 1' sets wily classic in motion.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 22, 2026

Clint Reilly had some bad clients —and at least one really good one

He got rich working for the insurance industry—but he also came through for the neighborhoods in the 1986 Prop. M campaign

News + Politics Tim Redmond - July 22, 2026

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s free park romp stokes ‘AH HA!’ moments

Wee ones enraptured by local troupe mused whether their futures lie under the Big Top.

Performance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 21, 2026

Art

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

Marke B. - July 21, 2026

'Leave AI to the heteros!' says high camp hand-painter, whose work adorns toilet stalls from SoMa to Detroit.

Contest

Win a pair of free tickets to a Jewish Film Fest feature this Saturday!

Marke B. - July 21, 2026

48 Hills is presenting 'mdbr mdbr' and 'Only Good Feelings'—and we want you to come. Here's how to enter.

Music

Mosswood Meltdown keeps its peak by staying regional and true

Adrian Spinelli - July 20, 2026

Pavement, John Waters, socialist zines, and punk pet patches still beat big-time festival fatigue any day.

Movies

The ‘AbFab Movie’ at 10: ‘It celebrated the crazy times of loads of money and little sense’

Joshua Rotter - July 20, 2026

Cast member Helen Lederer, aka Catriona, remembers the uproarious movie and TV show—and a comedy family.

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Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 20, 2026

Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for July 19-26

Live Shots: ‘Bohémienne’ glows with ribald glamour of Parisian cabaret

Onstage Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 20, 2026

Enter the Montmartre underground at Palace Theater, with Le Mime, Le Titan, Pierrot, La Chanteuse, and more

Andrew Sean Greer: ‘Everything’s terrifying to me—even buying a stick of gum’

Lit Lou Fancher - July 19, 2026

When it comes to writing, the Pulitzer-winning author of hilarious new 'Villa Coco' knows to feel the fear and do it anyway.

After 10 years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality

City Hall Ian Firstenberg - July 17, 2026

Just a vision in 2016, it's now coming before the voters. But will Mayor Lurie stand in the way?

Good Taste: 42 dishes in one meal? Merchant Roots did that

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - July 17, 2026

...and we ate it. SoMa restaurant offers 'Around the Summer in 42 Plates'—and a 'pay what you can' night.

Under the Stars: Spacemoth alights again with ‘Inward Eye’

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 16, 2026

Plus: Nate Mercereau strums up 'Fantastic Thoughts,' Issa Rae and Kool Keith come to SF, Eric André gets his bag, more music

Billionaire Chris Larsen gifts more millions to SF’s growing surveillance state

Police Ian Firstenberg - July 16, 2026

Police Commission approves another huge donation to SFPD's Real Time Investigation Center, whose operations have not been secure.

BIG WEEK: Japan Day, Bastille Day, World Cup Watch Party, Totally Tubular Fest…

Big Week Marke B. - July 16, 2026

40th AIDS Walk, Margo Price, Kai Alce, sidewalk pastry sale, Little Big Mouth, A Flag With Teeth, Satoshi Tomiie, more to do!

Screen Grabs: Honk, honk, here comes ‘The Odyssey’

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 15, 2026

Plus: Evil Dead Burn's witless gore, two queer classics return, three cheers for Jacques Tati and Robin Williams, more movies.

Drama Masks: Who ya gonna call? ‘Scabmuggers’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 15, 2026

As job-stealing AI creeps onto the local theater scene, Yvonne Martinez's new play dives into labor politics.

After his passing, a daughter collects and catalogues her father’s generous art

Art Mary Corbin - July 15, 2026

Jonathan T. Raup’s Zen-influenced work was gifted to friends and relatives—now it comes together in new project and show.

Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 15, 2026

As 46th installment launches, speaking to the folks behind 'Tell Me Everything,' 'Hollywood Does Abortion,' 'mdbr mdbr.'

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Movies

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Sophia Maddox's doc asks, How do you reconcile your identity with a just-discovered legacy of unimaginable violence?

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 22, 2026

The ‘AbFab Movie’ at 10: ‘It celebrated the crazy times of loads of money and little sense’

Screen Grabs: Honk, honk, here comes ‘The Odyssey’

Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music

Music

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s free park romp stokes ‘AH HA!’ moments

Wee ones enraptured by local troupe mused whether their futures lie under the Big Top.

Performance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 21, 2026

Live Shots: ‘Bohémienne’ glows with ribald glamour of Parisian cabaret

Under the Stars: Spacemoth alights again with ‘Inward Eye’

He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’

Art

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

'Leave AI to the heteros!' says high camp hand-painter, whose work adorns toilet stalls from SoMa to Detroit.

Art Marke B. - July 21, 2026

‘Slice of the Pie’ serves up bounty of SF’s gallery scene in time of crisis

Harry Nordlinger’s comics channel chilling dead malls, creepy Chuck E. Cheese

Sculptor Stephanie Robison’s tactile wonders call out ‘squeeze me’

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Housing

The Chron discovers, sort of, that Wiener’s housing bills are a con

Finally, a story that mentions the real issue: Cities can't force developers to build

Housing Zelda Bronstein - July 6, 2026

Lurie and four supes move to cut affordable housing fees for luxury developers

New Melgar-Lurie plan for affordable housing is great; cutting other funding is not

The complete failure of Lurie’s tax cuts for developers on full display at hearing

Politics

Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave

Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for July 19-26

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 20, 2026

Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

Public power moves a step forward

The political transformation of Sup. Alan Wong

Opinion

The other problem with police drones: They don’t work well in San Francisco

The slick marketing gloss entirely ignores the basic laws of meteorology and aerodynamics

Police Shaun Haines - July 9, 2026

In Cuba, blackouts and resilience

Politicians know they’ll get booed at Trans March; harassment from cops is real issue

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

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Performance

Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

Plus: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale as old as time, and 'The Prince, Part 1' sets wily classic in motion.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 22, 2026

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