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Music

Under the Stars: A hometown electronic hero’s swan song sees the light

John-Paul Shiver - April 24, 2025

Plus: FlyLo gives us the GREEBLES, Raf Reza's Bangladeshi dub, Steven Julien new jacks, 'Paris Blues' at 4 Star, more music news

News + Politics

SF Democrats oppose Airbnb tax cut—after some try to kill the resolution

Tim Redmond - April 24, 2025

A late-night move to defy labor and undermine tax justice narrowly fails

Movies

Playing a gig worker—and being one, too—in an increasingly chilly SF

Joshua Rotter - April 24, 2025

Asia Kate Dillon stars in Elena Oxman's 'Outerlands,' which details navigating loss in a city that seems to be closing in.

News + Politics

Lurie plays small ball while San Francisco faces the abyss

Calvin Welch - April 24, 2025

Here are three huge issues the new administration is simply ignoring

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Movies

Screen Grabs: The shivers and ‘The Shrouds’

Dennis Harvey - April 24, 2025

Cronenberg keeps rising from the dead. Plus: 'The Ugly Stepsister,' a slew of new queer films, 'Compensation,' more

Big Week

Big Week: Shipyard Open Studios, Indie Bookstore Day, Rollin’ with the Homos…

Marke B. - April 24, 2025

Grow your own groceries, Camper Van Beethoven, Malik Rahim, Sarah and the Sundays, Discostan, 'Bad Lobster,' more to do

News + Politics

Budget battle begins as labor, CBOs push back against brutal Lurie cuts

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2025

Why does a city with 85 billionaires and big tech companies that want tax breaks have to settle for austerity?

Onstage

From a Pedro Pascal prompt, ‘The Last of the Love Letters’

Emily Wilson - April 23, 2025

Ngozi Anyanwu's play at Z Below was written in a fervor after the actor prodded her with a playbill and a lack of 'insane' roles.

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Drama Masks: ‘Two Trains Running’ is an electrifying triumph

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 23, 2025

August Wilson's dialog drives an epic critique of Black capitalism at ACT. Plus: Hilarious heathens of Killing My Lobster go all in for sin.

Supes approve public notice for neighborhood zoning changes

Development Tim Redmond - April 22, 2025

Dorsey, Melgar, say the city should not 'alarm' people by telling them what's about to happen to their communities.

Good Taste: The game of scoring Butter & Crumble

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - April 22, 2025

It took eight weeks to successfully pre-order a box of North Beach pastries. Was it worth the effort?

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

Protest Marke B. - April 22, 2025

New organizers launch fundraiser to restore Pride Weekend's radical centerpiece to its sprawling, outspoken self.

Heads up, star eyes: Chabot Center’s observation deck reopens for astronomy fans

Culture Caitlin Donohue - April 22, 2025

The 142-year-old community science stalwart's renovated gazing platform offers the chance to engage on a cosmic level.

How ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Black Angels’ sparked a new Kronos Quartet

Music Marke B. - April 22, 2025

As Kronos Fest's annual explosion of musical ideas approaches, new members Gabby Díaz and Ayane Kozasa speak about joining in.

‘A Greek Tragedy’ reveals the painful story of the human crisis of migration

Lit Tim Redmond - April 21, 2025

One day, one shipwreck, one small island, hundreds dead—and multiple big lessons for society

The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

The Agenda Tim Redmond - April 20, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction as a primary policy. That's The Agenda for April 20-27

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from ‘moderates’

Homelessness Tim Redmond - April 19, 2025

Sauter, Sherrill try to kill a measure that would give a bit of hope to some of the city's most vulnerable residents

A Smuin season shaped by DJ playlists, sexy sculpture, drag queen fame

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - April 19, 2025

The SF company returns, enlisting the talents of Auguste Rodin, the Partridge Family, Queen, and Lady Camden.

Nubya Garcia’s sax-led jazz transcended borders for a ‘vibe-y’ SF crowd

Music Review John-Paul Shiver - April 19, 2025

The phenomenon showed a sold-out crowd at the Chapel who's boss, with a driving oeuvre that touches on sound system history.

After a shattering loss, Alvin Ailey danced to revelatory heights at Zellerbach

Stage Review Lou Fancher - April 18, 2025

The company's 57th annual Berkeley run was dedicated to legendary dancer-director Judith Jamison, and polished off some true gems.

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Movies

Playing a gig worker—and being one, too—in an increasingly chilly SF

Asia Kate Dillon stars in Elena Oxman's 'Outerlands,' which details navigating loss in a city that seems to be closing in.

Movies Joshua Rotter - April 24, 2025

Screen Grabs: Flashing back with John & Yoko, Neil Young, and Pink Floyd

SFFilm Fest taps local topics with forest fires, gig workers, ode to the Roxie

Unnamed Footage Festival leans into low-budget, shaky-cam community

Music

Under the Stars: A hometown electronic hero’s swan song sees the light

Plus: FlyLo gives us the GREEBLES, Raf Reza's Bangladeshi dub, Steven Julien new jacks, 'Paris Blues' at 4 Star, more music news

Music John-Paul Shiver - April 24, 2025

Nubya Garcia’s sax-led jazz transcended borders for a ‘vibe-y’ SF crowd

Don’t box Isaac Mizrahi in—or turn off his mic

Under the Stars: A fab music fest on a burrito budget? Bliss Fest’s got you

Art

Sandra Yagi’s bewitching ‘The Faerie Realm’ light-heartedly skewers human nature

At Modern Eden, leafy scenes locate the mystery of life via cavorting, skeletal avatars of Death.

Art Review DeWitt Cheng - April 17, 2025

A mysterious smile: The unexpected curves of Lin Fischer’s figurative art

Andrea Bergen collages a post-apocalyptic world whose creatures feast on scraps

$100,000 ice cream sundae? What MrBeast’s flamboyant sums say about our internet

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Housing

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from ‘moderates’

Sauter, Sherrill try to kill a measure that would give a bit of hope to some of the city's most vulnerable residents

Homelessness Tim Redmond - April 19, 2025

Conditions at a Hunters Point housing project are disgraceful—and the private operators are ducking responsibility

Workers, families face eviction as racetrack in Pleasanton closes abruptly

New study by Fed economists directly contradicts Yimby narrative on housing prices

Politics

The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

Plus: The end of harm reduction as a primary policy. That's The Agenda for April 20-27

The Agenda Tim Redmond - April 20, 2025

Can the West Side absorb more density without displacing existing tenants and small businesses?

Militant union on strike at Urban Ore in Berkeley

Listen to the rank and file: Political lessons from something I missed 25 years ago

Opinion

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

New organizers launch fundraiser to restore Pride Weekend's radical centerpiece to its sprawling, outspoken self.

Protest Marke B. - April 22, 2025

The Drain: Marke B. spouts off on poverty porn peddlers and the billionaires who love them

Listen to the rank and file: Political lessons from something I missed 25 years ago

A $50,000 Rolex faces deportation

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