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Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Plus: Octo Octa + Eris Drew = alchemical rave, gyrofield has 'Great Jobs,' Slug Beat gets modal... new releases for you

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 1, 2026

Political lies, part II

The false information and bizarre red-baiting around election issues continues, thanks to Lurie's allies.

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 1, 2026

Best of the Bay voting EXTENDED to Mon/5!

Get on it: Just a few more days left to tell us what you love!

Best of the Bay Marke B. - October 2, 2026

Good Taste: Steph Curry’s new menu has game

The Eighth Rule’s new à la carte food options start at $15 per person, and open up the swanky Union Square bourbon bar's palate.

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - October 1, 2026

Campaign Trail

Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault allegations

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2026

With endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier accusation?

Big Week

Big Week: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Black Art Week, Mahmoud Kahlil…

Marke B. - October 1, 2026

Stardella, Octo Octa, Plock Swedish Candy, Yasmin Levy, Marika Christine, 'The Crypt-O-Keepers'—what to do!

Lit

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Marke B. - October 1, 2026

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.

Music Review

Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Adrian Spinelli - October 1, 2026

Texts crapped out and the chicken was hidden, but massive dance music fest delivered with Despacio, Four Tet, Robyn, more.

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The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - September 30, 2026

The measure doesn't stop special interests from writing laws. It does the opposite.

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - September 30, 2026

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

Arts + Culture Tamara Palmer - September 30, 2026

The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Music Joshua Rotter - September 30, 2026

Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen shares 60 years of Bay Area musical memories, including 24 at the free fest.

Flyaway’s latest asks, ‘What if incarcerated voices could animate a library?’

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - September 29, 2026

Choreographer Jo Kreiter & co. collab with women in prison and SFPL to create a provocative aerial spectacle.

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Music Joshua Rotter - September 29, 2026

Rocking full speed into town with Hayley Williams, the genre-bender brings volatility, freedom, and bold new album 'RX.'

Why is the demolition of historic buildings not a bigger issue in the D8 supe race?

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - September 29, 2026

Who's afraid of the Yimbys who want to call the Castro a "theme park?"

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

Best of the Bay Tamara Palmer - September 29, 2026

The former Warrior now leans into his food-loving side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Movies Dennis Harvey - September 29, 2026

Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell - September 29, 2026

Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.

Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

Live Shots Jon Bauer - September 28, 2026

People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

The Agenda Tim Redmond - September 27, 2026

Plus: Supes to confront jail conditions ... and have the Yimbys crossed a line in the Castro?

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies

Movies Dennis Harvey - September 29, 2026

‘Lost’ films seen through fresh eyes at Re:Vision Fest

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

Screen Grabs: Who doesn’t love a bear in a hot tub?

Music

Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Plus: Octo Octa + Eris Drew = alchemical rave, gyrofield has 'Great Jobs,' Slug Beat gets modal... new releases for you

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 1, 2026

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Art

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

Knotting and twisting, Julia Goodman leads workshops that celebrate a luminous living artist.

Art Emily Wilson - September 23, 2026

An extraordinary pianist plays her way through immigration limbo

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: SCRAP SF

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Housing

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

Ten years of bond money is spent. The next bond isn't until 2034. Thousands of units will stall if the voters don't approve annual funding

Housing Tim Redmond - September 17, 2026

Why is SF encouraging a notorious landlord to build luxury housing in Lower Haight?

How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon

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

Politics

Political lies, part II

The false information and bizarre red-baiting around election issues continues, thanks to Lurie's allies.

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 1, 2026

The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

Why is the demolition of historic buildings not a bigger issue in the D8 supe race?

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

Opinion

A Luddite AI that self-destructs? Why not?

'End Times' and a 21st Century version of a 19th Century phenomenon

Humor Joel Schechter - September 24, 2026

The world, and my life, changed on Sept. 11, 25 years ago

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

AI, sexual harassment, and a drag queen at a nurse’s convention

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Performance

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - September 30, 2026

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