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What the first results mean, and don’t mean

Tim Redmond - November 6, 2024

Peskin has not been 'eliminated.' That's just the first RCV run with 157,000 votes still to count.

Art

US history of white supremacy peers through the present in Stephen Mangum’s latest work

Mary Corbin - November 6, 2024

'Illusions of My Childhood' series reflects both the painter's youth during 1960s racial oppression and continuing injustice today.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Seeking community? Art makes a path

Marke B. - November 6, 2024

SF Coffee Fest, Rose Pistola, White Crates, Conrad Tao, Cider Fest, Legion of Honor 100, SFDanceWorks, more to motivate you.

Campaign Trail

Progressives are resisting the billionaire takeover of San Francisco

Tim Redmond - November 6, 2024

It's an awful night for the United States, but it's not so bad here.

Hot topics

Under the Stars: Naked Roommate’s got a finger on your problems

John-Paul Shiver - November 6, 2024

Plus: Mark de Clive-Lowe wears more hats than foreheads, Yoshiko Sai's 1975 Japanese Laurel Canyon breezeway, MF Doom eats.

Movies

Screen Grabs: What a time to be a ‘Heretic’

Dennis Harvey - November 6, 2024

Hugh Grant plays a holy terror. Plus: Cillian Murphy's Catholic scandal 'Small Things Like These' and a giddy cinematic hybrid con.

Elections

San Francisco Election 2024: Live Updates, Results, and Analysis

48 Hills - November 5, 2024

Food & Drink

Good Taste: SF Restaurant Week’s best deals

Tamara Palmer - November 5, 2024

Warm sugar donuts, giant cheeseburgers, chili crabs: We scoured hundreds of multicourse meals from $10 to $90 for you.

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Bow before the Canadian drag power of Queen Priyanka

Onstage Joshua Rotter - November 5, 2024

'Fighting for your space can only happen if you embrace yourself, and do not take no for an answer,' says regal singer-actor-artist.

Last-minute election intelligence: Farrell faces huge ethics fine, Breed backers like Peskin

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 4, 2024

It could be a really tight race for mayor, with some ranked-choice voting surprises

In ‘Fictions of Presence,’ a View-Master and declassified 9/11 interrogation docs

Art Review Genevieve Quick - November 4, 2024

Exploring how humans, machines, and humans aided by machines read differently—poetically and politically—at / (Slash)

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

Dance Mary Carbonara - November 4, 2024

26 years in, mastermind Micaya speaks on the wildly popular showcase's ever-growing global community.

The The’s Matt Johnson guides us through searing new album ‘Ensoulment’

Music Joshua Rotter - November 4, 2024

Channeling William Blake in dystopian times, recovering his voice after risky surgery—plus a very tender SF piercing tale.

Who gets to plan SF’s future—and will the people who live here have a say?

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 3, 2024

That's the essential issue in the Nov. 5 local election. Here's some historical context.

What to look for on Election Night

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 3, 2024

The early votes are coming from more conservative districts—and we likely won't know who won some key races until later in the week.

5 fab, free things to do instead of freaking out on Election Day

Culture Marke B. - November 3, 2024

Smell gorgeous flowers, hear sweet music, hang with the Queen of Art Deco, play some Galaga—we're here for you.

Top-notch cast and perfect timing bring cascades of laughter in ‘Fallen Angels’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - November 3, 2024

Noël Coward's classic is reanimated at Aurora Theatre in grand style—and dials up the himbo-factor.

The wild spirit of Phil Lesh ripples in unexpected directions

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 2, 2024

The Grateful Dead bassist leaves a spry legacy of unconventional technique, heard in these recent acts.

Turbulence of recent past thrums though ‘Makeshift Memorials, Small Revolutions’

Art Review Charles Lewis III - November 2, 2024

KADIST show takes on poignant personal effects of racism, fentanyl, queerphobia—but leaves out pandemic elephant in the room.

Safeway, regulations, and the tech lords

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 31, 2024

Supes pass Preston bill to require notice when supermarkets close—and there's a lot more to the story.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: What a time to be a ‘Heretic’

Hugh Grant plays a holy terror. Plus: Cillian Murphy's Catholic scandal 'Small Things Like These' and a giddy cinematic hybrid con.

Movies Dennis Harvey - November 6, 2024

Screen Grabs: ‘La Cocina’ serves up an intense kitchen confidential

SF rave doc ‘Between the Beats’ finally hits the streets

Screen Grabs: ‘Anora’ sparks greatness from garish fireworks

Music

Under the Stars: Naked Roommate’s got a finger on your problems

Plus: Mark de Clive-Lowe wears more hats than foreheads, Yoshiko Sai's 1975 Japanese Laurel Canyon breezeway, MF Doom eats.

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 6, 2024

The wild spirit of Phil Lesh ripples in unexpected directions

At SF Opera, a ‘Tristan and Isolde’ that’s hardly a tragedy

Under the Stars: Strange Men want your library card

Art

US history of white supremacy peers through the present in Stephen Mangum’s latest work

'Illusions of My Childhood' series reflects both the painter's youth during 1960s racial oppression and continuing injustice today.

Art Mary Corbin - November 6, 2024

Turbulence of recent past thrums though ‘Makeshift Memorials, Small Revolutions’

A flowering of Filipino art reclaims the SoMa landscape

SF’s Goethe-Institut makes a big move—and asks even bigger questions

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Housing

‘Where Do We Go’ launches new campaign against homeless sweeps

Organizers vow to set up new encampments in public spaces every time cities evict the unhoused.

Homelessness Tiny - October 20, 2024

Huge affordable housing project happened because of Preston and Ting

Rent control bill advances, with Melgar in opposition

OPINION: It’s time to build affordable housing in Hayes Valley

Politics

What the first results mean, and don’t mean

Peskin has not been 'eliminated.' That's just the first RCV run with 157,000 votes still to count.

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 6, 2024

San Francisco Election 2024: Live Updates, Results, and Analysis

Last-minute election intelligence: Farrell faces huge ethics fine, Breed backers like Peskin

Who gets to plan SF’s future—and will the people who live here have a say?

Opinion

The real story behind Prop. D

It's not about bureaucracy. It's about democracy.

Opinion Jeremy Mack - October 31, 2024

Billionaires are attacking San Francisco’s system of democracy

Some (perhaps too optimistic) October Surprises

UC’s unfair pay scales undermine crucial mental health treatment

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Performance

Bow before the Canadian drag power of Queen Priyanka

'Fighting for your space can only happen if you embrace yourself, and do not take no for an answer,' says regal singer-actor-artist.

Onstage Joshua Rotter - November 5, 2024

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