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Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

Plus: Hip-Hop Fest sees RBL Posse's return, 'Woga' lives, Los Bitchos take GAMH—and do we really need a Four Tet Mazzy Star moment?

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 17, 2025

Scissor Sisters’ Babydaddy grows into a new ‘Nostalgia’

From EndUp dance floor to pop fame, musician Scott Hoffman now delves into the world of graphic novels.

Lit Joshua Rotter - July 17, 2025

Good Taste: Shekoh Confections debuts in SF, with irresistible Persian bonbons

Shekoh Moossavi moved her otherworldly delights up from Palo Alto, offering young local chefs sweet opportunity.

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - July 18, 2025

Parks Alliance leaders accept no responsibility for the group’s scandal and collapse

Hearing shows a complete lack of internal or external oversight as community groups and the city lose millions

City Hall Tim Redmond - July 17, 2025

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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Paul Simon, SF Hip-Hop Fest, Mamahuhu Double Happiness, Heklina Tribute…

Marke B. - July 17, 2025

Yaeji, ODC Summer Sampler, Mei Semones, Danny Tenaglia, Fridays on Front Street, more great things to do this weekend

Movies

Screen Grabs: The Apple doesn’t fall far from the screen

Dennis Harvey - July 17, 2025

A giant theater returns. Plus: The Zombies, 'Fucktoys,' a Rhodesian childhood memoir, a fantastic migrant saga, more movies

The Agenda

Supes approve billionaire budget, 10-1

Tim Redmond - July 16, 2025

This is not 'shared sacrifice.' Plus: the mayor gets control over Prop. C housing money

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Les Blancs’ is one of the best shows of the year

Charles Lewis III - July 16, 2025

Oakland Theater Project brings the heat. Plus: Queer dinosaurs run amok with the double entendres in 'Jurassiq Parq.'

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With mixed-media vibrancy, Julia LaChica conjures the collective journey

Art Mary Corbin - July 15, 2025

'The artists here are not just creating for galleries. They’re creating for movements, for healing, for resistance.'

‘An everlasting effect’: UK soul legend Omar on the 5 LPs he can’t live without

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 15, 2025

Latest album 'Brighter the Days' displays the innovator's versatility—as do favorite selections from Stevie to YMO.

Win free tickets to these awesome DNA Lounge shows

Contest Marke B. - July 15, 2025

Metal supergroup Nefarious, KISS tribute band Destroyer, and Micromania Wrestling are all on the menu.

Itching to be a reporter? Sign up for classes now at City College

Education Marke B. - July 14, 2025

Learn from great local instructors: Register now for fall 2025 journalism courses—tuition-free for SF residents.

Tests for the supes: The budget, protecting rent-controlled housing ….

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 14, 2025

... and an RV ban that could force families onto the streets. That's The Agenda for July 13-20

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Lit Marke B. - July 14, 2025

Eighth edition of sprawling showcase featured tiny tomes, big names, 150+ booths, Karl Marx booty shorts.

Urban Ore fails to rehire union workers

Labor Ian Firstenberg - July 13, 2025

Owners say losses during 40-day strike make it impossible to rehire everyone covered in an agreement

Hot-mess bisexuals, Orthodox blackmail, Daveed Diggs: SF Jewish Film Fest dives in

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 13, 2025

45th edition foregrounds comedy and conflict, kicking off with 'Coexistence, My Ass,' and playing throughout SF and East Bay

Britney blackout: Author Jeff Weiss relives the ’00s pop culture cataclysm

Lit Daniel Bromfield - July 11, 2025

Music journalist's gonzo new book 'Waiting for Britney Spears' dives into the tabloid-strewn wreck of the schlocky decade.

Under the Stars: Madlib’s sonic crystal ball spins again

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 10, 2025

Plus: Kendra Morris scores a reggae-tinged 'Flat Tire,' Jay Som rocks back with 'Float,' Directions in Stereo dips into the wax stacks

Good Taste: An obsessive early guide to the Outside Lands food multiverse

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - July 9, 2025

Fun bevs, free samples, fries as meals, super splurges, and more: It’s not too soon to plan your festival menu.

Unplugging with Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Music Joshua Rotter - July 9, 2025

Adding stalwart guitarist Imaad Wasif, the indie heroes hit Symphony Hall to explore their acoustic side—and some new emotional textures.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: The Apple doesn’t fall far from the screen

A giant theater returns. Plus: The Zombies, 'Fucktoys,' a Rhodesian childhood memoir, a fantastic migrant saga, more movies

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 17, 2025

Screen Grabs: Truth, justice, and… something something

Screen Grabs: Caught up in the raptors, again

Screen Grabs: A Bollywood-inflected tale of sneaky lesbian vs. imperious mom

Music

Under the Stars: Giving jazz the juice again, Mr. Peterson?

Plus: Hip-Hop Fest sees RBL Posse's return, 'Woga' lives, Los Bitchos take GAMH—and do we really need a Four Tet Mazzy Star moment?

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 17, 2025

‘An everlasting effect’: UK soul legend Omar on the 5 LPs he can’t live without

Win free tickets to these awesome DNA Lounge shows

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Art

With mixed-media vibrancy, Julia LaChica conjures the collective journey

'The artists here are not just creating for galleries. They’re creating for movements, for healing, for resistance.'

Art Mary Corbin - July 15, 2025

Kayhan’s revolt against FOMO photography

Inspired by Sister Corita Kent, Terri Friedman’s meticulous weaves erupt into protest

Black quilters of ‘Routed West’ stitched proof of what lasts

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Housing

Will supes oust one of the most effective members of the Homeless Oversight Commission?

And what does this say about the mayor and the board changing policy on Prop C and 'housing first?'

Homelessness Tim Redmond - July 8, 2025

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

The violence of towing homes

Berkeley’s Orwellian upzoning plan

Politics

Parks Alliance leaders accept no responsibility for the group’s scandal and collapse

Hearing shows a complete lack of internal or external oversight as community groups and the city lose millions

City Hall Tim Redmond - July 17, 2025

Tests for the supes: The budget, protecting rent-controlled housing ….

Urban Ore fails to rehire union workers

Supes to vote on Billionaire Budget deal amid protests over housing money

Opinion

Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Why is Scott Wiener so opposed to recognizing the historic importance of the city's first LGBTQ+ neighborhood?

Opinion Shayne Watson - July 8, 2025

No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death

Trump attacks on the environment aren’t new. But why are Democrats helping?

The Cherry Blossom Festival is complicit in police violence and the crisis in Gaza

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