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At San Jose’s ‘Forbidden Door,’ international AEW stars knocked out xenophobia

Looking for earthshaking pro fights far from the White House lawn? This league's got you.

Sports Danny Acosta - July 24, 2026

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

See the other side of the Jewish Film Fest—immersive music, webs of seduction, violent betrayal—with 48 Hills.

Promotion Marke B. - July 24, 2026

Good Taste: Mark your calendar for ‘pay what you can’ restaurant day

Mexico City-rooted initiative gets local participation from Al pastor Papi, Reem's, Merkado, Understory, more

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - July 25, 2026

Mildred Howard writes her own history book

At Oakland Museum of California, 81-year-old artist's first major retrospective attacks Black erasure.

Art Lou Fancher - July 24, 2026

Music

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

John-Paul Shiver - July 23, 2026

Plus: Brandee Younger, 'The Ecstatic,' Diagonal Lines, atmos bloom, The Chutes 'Widow's Bay'—we're slipping it all in

Big Week

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Up Your Alley, Ballet22, Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

Marke B. - July 23, 2026

... naughty Dore parties, Marcos Valle, Jandii scones, 'Sketch on Speed,' disability rights film celebration, more to do!

Dance

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 23, 2026

Nestled between golden hills and gathering dusk, gourmet dining pairs with sublime movement.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A revered documentarian faces the ultimate loss in ‘Remake’

Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2026

Plus: Celebrating disability rights, 'First Looks' at Oscar's shorts candidates, Nicolas Winding Refn's hell, the Dardennes' mothers.

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

News + Politics Tim Redmond - July 22, 2026

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

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

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 22, 2026

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

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

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 22, 2026

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

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

Performance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 21, 2026

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

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

Art Marke B. - July 21, 2026

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

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

Contest 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.

Mosswood Meltdown keeps its peak by staying regional and true

Music Adrian Spinelli - July 20, 2026

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

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

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 20, 2026

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

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?

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Movies

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

See the other side of the Jewish Film Fest—immersive music, webs of seduction, violent betrayal—with 48 Hills.

Promotion Marke B. - July 24, 2026

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

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

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

Music

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

Plus: Brandee Younger, 'The Ecstatic,' Diagonal Lines, atmos bloom, The Chutes 'Widow's Bay'—we're slipping it all in

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 23, 2026

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

Mosswood Meltdown keeps its peak by staying regional and true

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

Art

Mildred Howard writes her own history book

At Oakland Museum of California, 81-year-old artist's first major retrospective attacks Black erasure.

Art Lou Fancher - July 24, 2026

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

‘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

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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

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Nestled between golden hills and gathering dusk, gourmet dining pairs with sublime movement.

Dance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 23, 2026

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