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

Contest Marke B. - July 15, 2025

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Education Marke B. - July 14, 2025

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

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

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 15, 2025

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

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

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 14, 2025

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Lit

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Marke B. - July 14, 2025

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

Labor

Urban Ore fails to rehire union workers

Ian Firstenberg - July 13, 2025

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

Movies

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

Dennis Harvey - July 13, 2025

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

Lit

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

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.

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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.

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Anti-Prime Day, Jollof Fest, Macy Gray, Outside Sex…

Big Week Marke B. - July 9, 2025

Ferry Building's 127th birthday party, 'Underground Orange,' Orchestra Gold, SFDanceworks, Sholeh Asgary, more to do!

Dino drag? You bet ‘Jurassiq’ is

Onstage Marke B. - July 9, 2025

Very queer musical parody stomps into Oasis with heels, wigs, claws, and plenty of nostalgic '90s hits.

Drama Masks: Despite cutbacks, SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Disruption’ hits home

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 8, 2025

Poignant 66th season show takes on Ice detentions, apolitical hypocrisy, and a 'Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Fire Department'

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

Homelessness Tim Redmond - July 8, 2025

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

Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Opinion Shayne Watson - July 8, 2025

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

Screen Grabs: Truth, justice, and… something something

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 8, 2025

'Sovereign' insurrection, 'Underground Orange' rebellion, a swarm of Swedish auteurs, Garbage Pail Kids, more movies

In ‘Les Blancs,’ a once-silent character finds full voice through eight women players

Onstage Lou Fancher - July 8, 2025

Actor Jeunée Simon on OTP's powerful version of Lorraine Hansberry's 1970 play, in which a Black man returns to Africa.

‘The most euphoric feeling’: Live Aid music legends look back 40 years on

Music Joshua Rotter - July 7, 2025

As TV docuseries relives epic charitable concert, performers dish about wild moments before 2 billion fans—and backstage.

Opinion: Preserve the housing money—and stop the mayor’s power grab

Opinion Whit Guerrero - July 7, 2025

The supes need to reject Lurie's plan to gut affordable housing money from Prop. C

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Movies

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

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

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 13, 2025

Screen Grabs: Caught up in the raptors, again

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

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

Music

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

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

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 15, 2025

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

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

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

Art

Merging real and absurd, Tamera Avery’s paintings grapple with the world’s decay

Large canvases, bold colors, and youth culture's hopeful influence reflect 'the right and wrongness of today.'

Art Mary Corbin - July 7, 2025

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

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

African American Californian history awaits under the Golden Gate Bridge

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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

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

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

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 14, 2025

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

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

Demolish rent-controlled housing? New Wiener bill could wipe out restrictions

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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