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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Fick’s Picks: 9 movies worth all the hype from New York Film Festival

Why 'Fjord' deserved the Palme d'Or, the cinematic embrace of '9 Temples to Heaven,' and a double dose of South Korea's Hong Sang-soo.
Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
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Live Shots: Psyched! Fest blows minds with Peaches, Allah-Las, Provoker

Independent local festival runs through November 6, with sets from Buena Vista Orchestra and Melts still to come.
Music Angelique Persails -
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Public bank would be stable, provide affordable housing, and help with climate goals

New study shows vast benefits of the financial institution that Prop. B would help create
News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
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BIG WEEK: Día de Muertos, Halloween weekend really is a matter of life and death

Spooky bashes from Sazon Libre and Fake and Gay, De'Sean Jones' four-night residency, Indian Restaurant Week, cinema scares, more.
What To Do Caitlin Donohue -
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Elections

The mayor’s folks screwed up their own bill; Aaron Peskin could come back to the board

Tim Redmond -
It appears Mandelman, Lurie, and all the billionaires never read the text of Prop. A. It restores the right of supes to serve more than two terms.
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Music

Screen Grabs: RSVP to William Greaves’ elbow-throwing Harlem Renaissance after-party

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A six-hour documentary on Russian press freedom, John Turturro's weary pickpocket, 'Los Domingos,' more.
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Music

Live Shots: Rise Against and Alkaline Trio set a fire for Masonic crowd

Danny Acosta -
Chicago's finest punks tore into Thursday night, heading into final stretch of their 'Ricochet' tour.
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Art

Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Mary Corbin -
Social practice artist uses Muisca burial practices in creation of creatures who speak to the 'other.'
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Under the Stars: Jeremiah Chiu alchemizes SFJAZZ live set into ‘Edge Conditions’

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Ethereal June McDoom, ecad's dancefloor disruption, Farsight's tuffness.
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Halloween party giveaway! Win tix to Dusk to Dawn

Contest Marke B. -
Get those sexy alien Elizabeth Holmes/Nathan Fielder costumes ready, we've got the hookup to this weekend's giant rave.
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SFDanceworks turns nine, still traversing brilliant visions

Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
Behind the scenes while company preps seminal Merce Cunningham works and new twist on Yue Yin two-man piece.
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Whoo, sh*t! Sweet Pussy Pauline comes to slay Halloween

Nightlife Marke B. -
Scandalous house legend disappeared for decades—now she's back to scald your ears. Just hang on to that closet door.
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The bewildering incoherence of Mayor Lurie’s billionaire agenda

News + Politics Calvin Welch -
It's going to deeply damage San Francisco. Here's how we can fight back
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‘Tis the season for big screams-on-screens action

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Indonesian prison horror, animated 'Weird Kidz,' poodle breeding runs amok—but the biggest terror may be the early Xmas movies.
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This school for clairvoyants knows just how to affirm your powers

Culture Joshua Rotter -
'It's like Hogwarts, only better because it's real,' says director Rani August of the Berkeley Psychic Institute
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At Fox, Geese were much more than the Cameron Winter show

Music Daniel Bromfield -
Its lead singer may be an unwilling tabloid darling, but the band's dense indie foundation still shines through as a unit.
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The mayor’s big lie on Prop. F

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Come to our 13th Annual Gala Tuesday at El Rio! That's The Agenda for Oct.. 25 to Nov. 1
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The real story behind the latest Chan-Wiener poll

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
The voters hate tech companies. They think the local economy is getting worse. And they like socialism as much as capitalism. We dive into the cross-tabs
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BIG WEEK: Sandcastle Classic, LitCrawl, Annie Sprinkle, 125 Years of Lawn Bowling….

Big Week Marke B. -
'Roll Fog,' Chinatown After Dark, SF Dance Film Fest, SOMArts' Día de los Muertos, 'Wicker,' a Britney Spears musical, more to do!
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Good Taste: Warriors score early wins with tasty new fare

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Delightful Dungeness sandwich, fire pozole, perfect vegan pancit are some of this season’s culinary highlights at Chase Center.
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