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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Señor Sisig’s road to Thrive City

Tamara Palmer -
Filipino fusion specialist’s fourth restaurant is a milestone for Pinoy visibility in San Francisco.
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Gaming

At Oakland’s MADE Museum, DIY game devs show off teleportation powers and bulky bears

Leah Isobel -
Every month, a spunky group of local game-makers comes together to showcase their work—even as the AI threat looms.
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Art

‘Spirit House’ negotiates generational worlds to transcend linear time

Emily Wilson -
Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander's powerful group show at Cantor references a Thai tradition that bridges life and death.
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City Hall

Supes committee assignments: Chan runs budget (and Mandelman will be swing vote)

Tim Redmond -
Fielder to chair Audit and Oversight, Melgar Land Use; Public Safety is all pro-cop supes
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Protest

Inauguration protests beyond the big cities: A small community in West Marin fights back

Christopher D. Cook -
Coast Miwok Tribal Council, Main Street Moms, Legal Aid of Marin, the Dance Palace, and others rally against deportations and the Trump Agenda in Pt. Reyes Station
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News + Politics

‘Manifest destiny?’ That’s really, really alarming, even by Trump standards

Tim Redmond -
About the most racist thing a president has said in public in a long time.
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City Hall

Peskin: The narrative that SF is turning away from progressives isn’t entirely true

Christopher D. Cook -
After 24 years in office, the former supe talks about progressive wins, losses, and 'right-wing billionaires and their astroturf lackeys'
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News + Politics

In DC, it’s cold, wet, full of MAGA folks with Fireball shots—and protesters

JJ Lansing and Trista Ngo -
Massive security and surveillance as an anti-Trump demonstration is set for the National Mall
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Primal scream—or fighting back against Trump? It starts now

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: The immigrant rights march, Fielder's ceremonial swearing in, what the billionaires fear—and why is all the new housing in SF so ugly? That's The Agenda for Jan. 19-26
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Constructing the period-perfect look of ‘The Brutalist’

Movies Pam Grady -
From employing a classic VistaVision format to assembling a Colonial furniture store, the film's makers wrestled with each detail.
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Trump’s absurdist ‘Pere Ubu’ moment

Arts + Culture Joel Schechter -
Playwright Alfred Jarry's indelible 1896 theatrical tyrant pointed the way to our felon president—and his load of 'merdre.'
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Revisiting the crisis that made media modern in ‘September 5’

Movies Pam Grady -
Writer-director Tim Fehlbaum and actor John Magaro dive into the pivotal 1972 Munich Olympics broadcast that changed TV.
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Watch: Immigrant rights activists march in Mission

Protest Andrew Brobst -
The protest for justice and equality comes after surprise Border Patrol raids in Bakersfield on the eve of Trump's Inauguration.
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Lucía González Ippolito’s outspoken Mission art draws on a legacy of activism

Art Mary Corbin -
Mother and muralist Lucía González Ippolito honors struggle from here to Gaza in vivid, collaborative works.
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Dean Preston on progressive victories, hostile media, and next steps for the left in SF

News + Politics Christopher D. Cook -
Former Sup. Dean Preston talks about what his office accomplished, why the city won't try big new ideas, and where we go from here.
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10 uplifting ways to honor MLK this weekend

Culture Marke B. -
Rise above the rancor and speak out, sing out, march, dance, laugh, and create with our vibrant community.
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We are not powerless. We have done this before, and we will again

LGBTQ Gabriel Haaland -
Trans people have never been able to count on elected officials or big institutions. But when we organize, we win
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Under the Stars: The still-stellar world of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: The funky free-fusion of Veotis Latchison, Samara Joy spreads vibes at Zellerbach, 19 all-star voices for ACLU
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Screen Grabs: Bracing for impact with big butch energy

Movies Dennis Harvey -
'Masc II: Mascs Plus Muchachas' and The Resistance Film Fest may succor the coming transition of power. Plus: new movie reviews
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Drama Masks: 2025 kicks off with trans visibility center-stage

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Glamorous 'Some Like It Hot' dances up historical inclusion; 'Dragcula' foregrounds the ultimate weapon: joy.
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