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Board members look at ways to buy buildings, promote social housing, and fight displacement—without private speculation. That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-14

Arts

Art

In ‘Long Kwento,’ telling Filipino family stories on a vast yet human scale

Emily Wilson - November 23, 2021

Maia Cruz Palileo's lush paintings at Wattis combat colonialist narratives by giving subjects tales of their own.

Music

Live Shots: A joyful noise at GLIDE’s Annual Holiday Jam

Jon Bauer - November 19, 2021

Bobby McFerrin, Fantastic Negrito, Vernon Bush, more came to celebrate GLIDE's social justice mission.

Opinion

News + Politics

Why are both Republicans and Democrats so obsessed with Cuba?

Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad - November 11, 2021

After more than 60 years, the US is still trying to overthrow the government of a small island nation that is no threat to us.

Crime

Housing

Breed seeks to undermine support for new affordable housing money

Tim Redmond - November 22, 2021

Mayor trying to convince affordable housing groups to back away from Preston's $64 million supplemental appropriation.

Education

City College hires new chancellor

Garrett Leahy - September 27, 2021

David Martin, CCSF vet, will take helm—and now some very difficult work begins, starting with changing the state funding rules.

Performance

Thank you for being a queen: “Golden Girls Live!” returns to save Christmas

Joshua Rotter - November 24, 2021

Founder Heklina dishes BTS tidbits from SF's silver-haired "ho ho ho" tradition.

our 46th annual readers' poll

BEST OF THE BAY 2021 IS HERE!

Thousands voted—see if your favorites won.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Putting the line out for fab fish sandwiches

Tamara Palmer - November 23, 2021

Filet-O-Fish, who? Plus: A Mission Meals fundraiser and a Mexican Mario Kart Tournament!

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Art

In ‘Long Kwento,’ telling Filipino family stories on a vast yet human scale

Emily Wilson - November 23, 2021

Maia Cruz Palileo's lush paintings at Wattis combat colonialist narratives by giving subjects tales of their own.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: From Gaga to Beanie, it’s dysfunctional family holiday movie time

Dennis Harvey - November 22, 2021

'House of Gucci,' 'C'mon C'mon,' and 'The Humans' probe family life in very different ways.

Culture

Skittish about gay sex? ‘The Epic Lover’ workshop can help

Joshua Rotter - November 22, 2021

A guided tour through 'Yups' and 'Nopes' from sex therapist Digger—which you can take at your own pace.

Lit

How Chronicle Books has survived the pandemic’s wild ride

Lou Fancher - November 22, 2021

Expanding its offerings and diversifying its staff helps the SF publisher navigate bookselling's ups and downs.

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Breed seeks to undermine support for new affordable housing money

Housing Tim Redmond - November 22, 2021

Mayor trying to convince affordable housing groups to back away from Preston's $64 million supplemental appropriation.

Local control of all land-use decisions could wind up on fall 2022 ballot

Housing Tim Redmond - November 21, 2021

Backers of a sweeping measure to block the state from mandating housing or other zoning rules are gathering signatures; it could have huge implications.

Boudin recall ad features paid staffers and a scandal-plagued former DA

Crime Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Why don't the local media, so happy to attack the DA, fact-check an ad that is blatantly false and kind of ridiculous?

Politics killed a homeless drop-in center, supes hearing shows

Homelessness Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Mayor's Office cancelled project the same day Breed told a conservative group in the Haight that 'it's not going to happen.'

Rittenhouse verdict: ‘If he were Black he would be going away for life’

Protest Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Cat Brooks, Justice Teams Network director, responds to the jury in Kenosha

Live Shots: A joyful noise at GLIDE’s Annual Holiday Jam

Music Jon Bauer - November 19, 2021

Bobby McFerrin, Fantastic Negrito, Vernon Bush, more came to celebrate GLIDE's social justice mission.

Review: Berkeley Rep reopens with fluffy ‘Wintertime’

Onstage Charles Lewis III - November 19, 2021

The company's welcome return is a farce full of slamming doors and convoluted coupling that never quite snowballs.

Exploring the epic chef’s tasting menu at Luce

Food & Drink Marke B. - November 19, 2021

Nine stunning courses, paired with surprisingly simple wines, showed the restaurant was back in the game with a new chef.

Under the Stars: Howless levels up, Artsick jangles, Seablite shimmers…

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 18, 2021

Plus: Remy Le Boeuf and Electric Squeezebox Orchestra' Architecture of Storms,' Jeff Parker's 'Forfolks,' more music news

At Bay Area Nights, Too $hort celebrated his 35-year legacy with fan family

Music Alan Chazaro - November 17, 2021

The local hero is the first rapper to release an album in each of five decades. Last Thursday, he showcased classic and new.

Good Taste: ‘Kings of Napa’ and Tiburon’s new queen

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - November 17, 2021

Bay Area food news includes Oprah’s local vino royalty and Marin’s long-awaited restaurant debut.

Review: Merging codex and comics, Enrique Chagoya’s artist’s books enfold timelines

Art Genevieve Quick - November 17, 2021

At Legion of Honor, accordions of 'reverse anthropology,' Pre-Colombian superheroes, and zigzagging planes of culture and history

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