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Campaign Trail

Wiener tries to fundraise—for himself—from Peskin mayoral campaign announcement

Tim Redmond - April 11, 2024

Plus: Will the right-wing candidates really do an anti-Peskin RCV strategy?

News + Politics

In Cuba, educators struggle with the impacts of the ongoing US embargo

Mark Ginsburg - April 11, 2024

And yet, their resilience is impressive

Music

Live Shots: Alkaline Trio brought three decades of punk energy to Masonic

D.A. Mission - April 12, 2024

The Chicago outfit left no "Stupid Kid" behind as they whipped an adoring crowd into a frenzy.

Stage Review

Outsize passions of Carmen and Frida take centerstage in ‘Dos Mujeres’

Charles Lewis III - April 11, 2024

Premieres by Arielle Smith and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa at SF Ballet bring two well-known women to vivid life.

Hot topics

Police

Chiu seeks to demonize young people as part of move to dismiss skateboard case

Tim Redmond - April 10, 2024

The disaster of the Dolores Hill Skateboard Bomb continues in federal court.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Strap yourself in for a harrowing ‘Civil War’

Dennis Harvey - April 10, 2024

Plus: 'The Beast,' 'The People's Joker,' 'Arcadian,' 'Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World,' more new movies

Art

The Great Migration travels beyond South to North in ‘Movement in Every Direction’

Lou Fancher - April 10, 2024

A BAMPFA show expands how we think about one of the biggest mass movements in US history.

Nightlife

Join us this Friday for a sneak peek at the new STUD!

48 Hills - April 10, 2024

Celebrate the return of a San Francisco legend with 48 Hills: Drinks, dancing, DJs, and of course a little drag.

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A love of baseball doesn’t quite come ‘Out of Left Field’ for this queer youth

Lit Daniel Bromfield - April 10, 2024

Local author Jonah Newman's semi-autobiographical graphic novel tells a tale of self-discovery on the diamond.

Good Taste: Tartine Manufactory brings the pizza party back

Good Taste Tamara Palmer - April 9, 2024

After a four-year break from dinner, the Mission restaurant is throwing dough at night again.

Spring (and the future) is in the air in Alonzo King’s latest show

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 9, 2024

The choreographer's two strong revivals and a new piece at YBCA spur the question, 'What comes next?'

Beyoncé’s country swerve broke the charts—but don’t forget the Pointer Sisters

Music John-Paul Shiver - April 9, 2024

A preferential guide to previous artists who have spoken the same coded language of Americana roots music.

Watch: Scott Woods breaks down ‘Prince and Little Weird Black Boy Gods’ on Music Book Club

Music Tamara Palmer - April 9, 2024

The critic and poet's latest book takes a unique look at the Purple One's career and the meaning of his music.

About those political ‘protests’ …

News + Politics Tim Redmond - April 9, 2024

The events against Peskin and Chan were mostly paid hacks, allies of the mayor, and people who don't live in the districts.

A new home goods store highlights Palestinian creators—and benefits Gaza relief efforts

Culture Dorothy Odonnell - April 8, 2024

Ariel Magidson and HK Elkhoudary's Senses in North Beach is creating a safe space for discussion and relief.

Puff: With ‘official’ 420 fest stubbed out, Weed Week lights up

Culture Dan Karkoska - April 8, 2024

No need to nix your high, a new weeklong celebration of local strains, growers, and dispensaries is coming.

A profound web of hybrid histories in MoAD’s ‘Unruly Navigations’

Art Review Genevieve Quick - April 8, 2024

Curator Key Jo Lee looks beyond the US perspective, taking an exciting global perspective on Black culture.

Among Silent Film Fest’s gems: A movie shown for the first time in 101 years

Movies Dennis Harvey - April 7, 2024

Plus: Two-tone Technicolor Douglas Fairbanks, junior Sherlock Buster Keaton, Yasujiro Ozu's ode to childhood, more

Massive Peskin kickoff sets up an epic race for mayor of SF

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - April 7, 2024

Billionaire 'protest' is a total bust as huge crowd packs Portsmouth Square for a candidate who might be able to build a winning coalition in mostly right-wing field

Oh the (budget) horrors! Unnamed Film Fest gave us Frogman, Flesh Games, more frights

Movies Daniel Bromfield - April 5, 2024

'The vomit and farts were real,' one director claimed at a post-show Q&A at Balboa Theatre.

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