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Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions
New bill would protect existing affordable housing, which the city is losing almost as fast a new housing can be built.
Central Soma: The fix is in at City Planning
Why is there no community process to determine which Soma developers will get their valuable permits under Prop. M?
Campaign Trail
Mar declares victory in D4 as Jessica Ho concedes
Progressives will have seven votes on the Board of Supes.
Campaign Trail
Election winners and losers in SF
A lot of votes still to count, but it looks like a big night for progressives -- and a rough night for Big Tech and Real Estate (and the mayor)
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: A Camp Fire benefit that couldn’t be more San Francisco
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Plus: Bawdy Storytelling, David Broza, DJ Bone, Merzbow, SF Neon Walking Tour, and more this week.
Movies
SFFILM Awards’ stars speak about Hollywood’s growing diversity
Amy Adams, Steve McQueen, Boots Riley, Ishmael Reed, and more talk to us about shaking the business up.
Nancy Pelosi just announced her retirement
The deal she cut to remain speaker means she plans to step down in 2022 -- which will set off a wild campaign for one of the most covered jobs in SF politics.
Foreign Correspondent
Sex, Russia, and impeachment
Blaming Trump's victory on Russia is not a smart narrative for Democrats, and could backfire.
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: A Camp Fire benefit that couldn’t be more San Francisco
Plus: Bawdy Storytelling, David Broza, DJ Bone, Merzbow, SF Neon Walking Tour, and more this week.
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Movies
SFFILM Awards’ stars speak about Hollywood’s growing diversity
Amy Adams, Steve McQueen, Boots Riley, Ishmael Reed, and more talk to us about shaking the business up.
News + Politics
A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office
Climate activists want the incoming speaker to join the call for a select committee to overhaul the fossil-fuel economy and create sustainable jobs.
News + Politics
Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions
New bill would protect existing affordable housing, which the city is losing almost as fast a new housing can be built.
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News + Politics
Nancy Pelosi just announced her retirement
The deal she cut to remain speaker means she plans to step down in 2022 -- which will set off a wild campaign for one of the most covered jobs in SF politics.
Foreign Correspondent
Sex, Russia, and impeachment
Blaming Trump's victory on Russia is not a smart narrative for Democrats, and could backfire.
News + Politics
A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office
Climate activists want the incoming speaker to join the call for a select committee to overhaul the fossil-fuel economy and create sustainable jobs.
News + Politics
Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions
New bill would protect existing affordable housing, which the city is losing almost as fast a new housing can be built.
News + Politics
Central Soma: The fix is in at City Planning
Why is there no community process to determine which Soma developers will get their valuable permits under Prop. M?
News + Politics
Behind the battle for board president
Why is it a problem that a progressive woman is openly campaigning for the job?
Arts + Culture
Join us for our Best of the Bay holiday party this Thursday!
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Music, entertainment, nibbles, bubbles, and the Best of the Bay!
News + Politics
A new housing ‘compact’ looks a lot like a developer’s dream
Nonprofit leaders seeking consensus come up with a deal: Modest tenant protections in exchange for more market-rate housing and displacement.
News + Politics
SF keeps losing affordable housing
Plus: The future of a municipal bank, Free City College forever .. and look at which public officials are supporting the Yimbys. That's The Agenda for Dec. 9-16
News + Politics
Special Report: Scenes from the migrant caravan in Tijuana, part 2
“We all cross or nobody crosses.” The migrants are moved, but vow to stick together. Plus: how you can help.
News + Politics
Special Report: Scenes from the migrant caravan in Tijuana, part 1
Anthropologists from UC Berkeley document the treatment of the migrants as they face heavy weather and delays at the border.
News + Politics
Wiener’s new housing bill is radically unfair
The senator assumes the private market will solve our problems. That has never worked.
Opinion
Beyond Zuckerberg General Hospital
Are philanthropy and charity really solutions to society's problems?
News + Politics
How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election
It's hard to campaign to be a neighborhood supervisor when you attack neighborhoods.
News + Politics
Should SF allow a tobacco company to operate on Port property?
And should the city be allowing tech-office creep in what used to be an area where light industry could prosper?
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Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: A Camp Fire benefit that couldn’t be more San Francisco
Plus: Bawdy Storytelling, David Broza, DJ Bone, Merzbow, SF Neon Walking Tour, and more this week.
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Movies
SFFILM Awards’ stars speak about Hollywood’s growing diversity
Amy Adams, Steve McQueen, Boots Riley, Ishmael Reed, and more talk to us about shaking the business up.
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: Robin Hood, Spider-Verse, The Quake …
Japanese animation masters, a South African fairy tale, Bathtubs Over Broadway, Julia Roberts' return ... Read our reviews!
Culture
Doormat Division: Our local teams could still be the worst ever
Niners and Raiders could actually go 3-13! We report from the moldy basement on the worst of the NFL
Arts + Culture
Join us for our Best of the Bay holiday party this Thursday!
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Music, entertainment, nibbles, bubbles, and the Best of the Bay!
Movies
Best movies of 2018? Film Critics Circle makes its picks
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Change-of-pace turns, complex villains, majestic scores, classic-saving cuts, heart-tugging docs awarded this year
Examined Life
Life is hard. Say yes to that.
As we move toward the end of the year, remember: Even when the options all seem bad, you can still make a good choice.
Onstage
Austen, downstairs, in ‘The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberly’
Neiry Rojo and Marin Theatre Company cast play off 'Pride & Prejudice' from the servants' point of view.
Party Radar
Party Radar: Cinthie, Orbital, WonderFull 15 …
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Ah Mer Ah Su, Lady Ryan, Norm Talley, Studio 5'4, and more great parties this weekend.
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: Holiday zombies, wild Youtubers, Japanese classics…
Bitter Melon, The Brood, Roger Ailes doc, German Expressionism, and more coming to cinemas. Read our reviews!
Lit
Fearless artist Keith Haring’s sister tells his tale, for all ages
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Kay Haring's new children's book 'The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing' highlights his vibrant drive for a better world.
All Ears
“Buildings demolished on your cellphone”: Ratskin Records’ experimental resilience
Through Ghost Ship tragedy to 183-song release, Michael Dadonna's label delivers interesting music from diverse players.
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Animal Collective, Dear Evan Hansen…
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East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest, Conference of the Birds, Dark Crystal, Kiese Laymon, and more this week
Arts + Culture
Puff: Traveling with your stash
As holidays (and winter vacations) approach, here are some tips for flying around the country with cannabis.
All Ears
After the mudslides, Kendra McKinley’s musical dispatch from ‘Big Sur Island’
For 'Henry Miller Memorial Library Sessions' EP, local singer-songwriter took Joni Mitchell, relative isolation as guides.
Onstage
As a queer POC, El Beh finds joy in playing ‘Mary Poppins’
Actor sees the gently radical side of the classic, class-conscious children's musical character in SF Playhouse production.
Arts
Review: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’ zaps, then entrances
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Gossamer storyline and hypnotic tunes take trademark feats of derring-do in a surprisingly sweet direction.
Party Radar
A decade of pure disco bliss at Go BANG!
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Generation-spanning party that celebrates SF's musical history turns 10 with, yes, a bang.
Music and nightlife
Review: Gas looms through the trees at Recombinant Festival
Wolfgang Voigt's storied ambient project debuts in SF with ethereal Königsforst vibes and earthy visions of erlkings.
Movies
Viggo Mortensen on ‘Green Book,’ personal growth, and racism in America
"You can only cure ignorance through experience" says the star, tipped for an Oscar nomination in his latest movie.
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News + Politics
Nancy Pelosi just announced her retirement
The deal she cut to remain speaker means she plans to step down in 2022 -- which will set off a wild campaign for one of the most covered jobs in SF politics.
News + Politics
Halting the epidemic of housing demolitions
New bill would protect existing affordable housing, which the city is losing almost as fast a new housing can be built.
Arts Forecast
Arts Forecast: A Camp Fire benefit that couldn’t be more San Francisco
Marke B. -
Plus: Bawdy Storytelling, David Broza, DJ Bone, Merzbow, SF Neon Walking Tour, and more this week.
News + Politics
Behind the battle for board president
Why is it a problem that a progressive woman is openly campaigning for the job?
Best of the Bay
Best of the Bay 2018: Food & Drink Winners
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Your picks for Best Burrito, Best Sushi, Best Breakfast, Best Happy Hour, Best Bartender, and more
Foreign Correspondent
Sex, Russia, and impeachment
Blaming Trump's victory on Russia is not a smart narrative for Democrats, and could backfire.
News + Politics
Central Soma: The fix is in at City Planning
Why is there no community process to determine which Soma developers will get their valuable permits under Prop. M?
News + Politics
SF keeps losing affordable housing
Plus: The future of a municipal bank, Free City College forever .. and look at which public officials are supporting the Yimbys. That's The Agenda for Dec. 9-16
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: Robin Hood, Spider-Verse, The Quake …
Japanese animation masters, a South African fairy tale, Bathtubs Over Broadway, Julia Roberts' return ... Read our reviews!