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Old Way vogue for an ancestor: International Hip Hop DanceFest honors Rashan Soul Nubian

28th edition includes choreographer Aalign's tribute to local legend, among dance performances from Tokyo to CDMX.

Dance Kristen Cosby - November 9, 2026

Some good news for SF progressives: The public bank measure is winning

Prop. B victory represents a huge steps toward reimagining municipal finance

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg - November 9, 2026

AI has made applying for jobs impossible—and it’s harming us all

But there may be an easy fix if we're prepared to go back to the real world, writes a longtime tech industry worker.

Opinion Brian McConnell - November 9, 2026

Win tickets to L7, Headache, Manic Street Preachers

We've got a pair of tickets to give away to each of these awesome upcoming shows—here's how to enter.

Contest Marke B. - November 9, 2026

Movies

Crave a shot of offbeat vision? SF Underground Short Film Fest delivers

Dhruv Baronia - November 9, 2026

Media Meltdown's daylong bonanza of mayhem and poignancy (with a little smut thrown in) sustains a beloved local tradition.

The Agenda

The legacy of the late, great Harry Britt, who would not have backed Scott Wiener …

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2026

Plus: Homeless count soars, protecting hotel workers, and what will the mayor do about Crocker Amazon Park? That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-15

News + Politics

Planning Commission rejects plan to save low income people from displacement

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2026

Chen bill would make sure housing demolitions don't eliminate affordable housing. Mayoral appointees say no.

Music

From dance club to sex club, Soft Cell cheers on the freaks one final time

Joshua Rotter - November 7, 2026

With 'Danceteria' tour, Marc Almond waves goodbye to seminal synth act after partner Dave Ball's passing last year.

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Live Shots: Psyched! Fest’s punk venom, shoegaze haze, and indie majesty

Music Angelique Persails - November 7, 2026

DIIV, 60 Juno, Frankie and the Witch Fingers brought the noise at impeccably curated indie series.

With a Hi-NRG burst, ‘On the Floor’ dives again into queer nightlife and the AIDS crisis

Dance Brendan McHugh - November 6, 2026

Maria Silk and Théophylle Dcx's revamped dance piece returns, radiating fresh energy and spectral links.

Taylor Mac’s queer songbook is built to last

Onstage Emily Wilson - November 5, 2026

Stage icon's one-night splash at Curran Theatre promises heart-first resistance for a too-tough world.

Mayor Lurie has a big problem

News + Politics Tim Redmond - November 5, 2026

The voters gave him everything he wanted. Now he has to govern with no excuses

Día de Muertos in Mexico City lit up with axolotls, zombies, and a giant Catrina

Festival Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - November 5, 2026

Another world's worth of creative costumes, colorful expression, community spirit at capital's sprawling celebration

Watch: Día de los Muertos brought a deep message to the Mission

Culture Emma Garcia - November 5, 2026

45th annual procession and ofrenda display reinforced grassroots origin and continuation of cultural tradition.

Under the Stars: Sun Ra rises—with a cosmic wink—on Jimetta Rose’s ‘Mettasun’

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 5, 2026

Plus: The wonder of Wendy Eisenberg, Nabihah Iqbal's new digs, a local triple-bill to die for, Thunder Cat on the road, more music

Why the billionaires won

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - November 4, 2026

A green tsunami of Big Tech money swamped any hope of a progressive message. The Chron didn't help.

Drama Masks: ‘Liberation’ sweeps the stage at Berkeley Rep

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - November 4, 2026

Six women, six folding chairs, one complex revolution. Plus: SF Neo-Futurists get up close and personal—with guns.

From Schwarzenegger to Sex Pistols, Babeth Mondini-VanLoo has seen—and filmed—it all

Movies Joshua Rotter - November 4, 2026

Quintessential director celebrated at Studio 8 Film Fest, which highlights SF Art Institute filmmakers.

Democrats—and the progressive movement—win big nationally. SF votes with the billionaires

Elections Tim Redmond - November 3, 2026

Wiener wins. Lurie wins. Big money has a big, ugly night.

Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest blossoms with legendary divas and political intrigue

Movies Dennis Harvey - November 3, 2026

Plus: 'Wild Horse 9' trots mildly through US skullduggery; 'Littermates' and 'New Group' behave abnormally

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Movies

Crave a shot of offbeat vision? SF Underground Short Film Fest delivers

Media Meltdown's daylong bonanza of mayhem and poignancy (with a little smut thrown in) sustains a beloved local tradition.

Movies Dhruv Baronia - November 9, 2026

Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest blossoms with legendary divas and political intrigue

‘What would the Germans think?’: Paweł Pawlikowski takes on a ‘sacred beast’

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

Music

From dance club to sex club, Soft Cell cheers on the freaks one final time

With 'Danceteria' tour, Marc Almond waves goodbye to seminal synth act after partner Dave Ball's passing last year.

Music Joshua Rotter - November 7, 2026

Día de Muertos in Mexico City lit up with axolotls, zombies, and a giant Catrina

Under the Stars: Sun Ra rises—with a cosmic wink—on Jimetta Rose’s ‘Mettasun’

Live Shots: Shaboozey’s twang charmed the boots off The Masonic

Art

Día de Muertos in Mexico City lit up with axolotls, zombies, and a giant Catrina

Another world's worth of creative costumes, colorful expression, community spirit at capital's sprawling celebration

Festival Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - November 5, 2026

Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez

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Housing

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

Ten years of bond money is spent. The next bond isn't until 2034. Thousands of units will stall if the voters don't approve annual funding

Housing Tim Redmond - September 17, 2026

Why is SF encouraging a notorious landlord to build luxury housing in Lower Haight?

How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon

The Chron discovers, sort of, that Wiener’s housing bills are a con

Politics

The legacy of the late, great Harry Britt, who would not have backed Scott Wiener …

Plus: Homeless count soars, protecting hotel workers, and what will the mayor do about Crocker Amazon Park? That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-15

The Agenda Tim Redmond - November 8, 2026

Why the billionaires won

Democrats—and the progressive movement—win big nationally. SF votes with the billionaires

Billionaires are trying to buy San Francisco’s election. It’s not too late to vote

Opinion

AI has made applying for jobs impossible—and it’s harming us all

But there may be an easy fix if we're prepared to go back to the real world, writes a longtime tech industry worker.

Opinion Brian McConnell - November 9, 2026

OPINION: Defending California against Trump and Palantir

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

OPINION: Why professional journalists are opposing Proposition A

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Performance

Old Way vogue for an ancestor: International Hip Hop DanceFest honors Rashan Soul Nubian

28th edition includes choreographer Aalign's tribute to local legend, among dance performances from Tokyo to CDMX.

Dance Kristen Cosby - November 9, 2026

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