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Billionaires put up $730,000 for a ballot measure that will have no impact on anyone's life—and not a penny for an affordable housing measure that would benefit everyone.

Music

Under the Stars: The Dead shall come to Vegas, riding a 4-D Sphere

John-Paul Shiver - February 13, 2024

Plus: Gift of Gab tribute, 'Jolene' turns 50, Kim Gordon's packing list, Afro-techno from Bucharest, more music news

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2024, part two: Oh, the drama!

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 13, 2024

Our critic takes in River Gallo's intersex love saga 'Ponyboi', Sean Wang's Fremont autobiographical tale, and much more.

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It’s AI versus a good bowl of pho in ‘My Home on the Moon’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - February 12, 2024

Minna Lee's Asian-focused queer sci-fi love story at SF Playhouse plumbs all-too-human depths of the uncanny valley.

Punk roots meet Black Panthers at retooled Studio Fallout in North Beach

Art Dorothy Odonnell - February 12, 2024

Gallery connects countercultures with a display of radical artwork by BPP's Malik Edwards and Katherine Campbell.

‘How to Have Sex’ at the Mostly British Film Fest (and other cinematic selections)

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 12, 2024

Gems from across the pond include Ken Loach's swan song, an expanded Irish section, and a 'Local Hero' revival.

B-52s, Kelela, Burning Spear—the secret to this year’s local music fests is curatorial alchemy

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 12, 2024

Mixing it all up magically at Mosswood Meltdown, Sol Blume, and California Roots.

What we saw at Sundance 2024, part one: Rise of the genre flicks

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 11, 2024

This year was all about genre films, from Kristen Stewart's barbell romance to Angus Cloud's Oakland epic.

Campaign notebook: The dizzying web of big-money influence

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - February 11, 2024

Plus: Remarkable hype, Lurie's money, and why Breed's allies want to control the Democratic Party.

Watch: How did Black women build pop? Danyel Smith breaks it down on Music Book Club

Music Tamara Palmer - February 10, 2024

The former Billboard and Vibe editor joined us for a hilarious and insightful talk.

The city has a new business tax plan—which doesn’t address economic inequality

Business + Tech Tim Redmond - February 9, 2024

We can tinker with 'revenue-neutral' changes, but SF is facing a massive fiscal crisis, and the big corporations and billionaires are still not paying their fair share.

A Republican candidate just burned my book in public. Feels kind of scary!

LGBTQ Marke B. - February 9, 2024

Viral video shows a MAGA Missouri Secretary of State candidate torching my LGBTQ teen guide. Time to fight back.

Reading List: 10 books that recently shook us up

Lit Lou Fancher - February 9, 2024

The most unforgettable stories come from disruptive tomes. Featuring: Anne Enright, mimi tempestt, Jesmyn Ward, more.

Screen Grabs: Has democracy peaked? Ask the monk with the gun

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 8, 2024

Elections bring trouble in Bhutan. Plus: Franz Rogowski meets French imperialism in 'Disco Boy,' pretty but plodding 'Peasants'

‘Cross Currents’ brings Black and Asian heritage together through striking art

Art Emily Wilson - February 8, 2024

Curators Larry Ossei-Mensah and Micki Meng assemble a cross-cultural show for 'this very fragile, questionable time'

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Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2024, part 3: Bring on the docs

Satanists verité, AI Brian Eno, Will Ferrell road trip, dueling rock bands, a Navajo Nation 'Oppenheimer' counterpoint, more

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 14, 2024

‘How to Have Sex’ at the Mostly British Film Fest (and other cinematic selections)

What we saw at Sundance 2024, part one: Rise of the genre flicks

Screen Grabs: Has democracy peaked? Ask the monk with the gun

Music

Under the Stars: The Dead shall come to Vegas, riding a 4-D Sphere

Plus: Gift of Gab tribute, 'Jolene' turns 50, Kim Gordon's packing list, Afro-techno from Bucharest, more music news

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 13, 2024

B-52s, Kelela, Burning Spear—the secret to this year’s local music fests is curatorial alchemy

Watch: How did Black women build pop? Danyel Smith breaks it down on Music Book Club

Will Joan Baez and Bob Dylan endorse a socialist for president at the Super Bowl?

Art

Punk roots meet Black Panthers at retooled Studio Fallout in North Beach

Gallery connects countercultures with a display of radical artwork by BPP's Malik Edwards and Katherine Campbell.

Art Dorothy Odonnell - February 12, 2024

Arts Forecast: Two-Spirit Powwow, Antiquarian Book Fair, Mink Stole, fabulous arepas

‘Ambient Jukebox’ transforms vintage finds into poetic worlds

Elizabeth Barlow paints ‘the fierce life force in even the tiniest flower’

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Housing

Why does the state never ‘warn’ SF that it’s not building enough affordable housing?

That's the real question that came up at a supes meeting this week.

Housing Tim Redmond - February 6, 2024

Is this the end of CEQA as a tool to challenge housing projects that damage communities?

Tiny homes with giant restrictions are not a solution to homelessness

Event shows widespread political support for Prop. A, affordable housing bond

Politics

Now the Big Tech money is getting ridiculous

Billionaires put up $730,000 for a ballot measure that will have no impact on anyone's life—and not a penny for an affordable housing measure that would benefit everyone.

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - February 13, 2024