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Environment

After death, returning your body to the Earth

Savannah Dewberry - January 5, 2023

Human composting is cheaper and more environmentally sound than traditional burials or cremation.

Music

2022 records that hit just right, from unpretentious ambient to clutter-free folk

Daniel Bromfield - January 5, 2023

Big Thief, Biosphere, Drew Daniels, Shinichi Atobe, Florist, Nyokabi Kariūki, and more top sweet spots

Movies

Screen Grabs: A woman’s place… is atop the ‘Greatest Films of All Time’ poll

Dennis Harvey - January 6, 2023

'Jeanne Dielman,' triumphs almost 50 years later. Plus: 'Women Talking,' 'Soft and Quiet,' and 'Corsage' reviewed.

Music

16 great (and mostly local) releases that shined in the mess of 2022

John-Paul Shiver - January 5, 2023

Toro y Moi, Pastor Champion, Loraine James, Anteloper: These are the sounds that reflected a year all over the place

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Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Sketchfest returns, Elvis-Bowie Birthday Bash, glassjaw, more

Marke B. - January 5, 2023

Stage Dive Into Life, Free Noontime Concerts, Chris Botti, Scientist, more events to kick your year off right

News + Politics

SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2023

SFMTA wants to take away cab permits from people who won them just Uber and Lyft destroy the industry—but Board of Appeals pushes back

Onstage

2022’s highlights on stage, in a year of navigating theater’s return

Charles Lewis III - January 4, 2023

The best (and worst) of welcome Bay Area productions—but let's remember that COVID is still with us, please.

News + Politics

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

Tim Redmond - January 3, 2023

Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people.

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Good Taste: Why 2023 is looking so tasty

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - January 3, 2023

Promising restaurant openings, psychoactive edibles, and landmark shake-ups that may take effect this year

Under the Stars: Epic party Dub Mission returns for heavy vibes

Music John-Paul Shiver - January 3, 2023

Plus: Bored Lord and bastiengoat soar into the breaks-o-sphere, The Maghreban rips old techno, more new music.

What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?

Development Tim Redmond - January 2, 2023

We all worry about drought, but floods are also a result of climate change. And SF is nowhere near ready for that.

Bring the noise: Terrific live shows of 2022

Music John-Paul Shiver - January 2, 2023

Destroy Boys, Brijean, Björk, Moor Mother, The Zombies, and more lit up local stages and amped the scene

11+ books that stuck with us in 2022 (and a good part come from the East Bay)

Lit Lou Fancher - January 2, 2023

Leila Mottley, Hua Hsu, Ibram X. Kendi, Ericka Huggins, even an appearance by Barack Obama on this year's list

Screen Grabs: Our favorite films of 2022—or, the sky falls on Hollywood

Movies Dennis Harvey - January 2, 2023

From 'The African Desperate' and 'RRR' to 'White Hot' and 'Free Chol Soo Lee.' Plus, two new releases unearth trans history.

Politics, 2023: The budget crisis, housing, the mayor’s race, criminal justice ….

News + Politics Tim Redmond - January 1, 2023

... and will this be the year that the Yimby narrative finally falls apart? Our projections.

Is SF ready for climate change? A flooded city seemed unprepared

News + Politics Tim Redmond - January 1, 2023

Why did city officials wait until the intersections were impassible to put out warnings and close streets?

See powerful new movie ‘Women Talking’ on us!

Movies 48 Hills - December 31, 2022

Get your free pass to see Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Frances McDormand in new drama on Tue/3

Screen Grabs: Superior ways to goose the rich and privileged

Movies Dennis Harvey - December 31, 2022

Bolivian climate drama 'Utama,' Georgian oligarch-indictment 'Taming the Garden,' and French classic 'Rules of the Game' hit home.

Is gentrification an environmental impact?

Development Tim Redmond - December 29, 2022

Court ruling says yes—and this could change development law in California.

Meet the videographer behind Mac Dre’s historic ’90s ‘Treal T.V.’

Music Alan Chazaro - December 29, 2022

Please note: Before the internet, you had to speak hip-hop's truth to get your tapes passed around.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: A woman’s place… is atop the ‘Greatest Films of All Time’ poll

'Jeanne Dielman,' triumphs almost 50 years later. Plus: 'Women Talking,' 'Soft and Quiet,' and 'Corsage' reviewed.

Movies Dennis Harvey - January 6, 2023

See powerful new movie ‘Women Talking’ on us!

Screen Grabs: Superior ways to goose the rich and privileged

Screen Grabs: Unpeeling a Glass Onion, opening the Pale Blue Eye

Music

2022 records that hit just right, from unpretentious ambient to clutter-free folk

Big Thief, Biosphere, Drew Daniels, Shinichi Atobe, Florist, Nyokabi Kariūki, and more top sweet spots

Music Daniel Bromfield - January 5, 2023

Under the Stars: Epic party Dub Mission returns for heavy vibes

Bring the noise: Terrific live shows of 2022

Meet the videographer behind Mac Dre’s historic ’90s ‘Treal T.V.’

Art

Anime meets ancient verse in Kongkee’s ‘Warring States Cyberpunk’

A neon-tinged second life throbs against the backdrop of Asian Art Museum artifacts.

Art Joshua Rotter - December 29, 2022

Watching cups dry: Berkeley painter Sonia Gill raises the mundane to marvelous

“What is the portal for them?” Group show at Minnesota Street Project opens doors

Shara Mays and the unknowable canvas

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Housing

My sister and I live at the Oasis Family Shelter. The owners should sell it to the city — not close it down.

It's making a huge difference in family lives. Losing this site would be a terrible failure.

Housing By Yaasmeen Haseen - December 21, 2022

City study completely ignores the reality of gentrification and displacement

Mayor Breed personally ordered homeless sweeps, new evidence shows

New study shows private market can’t and won’t create workforce housing in SF

Politics

Is SF ready for climate change? A flooded city seemed unprepared

Why did city officials wait until the intersections were impassible to put out warnings and close streets?

News + Politics Tim Redmond - January 1, 2023

SFPD has the worst record in the state on ‘pretext stops’ of Black and API people

SF cops want to let robots shoot people, but supes will be dubious

Inside the UC academic workers’ strike

Opinion

Judge’s order barring sweeps should serve as a wake-up call for SF

Instead of denials and resistance, Breed Administration should take immediate steps to provide alternatives for people living on the streets.

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