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Screen Grabs: Plugging into young Dylan’s raw mystique

Dennis Harvey -
'A Complete Unknown' embraces biopic cliches, yet also transcends them. Plus: Los Frikis rock out in a Cuban sanatorium.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: 2025 dining openings we can’t wait to bite into

Tamara Palmer -
Blockbuster Asian markets, a Presidio mess hall, Indonesian BBQ at Thrive City, new plans for Slanted Door...
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Music

Under the Stars: SFJAZZ drops a SMARTBOMB as the new year opens

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Luna rocks NYE, 'Future Bubblers' points the way forward, MC Conrad's spirit lives on, Bored Lord open up
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Elections

Leading candidates attacked each other, making room for upset in Berkeley

Zelda Bronstein -
Part Two: How an outsider with no political experience became mayor
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Opinion: The Cuban healthcare system and its lessons for the US

Mark Ginsburg -
Single payer, medical missions, and the US campaign of disinformation
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Music

Cumbia led SF legend Chuck Prophet through cancer crisis

Joshua Rotter -
Facing mortality, the rocker crammed the Latin American dance genre 'so far into my brain it came out my fingers.'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: A little insatiable bloodlust (and just plain lust) for Christmas

Dennis Harvey -
Vampiric 'Nosferatu' and S&M-lite 'Babygirl' try to raise pulses—but it's 'The Fire Inside' that lands a knockout punch.
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Peaceful protests by unhoused in SF and other cities lead to massive police sweeps

Homelessness Tiny -
Dozens of cops drive people in tents away from City Hall—and the empty, vacant Civic Center Inn, which could be housing
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New audit shows serious contracting problems at the SFPUC

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
Under the now-jailed general manager, proper safeguards were missing, Board of Supes report shows. That's why voters approved an inspector general.
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Teamsters picketing local Amazon center as part of national mobilization

Labor Tim Redmond -
Strike demands union recognition for workers who the giant company says aren't technically employees.
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Live Shots: Circus Something dove into the solstice with ‘The Longest Night’

Performance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Tantalizing sword dancing, angelic striptease, aerial artwork filled a monochromatic tribute to the season with color.
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An incredibly last-minute gift guide

Culture Marke B. -
If your sleigh is running hella late, pop over to these local suggestions to pick up something for almost everyone.
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A funky little holiday playlist for you

Music John-Paul Shiver -
10 sweet cuts to help destress, pump up the soul, pour on the milk of human kindness, and blast out weird rock scenarios
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How a Yimby candidate with little experience became Berkeley’s next mayor

Elections Zelda Bronstein -
Adena Ishii has never held public office—but had some key endorsements, good luck, and perfect timing.
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Cops abuse, arrest bystander at protest event last July, complaint charges

Police Tim Redmond -
She was on her way to work. She got knocked down, terrified, and held in jail for 36 hours, Public Defender's Office alleges.
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Screen Grabs: Our favorite movies of 2024

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Civil wars, papal intrigue, Irish rappers, disco boys, wandering saints, and hundreds of beavers topped our list.
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Good Taste: The best new food experiences of 2024

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Top tier takeout sushi, funky BBQ, rice rolls on demand, and more SF eating adventures that caught our palate
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Our top stories of 2024, from Gaza protests to Secret Breakfast weed

Featured Marke B. -
We published 1100+ articles in the past 12 months—here are a few news and arts highlights that sparked conversation.
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Four decades in, hip-hop heroes Arrested Development still speak out—and touch nerves

Music Joshua Rotter -
'We’re running into too many inspiring scenarios to not feel creative,' says founder Speech of the groundbreaking group.
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