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Art

Review: Wangechi Mutu brings cosmic energies to Legion of Honor

Genevieve Quick - July 28, 2021

Stunningly reverberating with the collection, 'I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?' tells different stories of art

Food & Drink

Find the corndog of your dreams at the refreshed Dogpatch Magnolia pub

Adrian Spinelli - July 30, 2021

Plus some can’t miss new beers along with the fully revamped menu

Movies

New doc ‘Bring Your Own Brigade’ asks why wildfires just keep growing

Joshua Rotter - July 29, 2021

Filmmaker Lucy Walker examines the tragic, recent damage—and finds there's more to blame than climate change

City Hall

The budget’s not perfect — but it’s a lot better than what the mayor offered

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2021

Plus: Parklets, small business -- and the terrible mess that is public housing in the Western Addition. That's The Agenda for July 11-18

Culture

Party Radar

PSA: COVID cases are rising. It’s totally OK to not go out

Marke B. - July 23, 2021

Many clubs are again requiring vax proof and masks: Chilling at home or outside is definitely an option.

Housing

How did the Housing Authority ignore awful conditions at Plaza East?

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2021

Western Addition public housing project has been a disaster -- but a private contractor ran it with very little oversight.

Opinion

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

Bruce Mirken - July 28, 2021

That's the story the right-wing politicians don't want to talk about—because it's still a very real part of American life.

Education

A move to save Cantonese language classes at City College

Angela Hui - July 28, 2021

Most college Chinese language programs focus on Mandarin -- but in SF, Cantonese literacy is critical.

Music

Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of epic sound

John-Paul Shiver - July 26, 2021

Revel in the O'Jays, Billy Paul, and more smooth, politically engaged artists of Philadelphia International Records

Food & Drink

Find the corndog of your dreams at the refreshed Dogpatch Magnolia pub

Plus some can’t miss new beers along with the fully revamped menu

Adrian Spinelli - July 30, 2021

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Movies

New doc ‘Bring Your Own Brigade’ asks why wildfires just keep growing

Joshua Rotter - July 29, 2021

Filmmaker Lucy Walker examines the tragic, recent damage—and finds there's more to blame than climate change

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Movies

Screen Grabs: How ‘The Panic in Needle Park’ changed drug movies

Dennis Harvey - July 29, 2021

The 1971 film mixed stark realism with post-hippie disillusionment. Plus: Lorelei, Tailgate, No Ordinary Man, more

Art

Review: Wangechi Mutu brings cosmic energies to Legion of Honor

Genevieve Quick - July 28, 2021

Stunningly reverberating with the collection, 'I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?' tells different stories of art

Education

A move to save Cantonese language classes at City College

Angela Hui - July 28, 2021

Most college Chinese language programs focus on Mandarin -- but in SF, Cantonese literacy is critical.

Opinion

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

Bruce Mirken - July 28, 2021

That's the story the right-wing politicians don't want to talk about—because it's still a very real part of American life.

What does a Just Recovery look like in San Francisco?

News + Politics Tim Redmond - July 27, 2021

Join us to discuss a community-based agenda for economic, racial, and climate justice in the San Francisco of the future.

Good Taste: E-40 launches Goon With The Spoon sausages

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - July 27, 2021

Plus: A drink trend to challenge boring boba and a new Palestinian-American restaurant is ready to roll

No, these LGBTQ, POC science workers aren’t ‘diversity hires’

Culture Emily Wilson - July 27, 2021

'New Science' exhibit at Cal Academy highlights wave of minority workers thriving in STEMM fields.

Screen Grabs: Another vital public film program axed—for what?

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 26, 2021

SFMOMA's hatchet job. Plus reviews of Blood Red Sky, Old, Charlatan, Mandibles, and more

Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of epic sound

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 26, 2021

Revel in the O'Jays, Billy Paul, and more smooth, politically engaged artists of Philadelphia International Records

Dear politicians: Do your homework on climate change—now

Opinion Michael Redmond - July 25, 2021

The standard against which we are judging our actions will lead to the planet being uninhabitable, possibly for me, and almost certainly for my children.

Muni director talks about cutting lines and changing focus

Transportation Tim Redmond - July 25, 2021

Post-COVID plans could alter the city's transportation policy in some profound ways.

Why is Biden continuing to starve the people in Cuba?

News + Politics Dennis Antenore - July 25, 2021

It makes no sense to continue Trump’s policies. They benefit nobody.

SF to pay $8 million after cops framed an innocent man for murder

Environment Tim Redmond - July 25, 2021

Plus: An urban farm in the Portola, and shadows on two city parks ... That's The Agenda for July 26-August 1.

PSA: COVID cases are rising. It’s totally OK to not go out

Party Radar Marke B. - July 23, 2021

Many clubs are again requiring vax proof and masks: Chilling at home or outside is definitely an option.

SFMTA won’t ban Google buses from Geary transit lanes

Transportation Sue Vaughan - July 22, 2021

Staff actually talks about 'super carpool lanes' giving private operators the right to interfere with Muni operations.

Screen Grabs: Tracking a social media monster in ‘Sweat’

Screen Grabs Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2021

Plus: A trainwreck Val Kilmer self-documentary that still rivets, a stylish goof in homage to a Dominican legend

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