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Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
Campaign Trail
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: The world’s most popular comedy duo shows its seams in ‘Stan & Ollie’
Plus: The latest Dragon Ball Super installment, the year's second-most hype foreign film, and Freddy Krueger's sordid gay drama
All Ears
DJ Spooky spins the Web in YBCA’s ‘Quantopia’
Marke B. -
The electronic music wiz speaks about his new multimedia performance, which explores the history and effects of the Internet.
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore confronts queer assimilation in ‘Sketchtasy’
Plus: Mozart's birthday, SF Movement Arts Fest, Jasmine Infiniti, and coastal light sculptures
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
Arts + Culture
Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project
The Bay label looks to weave an auditory conjuring — and give a primer on its experimental swath of artists
Arts + Culture
Playwright Lauren Yee’s tribute to China Town community comes home to SF
'King of Yees' is a tribute to her father, community leader Larry Yee
Arts + Culture
Black Panthers, today: A 1968 photo series exploring the activists’ humanity finds significance in 2019
SFAI students and contemporary Black artists re-contextualize Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch's influential and controversial images
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Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
News + Politics
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
Campaign Trail
A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race
Chesa Boudin, a deputy public defender whose life has been shaped by the criminal justice system, offers a new perspective in a campaign dominated by tough-on-crime candidates.
News + Politics
Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability
Plus: Yee puts progressives in control of key committees.
News + Politics
CASA’s secret New York junket
42 people flew to Manhattan for a three-day event that had no real policy purpose -- and MTC is stonewalling on releasing the price tag.
News + Politics
PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out
The state has allowed PG&E to socialize risk and privatize profit. That might not be an option any more.
News + Politics
A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …
... and shocking data on Black unemployment during the tech boom. That's The Agenda for Jan. 14-20
News + Politics
Corporate Democrats win in SF state delegate elections
Chiu and Wiener slate wins with candidates who do not represent a winning strategy for 2020.
News + Politics
Protesters call for public control of PG&E — and it makes such perfect sense
Sustainable electricity is key to fighting climate change, and public ownership is the only way to get sustainable electricity. Why is this even a debate?
News + Politics
What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far
Plenty of bills that will please developers and landlords; not so many for tenants and vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
Relax: Yee’s ‘interim committees’ are just placeholders
The first assignments are not a sign of what the new board president is going to do.
News + Politics
Yee is board president — what does that mean?
Some progressives side with moderates to elect a cautious, compromise leader -- but Ronen emerges with a powerful political base.
News + Politics
Political power — in San Francisco and Sacramento
Progressives celebrate in Chinatown as Newsom puts out meaningless platitudes that ignore the issue of massive wealth inequality.
News + Politics
The new supes, a public bank, police secrecy …
... and a pricey inauguration for a governor who has no apparent concept of the problem of economic inequality. That's The Agenda for Jan. 7-13.
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Arts + Culture
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore confronts queer assimilation in ‘Sketchtasy’
Plus: Mozart's birthday, SF Movement Arts Fest, Jasmine Infiniti, and coastal light sculptures
Arts + Culture
Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project
The Bay label looks to weave an auditory conjuring — and give a primer on its experimental swath of artists
Arts + Culture
Playwright Lauren Yee’s tribute to China Town community comes home to SF
'King of Yees' is a tribute to her father, community leader Larry Yee
Arts + Culture
Black Panthers, today: A 1968 photo series exploring the activists’ humanity finds significance in 2019
SFAI students and contemporary Black artists re-contextualize Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch's influential and controversial images
Arts + Culture
Screen Grabs: Dig deeper into ‘made in China’ at SFMoMA film series
Plus: A Krautrock hero, SF Sketchfest brings classics to the Castro, Megacities, and Karen Kusama
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: Black excellence, year round
Plus: Kamaiyah, flamenco's Moorish roots, 'Blue Diary', Mighty Real, and young poets honoring MLK Jr.
Onstage
‘Come From Away’ a record of human kindness in a post-9/11 tableau
A new play based on true events portrays unexpected happenings in the wake of disaster
Arts + Culture
Puff: The doctor done told me
Is the US federal government finally jumping onboard with cannabis? What does it all mean?
Arts + Culture
W. Kamau Bell talks R. Kelly, Elmwood Cafe whiplash on eve of Sketchfest tribute
"If there’s an obituary written about me somewhere it’ll say, ‘Emmy winner, stand up comedian, kicked out of The Elmwood Cafe.'"
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: The world’s most popular comedy duo shows its seams in ‘Stan & Ollie’
Plus: The latest Dragon Ball Super installment, the year's second-most hype foreign film, and Freddy Krueger's sordid gay drama
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: How Rickshaw Stop made it to 15 years young
Plus: Patti Smith, Armistead Maupin, Swagger Like Us, Bowiemass, and even more things to check out this week
All Ears
DJ Spooky spins the Web in YBCA’s ‘Quantopia’
Marke B. -
The electronic music wiz speaks about his new multimedia performance, which explores the history and effects of the Internet.
Movies
Ficks’ Picks: Best Movies of 2018
From 'You were Never Really Here' and 'Life and Nothing More' to 'Street Meat' and 'Never Never Land,' our festival critic picks his faves.
All Ears
Somi sings of Harlem immigrants (and gentrification’s effects) on ‘Petite Afrique’
Jazz and global sounds combine on acclaimed artist's latest, reflecting her journey between Africa and New York.
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: ‘Lost Landscapes of San Francisco’ returns
Plus: Ida Lupino retrospectives, Communion, Sundance Shorts, and more on screens to beat the winter blues.
All Ears
Review: A very full evening with Erykah Badu at the Warfield
The Neo-Soul goddess took her sweet time, but once she let her hair down there was no stopping her.
Music and nightlife
An alternate ‘Best Songs of 2018’ list
The Internet, Tierra Whack, Ashley Monroe, Prince, and an uncanny Ryuichi Sakamoto mashup make our critic's list.
Arts + Culture
Comedowns are for losers: New Year’s Day parties 2019
Marke B. -
Don't flag out once the ball drops: From Love Hangover to Supper of Survivors, we've got your new year debauchery covered.
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News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
News + Politics
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
Campaign Trail
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore confronts queer assimilation in ‘Sketchtasy’
Plus: Mozart's birthday, SF Movement Arts Fest, Jasmine Infiniti, and coastal light sculptures
Arts + Culture
Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project
The Bay label looks to weave an auditory conjuring — and give a primer on its experimental swath of artists
Arts + Culture
Black Panthers, today: A 1968 photo series exploring the activists’ humanity finds significance in 2019
SFAI students and contemporary Black artists re-contextualize Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch's influential and controversial images
Arts + Culture
Playwright Lauren Yee’s tribute to China Town community comes home to SF
'King of Yees' is a tribute to her father, community leader Larry Yee
All Ears
DJ Spooky spins the Web in YBCA’s ‘Quantopia’
Marke B. -
The electronic music wiz speaks about his new multimedia performance, which explores the history and effects of the Internet.