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Tenants block Oakland landlord from sending speculators to inspect apartments

Housing Garrett Leahy - July 10, 2020

Loud rally keeps investors from entering units during the COVID crisis.

Big reforms could be headed for fall ballot

News + Politics Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

Measures to tax big real-estate companies, cut the number of sworn cops, put DPW under a commission and create a public advocate will be heard at Rules Committee Thursday.

Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures

Housing Tim Redmond - July 1, 2020

Ruling opens the door for citizen initiatives to tax big business -- just when that's most needed.

Politics

Housing

Tenants block Oakland landlord from sending speculators to inspect apartments

Garrett Leahy - July 10, 2020

Loud rally keeps investors from entering units during the COVID crisis.

News + Politics

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

In a secretive and inexplicable move, judges decide that even minor crimes can keep suspects in jail for up to 30 hours -- as jail COVID cases rise by 40 percent.

News + Politics

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

Hundreds of callers submit hours and hours of testimony on police budget and police staffing levels.

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All Ears

New Music: With ‘Mordechai,’ Khruangbin follows inner compass to success

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2020

The Houston global-psych trio adds voices to its latest album, upping the stakes and carving out something unique

Lit

Dare to be a ‘Brave Sis’? It’s all in the planner

Marke B. - July 8, 2020

Rozella Kennedy's day planner celebrating determined women of color seems just the right thing for right now.

All Ears

Deerhoof’s ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’ scrawls a calamitous fairy tale

Daniel Bromfield - July 7, 2020

Dance to the sounds of the post-human trash heap on the SF-based band's new album

Tenants block Oakland landlord from sending speculators to inspect apartments

Loud rally keeps investors from entering units during the COVID crisis.

Housing Garrett Leahy - July 10, 2020

News + Politics

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

In a secretive and inexplicable move, judges decide that even minor crimes can keep suspects in jail for up to 30 hours -- as jail COVID cases rise by 40 percent.

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

News + Politics

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Hundreds of callers submit hours and hours of testimony on police budget and police staffing levels.

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

News + Politics

Big reforms could be headed for fall ballot

Measures to tax big real-estate companies, cut the number of sworn cops, put DPW under a commission and create a public advocate will be heard at Rules Committee Thursday.

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

News + Politics

Would Walton’s CAREN bill have saved Alex Nieto’s life?

Supervisor wants to stop racial-profiling 911 calls -- which have led to a lot of deaths of people of color.

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

All Ears

New Music: With ‘Mordechai,’ Khruangbin follows inner compass to success

The Houston global-psych trio adds voices to its latest album, upping the stakes and carving out something unique

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2020

Lit

Dare to be a ‘Brave Sis’? It’s all in the planner

Rozella Kennedy's day planner celebrating determined women of color seems just the right thing for right now.

Marke B. - July 8, 2020

All Ears

Deerhoof’s ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’ scrawls a calamitous fairy tale

Dance to the sounds of the post-human trash heap on the SF-based band's new album

Daniel Bromfield - July 7, 2020

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Build your own silent film festival

Fairbanks, Murnau, Pabst, and more bring a golden age to your home screen. Plus a new Ferlinghetti doc and more

Dennis Harvey - July 7, 2020

News + Politics

Petition seeks to get Facebook CEO name off SF General Hospital

'Mark Zuckerberg’s failure to stop hate, lies, racism, and disinformation from running rampant on Facebook is counter to the values San Franciscans hold dear'

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2020

Lit

Our publisher’s ‘must-read’ history of US protests is out now!

'Into the Streets' is a colorful, lively guide to the country's resistance movements, aimed at young adults but essential reading for all

48 Hills - July 7, 2020

News + Politics

A brief history of replacing Trump with kittens

At first, a purr-worthy plugin purged Web images of authoritarian leaders. Now, it's a call to claw out new media sources

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2020

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Housing

Tenants block Oakland landlord from sending speculators to inspect apartments

Loud rally keeps investors from entering units during the COVID crisis.

Garrett Leahy - July 10, 2020

News + Politics

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

In a secretive and inexplicable move, judges decide that even minor crimes can keep suspects in jail for up to 30 hours -- as jail COVID cases rise by 40 percent.

News + Politics

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

Hundreds of callers submit hours and hours of testimony on police budget and police staffing levels.

News + Politics

Big reforms could be headed for fall ballot

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

Measures to tax big real-estate companies, cut the number of sworn cops, put DPW under a commission and create a public advocate will be heard at Rules Committee Thursday.

News + Politics

Would Walton’s CAREN bill have saved Alex Nieto’s life?

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

Supervisor wants to stop racial-profiling 911 calls -- which have led to a lot of deaths of people of color.

News + Politics

Petition seeks to get Facebook CEO name off SF General Hospital

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2020

'Mark Zuckerberg’s failure to stop hate, lies, racism, and disinformation from running rampant on Facebook is counter to the values San Franciscans hold dear'

Lit

Our publisher’s ‘must-read’ history of US protests is out now!

48 Hills - July 7, 2020

'Into the Streets' is a colorful, lively guide to the country's resistance movements, aimed at young adults but essential reading for all

News + Politics

A brief history of replacing Trump with kittens

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2020

At first, a purr-worthy plugin purged Web images of authoritarian leaders. Now, it's a call to claw out new media sources

News + Politics

COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2020

Why is this radical economic inequality not at the top of everyone's political agenda—from Joe Biden to Gavin Newsom and London Breed?

News + Politics

Jane Morrison, lifelong activist, dies at 100

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2020

She was an urban environmentalist before anybody knew what that meant -- and a hero and mentor to many.

News + Politics

Anatomy of a corrupt $125 million city contract

Tim Redmond - July 2, 2020

Hearing reveals explosive data on how JCDecaux was in a filthy deal with the city -- a deal that now may be going down the toilet.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign correspondent: Libya, the forgotten war

Reese Erlich - July 2, 2020

Though it has disappeared from headlines, Libya’s humanitarian crisis continues unabated

Housing

Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2020

Ruling opens the door for citizen initiatives to tax big business -- just when that's most needed.

News + Politics

OPINION: Defunding the police is just one step

Paul Boden, Molly Beckhardt, and Erin Goodling - July 1, 2020

We need to look at all the laws that divide the 'entitled' from the 'non-entitled.'

News + Politics

Culture of casual corruption faces political reckoning

Tim Redmond - June 30, 2020

Major DPW reform measures headed for board, and maybe ballot, vote -- who is going to line up on the side of the status quo?

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The Agenda, Campaign Trail, Opinion, Foreign Correspondent, Tenant Troubles

housingboard of supervisorsrentpolicedevelopmentevictionshomelessnessactivism

Arts + Culture

All Ears

New Music: With ‘Mordechai,’ Khruangbin follows inner compass to success

The Houston global-psych trio adds voices to its latest album, upping the stakes and carving out something unique

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2020

Lit

Dare to be a ‘Brave Sis’? It’s all in the planner

Marke B. - July 8, 2020

Rozella Kennedy's day planner celebrating determined women of color seems just the right thing for right now.

All Ears

Deerhoof’s ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’ scrawls a calamitous fairy tale

Daniel Bromfield - July 7, 2020

Dance to the sounds of the post-human trash heap on the SF-based band's new album

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Build your own silent film festival

Dennis Harvey - July 7, 2020

Fairbanks, Murnau, Pabst, and more bring a golden age to your home screen. Plus a new Ferlinghetti doc and more

Lit

Our publisher’s ‘must-read’ history of US protests is out now!

48 Hills - July 7, 2020

'Into the Streets' is a colorful, lively guide to the country's resistance movements, aimed at young adults but essential reading for all

News + Politics

A brief history of replacing Trump with kittens

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2020

At first, a purr-worthy plugin purged Web images of authoritarian leaders. Now, it's a call to claw out new media sources

Art Looks

Let your mind take ‘a darling walk’ through Creativity Explored’s latest

Maddy Clifford - July 6, 2020

Named from a Lorine Niedecker poem, the nonprofit's retrospective wanders colorfully from intimate to nostalgic.

All Ears

Out of the Crate: Revolutionary records to spin you into summer

John-Paul Shiver - July 6, 2020

Fire it up with classics and new releases from Sylvester, Run the Jewels, Caroline Rose, Eugene McDaniels, more

Art Looks

A display of belonging and hope in Chinatown (and on Instagram)

Emily Wilson - July 6, 2020

Christine Wong Yap's new projects collect memories and provide art for essential workers and online viewers

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: In the grip of hard truths—both political and personal

Dennis Harvey - July 3, 2020

The Truth, Disclosure, Mr. Jones, and a slew of documentaries tackle everything from Soviet famine to Las Vegas shooting

All Ears

New Music: An array of excellent sounds to discover (and artists to support)

John-Paul Shiver - July 2, 2020

Bandcamp Day gives us the opportunity to clue you in on terrific releases, with proceeds going directly to musicians.

Music and nightlife

Diving into Sespool’s genre-agnostic indie rap

Daniel Bromfield - July 1, 2020

A MySpace wipeout, a painful breakup, and his band's hiatus have led the Bay Area musician to hone his own sound.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Cinema’s future in doubt, but these world classics endure

Dennis Harvey - July 1, 2020

Groundbreaking films from Hungary, breathtaking Chilean trilogy, an erotic Brazilian treat—plus a night at the drive-in.

Culture

Laborfest 2020 highlights global struggle from Vietnam to George Floyd uprising

Marke B. - July 1, 2020

A packed month for the essential fest, featuring SF Mime Troupe, labor leaders, film, arts, music, more

Lit

A laser, a dog, and grape gum lead to feminist superpower in ‘Equality Girls’

Emily Wilson - June 30, 2020

Aya de Léon tackles sexism and a lecherous president in her vibrant new kids book

News + Politics

People’s March on Pride: Reclaiming the streets and looking fierce

Marke B. - June 30, 2020

Pride was canceled, but colorful marchers stepped out to revive its radical Gay Liberation message.

Movies

In ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble,’ filmmaker Dawn Porter limns civil rights icon

Pam Grady - June 29, 2020

The Bay Area director's new doc follows the congressional lion from early years to legendary status.

All Ears

New Music: With ‘Move Out,’ SUMif drops a rousing synth command

John-Paul Shiver - June 28, 2020

The SF electropop outfit, headed by Steph Wells, applies a summer vibe to the end of a whirlwind romance.

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All Ears, Arts Forecast, Dance, Examined Life, Lit, Movies, Nightlife, Onstage, Party Radar, Puff, Screen Grabs, Sports

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Big reforms could be headed for fall ballot

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

Measures to tax big real-estate companies, cut the number of sworn cops, put DPW under a commission and create a public advocate will be heard at Rules Committee Thursday.

News + Politics

A brief history of replacing Trump with kittens

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2020

At first, a purr-worthy plugin purged Web images of authoritarian leaders. Now, it's a call to claw out new media sources

News + Politics

Would Walton’s CAREN bill have saved Alex Nieto’s life?

Tim Redmond - July 8, 2020

Supervisor wants to stop racial-profiling 911 calls -- which have led to a lot of deaths of people of color.

News + Politics

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

In a secretive and inexplicable move, judges decide that even minor crimes can keep suspects in jail for up to 30 hours -- as jail COVID cases rise by 40 percent.

Lit

Dare to be a ‘Brave Sis’? It’s all in the planner

Marke B. - July 8, 2020

Rozella Kennedy's day planner celebrating determined women of color seems just the right thing for right now.

News + Politics

Petition seeks to get Facebook CEO name off SF General Hospital

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2020

'Mark Zuckerberg’s failure to stop hate, lies, racism, and disinformation from running rampant on Facebook is counter to the values San Franciscans hold dear'

Housing

Tenants block Oakland landlord from sending speculators to inspect apartments

Garrett Leahy - July 10, 2020

Loud rally keeps investors from entering units during the COVID crisis.

News + Politics

Nancy Pelosi just announced her retirement

Tim Redmond - December 14, 2018

The deal she cut to remain speaker means she plans to step down in 2022 -- which will set off a wild campaign for one of the most coveted jobs in SF politics.

News + Politics

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

Hundreds of callers submit hours and hours of testimony on police budget and police staffing levels.

All Ears

New Music: With ‘Mordechai,’ Khruangbin follows inner compass to success

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2020

The Houston global-psych trio adds voices to its latest album, upping the stakes and carving out something unique

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