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Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

News + Politics Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

Supe creating task force to look at how the city can pay back the Black community for 400 years of slavery.

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

News + Politics Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

Measure seeks to move the city away from sweeps and law-enforcement approaches to people living on the streets.

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

News + Politics Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.

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News + Politics

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

Supe creating task force to look at how the city can pay back the Black community for 400 years of slavery.

News + Politics

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

Measure seeks to move the city away from sweeps and law-enforcement approaches to people living on the streets.

News + Politics

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.

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Art Looks

The joy of ‘Gayface’

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?

All Ears

All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020

John-Paul Shiver - January 16, 2020

Future funk, post-grunge, global Creole, surf rock, avant pop, and more on the musical menu for the new year.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - January 15, 2020

From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Supe creating task force to look at how the city can pay back the Black community for 400 years of slavery.

News + Politics Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

Art Looks

The joy of ‘Gayface’

With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

News + Politics

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Measure seeks to move the city away from sweeps and law-enforcement approaches to people living on the streets.

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

All Ears

All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020

Future funk, post-grunge, global Creole, surf rock, avant pop, and more on the musical menu for the new year.

John-Paul Shiver - January 16, 2020

News + Politics

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019

From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - January 15, 2020

News + Politics

The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

A former POA consultant is the only source for a ridiculous headline and a story that makes an ordinary political transition look like a scandal. Why?

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2020

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables

Plus: an incredible tale of 70,000 VHS tapes, the Village People's disco disaster, and more in cinemas this week.

Dennis Harvey - January 14, 2020

News + Politics

Moms4Housing stand up to eviction

'This isn’t the end, this is the beginning of a movement'

Tiny - January 13, 2020

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Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Supe creating task force to look at how the city can pay back the Black community for 400 years of slavery.

Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

News + Politics

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

Measure seeks to move the city away from sweeps and law-enforcement approaches to people living on the streets.

News + Politics

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.

News + Politics

The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2020

A former POA consultant is the only source for a ridiculous headline and a story that makes an ordinary political transition look like a scandal. Why?

News + Politics

Moms4Housing stand up to eviction

Tiny - January 13, 2020

'This isn’t the end, this is the beginning of a movement'

News + Politics

Supes poised to create 12 new districts where vacancy tax can be assessed

Tim Redmond - January 13, 2020

Every part of town would have a neighborhood commercial district where vacant storefronts would pay a fee.

News + Politics

Why so little state money for housing?

Tim Redmond - January 12, 2020

Plus: The next move to take over PG&E, saving City College classes -- and another big payout for police misconduct. That's The Agenda for January 12-19.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign correspondent: Trump backs down, but Iran conflict continues

Reese Erlich - January 10, 2020

No war yet — but president's actions have alienated tens of millions of people.

News + Politics

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Steven Hill - January 9, 2020

European cities show how more than half the housing stock can be taken out of the private market -- and it works.

News + Politics

Preston wants rent control for Midtown

Natalia Kresich - January 9, 2020

Legislation would protect tenants in the historic city-owned complex.

News + Politics

DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2020

New DA vows end of cash bail, end of three-strikes, the start of restorative justice.

News + Politics

Breed talks tough on homelessness — while sweeps continue

Sam Lew - January 8, 2020

'Sweeps kill' fliers drop from City Hall balcony while mayor makes inauguration speech calling for 'tough love.'

News + Politics

Protesters shut down Wiener at SB50 press conference

Sam Lew - January 7, 2020

Anti-displacement activists demand affordable housing and denounce private-market speculation.

News + Politics

Scenes from an anti-war protest: Here we go again

Marke B. - January 7, 2020

At this weekend's day of action against war in Iraq and Iran, memories of 2003 came flooding back. Photos by Lucas Thornton.

Arts + Culture

The death of Metal Arts at City College

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2020

This is just one of many tragic stories about CCSF leadership is tearing apart the school's historic community mission.

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

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Arts + Culture

Art Looks

The joy of ‘Gayface’

With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

All Ears

All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020

John-Paul Shiver - January 16, 2020

Future funk, post-grunge, global Creole, surf rock, avant pop, and more on the musical menu for the new year.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - January 15, 2020

From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables

Dennis Harvey - January 14, 2020

Plus: an incredible tale of 70,000 VHS tapes, the Village People's disco disaster, and more in cinemas this week.

Arts + Culture

Midge Ure, titan of New Wave, will take your questions now

Joshua Rotter - January 13, 2020

The Ultravox and Visage founder puts on a legendary show. Now he's adding Q&As and song requests for deeper connection.

Art Looks

Cartooning the Japanese Internment, through George Takei’s eyes

Emily Wilson - January 13, 2020

In a book and show at the Cartoon Art Museum, illustrator Harmony Becker realizes a US tragedy in fine-grained detail.

All Ears

New music: Orion Sun brings winter warmth with ‘Ne me quitte pas’

John-Paul Shiver - January 9, 2020

This melodic vocal stroll, delivered with unhurried lethal precision, is a great introduction to the Philly artist.

Music and nightlife

Micky Dolenz on Monkeemania, Sketchfest, and the band’s enduring appeal

Joshua Rotter - January 9, 2020

Appearing with Michael Nesmith, the beloved Monkee talks about his favorite songs and their new album.

Art Looks

A 24/7 switchboard connecting participants to ‘The Dead Woman’

Emily Wilson - January 8, 2020

In 'A morta,' Cinthia Marcelle fuses art, theater, and telecommunication—and yes, you can play at home.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: New year, death row

Dennis Harvey - January 8, 2020

January's usual grab-bag of silly movies is leavened by two serious legal dramas (and a legend's epitaph).

Art Looks

The unflagging, cinematic visions of James Tissot

Emily Wilson - January 7, 2020

At Legion of Honor, a dazzling show of the overlooked 19th-century French painter bristles with influence.

Arts + Culture

The death of Metal Arts at City College

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2020

This is just one of many tragic stories about CCSF leadership is tearing apart the school's historic community mission.

All Ears

For thriller ‘Uncut Gems,’ an electronic soundtrack of erupting chakras

John-Paul Shiver - January 7, 2020

Daniel Lopatin's work for the Adam Sandler hit is full of foreboding synth-squelches—and harks back to 70s classics.

Examined Life

Examined Life: A year to love for no reason

Karen Macklin - January 4, 2020

Looking back at the life of a great spiritual teacher opens the door to deeper meaning in the new year.

Movies

Review: ‘Cats’ is very much like you

Caitlin Donohue - January 2, 2020

A year—scratch that, a decade—in fervent feline obsession culminates in a cinematic cataclysm, giving us pause.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Homage to a gorgeous legend + 2019’s best films

Dennis Harvey - January 2, 2020

French New Wave star Anna Karina returns to the big screens. Plus: Cunningham, Invisible Life, and more in cinemas.

Culture

Bingeing on dystopia: The politico-cultural decade in review

Peter Lawrence Kane - December 30, 2019

Foresight is 2020. So what do we make of the fraught and contradictory 2010s, our last chance?

Party Radar

Comedowns are for losers! New Year’s Day parties

Marke B. - December 30, 2019

Our annual list of after-after-parties proves the revelry never ceases San Francisco. (Drink some water!)

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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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The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2020

A former POA consultant is the only source for a ridiculous headline and a story that makes an ordinary political transition look like a scandal. Why?

News + Politics

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

Measure seeks to move the city away from sweeps and law-enforcement approaches to people living on the streets.

Art Looks

The joy of ‘Gayface’

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?

News + Politics

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

Peskin wants to crack down on developers building housing that's actually long-term hotel rooms.

All Ears

All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020

John-Paul Shiver - January 16, 2020

Future funk, post-grunge, global Creole, surf rock, avant pop, and more on the musical menu for the new year.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: The best flicks of 2019

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - January 15, 2020

From Inuk to Tasmania, blockbuster to experimental, this year's list ranges widely and highlights breathtaking films.

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The Karl Marx Tree: How Southern Pacific Railroad killed a socialist colony in the name of creating Yosemite National Park

Tim Redmond - August 27, 2014

Music and nightlife

Marc Almond speaks on Soft Cell, his new album, and life in Moscow

Joshua Rotter - October 26, 2019

'I'm not dead yet!' The 'Tainted Love' icon comes to the Castro for a live non-stop erotic cabaret.

Arts + Culture

Midge Ure, titan of New Wave, will take your questions now

Joshua Rotter - January 13, 2020

The Ultravox and Visage founder puts on a legendary show. Now he's adding Q&As and song requests for deeper connection.

Music and nightlife

Micky Dolenz on Monkeemania, Sketchfest, and the band’s enduring appeal

Joshua Rotter - January 9, 2020

Appearing with Michael Nesmith, the beloved Monkee talks about his favorite songs and their new album.

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