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Supes approve measure calling for local taxes on the very rich; news media doesn’t notice

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 24, 2025

The violence of towing homes

I've lived through this. Taking peoples homes is a terrible approach

Homelessness Tiny - June 24, 2025

BIG WEEK: Marching bands and a Bayview snack parade, Gay Indians celebrate 50, WNBA pride, much more

Too many things to do! Hit up the Trans March, Bong-O Bingo, Franki Jupiter, Ice-T, 'Idomeno'—the list goes on.

What To Do Caitlin Donohue - June 24, 2025

Screen Grabs: A Bollywood-inflected tale of sneaky lesbian vs. imperious mom

That's 'The Queen of My Dreams.' Plus: ATA's Anti-Fascist Film Series, experimental Taiwanese flicks, feminist docs, more.

Movies Dennis Harvey - June 24, 2025

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Music

Live Shots: Compton, Oakland took the stage at Stern Grove Festival

Andrew Brobst - June 23, 2025

Channel Tres and Astu lit up the free fest's 88th season.

Culture

Puff: Here come the high gay holidays

Dan Karkoska - June 23, 2025

Official stoner's guide to Pride, from gummies for a queer cause to drag bingo extravaganza.

City Hall

Lurie budget draws mass protest

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2025

Hundreds turn out to oppose massive cuts; are the supes paying attention?

Housing

Berkeley’s Orwellian upzoning plan

Zelda Bronstein - June 23, 2025

New language would undermine the Citizen Participation Element of the city's General Plan

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No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death

Editorial Marke B. - June 23, 2025

Bastardizing the fight for gay rights to justify war, whether on Gaza or Iran, is ridiculous and must end.

Live Shots: Metallica’s hometown stop on mega-tour left Bay metal fans thrashed

Music D.A. Mission - June 23, 2025

After 44 years, band still has what its Metallica family needs.

Protesting the Lurie budget—and talking about long-term progressive solutions

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 22, 2025

Plus: Will the board defy a district supe and let Lurie shift money from housing into shelters? That's The Agenda for June 23-30

Board of Appeals sets dangerous precedent for demolishing rental housing

Housing Tim Redmond - June 22, 2025

Ruling could encourage speculators to ignore city preservation policy

John Cameron Mitchell glories in Bowie devotion at ‘BLACKSTAR Symphony’

Music Joshua Rotter - June 22, 2025

Philharmonic tribute to queer icon's final studio album sets stage for Pride weekend.

Funding Muni and BART: Should the very rich also pay?

News + Politics Tim Redmond - June 19, 2025

Wiener makes clear that taxing the billionaires is not a priority as he seeks ways to fund transit

Under the Stars: Ron Trent convenes boogie royalty for ‘Lift Off’

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 19, 2025

Plus: A Juneteenth punk party? Third annual Bliss Fest at Presidio Theatre? Plan accordingly.

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

Arts + Culture Pam Grady - June 19, 2025

Frameline documentary follows those battling the frenzy to erase LGBTQ-related stories from schools.

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

Lit Marke B. - June 19, 2025

Author John Birdsall dishes about his new history of LGBTQ+ food writers and chefs, and how queer cookery can meet the moment.

SF Pride ED Suzanne Ford reacts to horrible anti-trans youth Supreme Court ruling

LGBTQ Marke B. - June 18, 2025

'The worst affront to the equal protection clause since Plessy v. Ferugson,' says longtime trans activist, urging unity.

The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 18, 2025

Chen measure would ask the state Legislature to allow a local income and wealth tax on the richest San Franciscans

Good Taste: Oakland’s Pierre Pierre raising funds to reopen Black-owned fine dining

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - June 18, 2025

Chef Cleashaun Hill has his eye on a new spot for his restaurant, which closed after a shooting last month.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: A Bollywood-inflected tale of sneaky lesbian vs. imperious mom

That's 'The Queen of My Dreams.' Plus: ATA's Anti-Fascist Film Series, experimental Taiwanese flicks, feminist docs, more.

Movies Dennis Harvey - June 24, 2025

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

Win a free ticket to a Frameline Film Fest movie

From piercing icon to flaming ecosexuals, Frameline’s tales of rupture and survival

Music

Live Shots: Compton, Oakland took the stage at Stern Grove Festival

Channel Tres and Astu lit up the free fest's 88th season.

Music Andrew Brobst - June 23, 2025

John Cameron Mitchell glories in Bowie devotion at ‘BLACKSTAR Symphony’

Under the Stars: Ron Trent convenes boogie royalty for ‘Lift Off’

Feeling bleak, yet dance-y this Pride? Consider gloomy june your parade marshals

Art

Kayhan’s revolt against FOMO photography

Iranian scholar's exquisitely rendered tones recalls work of Dutch masters.

Art Review DeWitt Cheng - June 17, 2025

Black quilters of ‘Routed West’ stitched proof of what lasts

African American Californian history awaits under the Golden Gate Bridge

Local arts groups face funding cuts at all levels of government

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Housing

The violence of towing homes

I've lived through this. Taking peoples homes is a terrible approach

Homelessness Tiny - June 24, 2025

Board of Appeals sets dangerous precedent for demolishing rental housing

Appeals Board hearing raises key issue about protecting existing rental units

SFMTA approves rules that would evict most people living in RVs

Politics

Supes approve measure calling for local taxes on the very rich; news media doesn’t notice

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 24, 2025

Protesting the Lurie budget—and talking about long-term progressive solutions

The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget

Opinion

No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death

Bastardizing the fight for gay rights to justify war, whether on Gaza or Iran, is ridiculous and must end.

Editorial Marke B. - June 23, 2025

The Cherry Blossom Festival is complicit in police violence and the crisis in Gaza

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

Rümeysa Öztürk’s ‘last’ Op-Ed

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