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BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

Plus: Persia does Pride, Free Techno in Union Square, Union Street Fest, Marbled Eye, Juniper, Satya, more to do!

Big Week Marke B. - June 4, 2026

Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

But I'm not so sure most voters buy into their not-so-hidden agenda. It's possible that Chan will be elected to Congress

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - June 4, 2026

Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

Chef Helene An's garlic noodles are an iconic SF dish, now served at her restaurant's new FiDi location (and her granddaughter's school).

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - June 3, 2026

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

Plus: AMC launches in-theater concert shows, Trinity Ace gives Richmond realness, Brooklyn Funk Essentials take us back, more music

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 3, 2026

Movies

Iceland’s glaciers melt away like memory in ‘Time and Water’

Pam Grady - June 3, 2026

Sara Dosa's adventurous doc weaves climate change alarm, family history, and love story into an elegy for our disappearing world.

News + Politics

Chan and Wiener will face off in November

Tim Redmond - June 3, 2026

For the most part, Big Tech money got its way—but a strong progressive has a shot at Congress

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

Charles Lewis III - June 2, 2026

Plus: 'Phantom of the Opera' descends on a new haunt, and 'Becoming a Man' faces transition head on.

Music

San Francisco does, indeed, want The Human League

Joshua Rotter - June 2, 2026

Monster '80s hitmakers return to city where they feel at home, this time with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet in tow.

Music

Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

D.A. Mission - June 2, 2026

With first album in 17 years 'Peace in Place' under their belts, Florida legends shook Ballroom.

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Art

Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

Mary Corbin - June 2, 2026

At Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, silver gelatin prints conjure the sanctuary of connection—and a sociology of shared imagery.

Dance

‘Memento Forest’ trembles with communal healing after deep loss

Aimée Ts'ao - June 2, 2026

Choreographer Marina Fukushima brings ritual, talismans that bore her up after father's death to Theatre of Yugen.

Campaign Trail

Supporters of Chakrabarti are helping elect Wiener

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2026

False allegations about Connie Chan and AIPAC are creating a rift that will be hard to repair in the general election.

Culture

De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

Emily Wilson - June 1, 2026

Community pulls up Saturday for Rose B. Simpson's 'LEXICON' exhibit, which features classic rides with indigenous motifs.

Movies

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Marke B. - June 1, 2026

Subscribe by Wednesday to find out how to enter to win a ticket to the world's first LGBTQ film fest.

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The Agenda

The very weird stories about Chan and AIPAC just don’t add up

Tim Redmond - May 31, 2026

Looks to me like a dirty trick. Plus: Something voters should know about Becerra. That's The Agenda for May 31-June 7

Nightlife

1015 owner, SF nightlife pioneer Ira Sandler has passed away

Marke B. - May 29, 2026

At the helm of one of our biggest clubs for more than four decades, he helped make the city into a dance party Mecca.

Music

Under the Stars: Gorgeous Guild Theatre hits 100 with stacked season

John-Paul Shiver - May 29, 2026

Plus: Drum and bass revival keeps rolling, DJ Koco cuts up classic Cuban 45s, Devon Parkin's star ascends, more music

Movies

Screen Grabs: Fêting a visionary film noir genius

Dennis Harvey - May 28, 2026

Cinematographer John Alton was all over the genre. Plus: three by Agnes Varda, a slew of French noirs, and Brendan Fraser gets miscast.

Campaign Trail

Low, low turnout so far for crucial local election; what does that mean?

Tim Redmond - May 28, 2026

Wiener opponents look for progressive votes as Preston, the only democratic socialist to hold local office in years, pushes for Chan

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Featured

BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

Iceland’s glaciers melt away like memory in ‘Time and Water’

Chan and Wiener will face off in November

Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

San Francisco does, indeed, want The Human League

Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

‘Memento Forest’ trembles with communal healing after deep loss

Supporters of Chakrabarti are helping elect Wiener

De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

Sign up for our newsletter to win FREE Frameline Fest movie tickets

The very weird stories about Chan and AIPAC just don’t add up

1015 owner, SF nightlife pioneer Ira Sandler has passed away

Under the Stars: Gorgeous Guild Theatre hits 100 with stacked season

Screen Grabs: Fêting a visionary film noir genius

Low, low turnout so far for crucial local election; what does that mean?

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