Featured

12 years of SF Cocteaufest—now with a real Cocteau Twin in it

Classic ethereal outfit receives two-day tribute with dancing, live bands, and a DJ set and meet-up with bassist Simon Raymonde.

Nightlife Marke B. - August 10, 2026

Director Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I’m trying to queer the rules of horror’

New 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' puts Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder through a bloody libidinal portal.

Movies Pam Grady - August 10, 2026

Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

Plus: What are the candidates going to do to make Larry Ellison pay for Social Security? And what's up with Matt Dorsey's $25K slush find? That's The Agenda for Aug 9-16

The Agenda Tim Redmond - August 9, 2026

Cannabis cafes are coming to SF—and it’s about damn time

A bill finally passed by the city last month allows cannabis retailers to serve food and beverages. Will SF become a new Amsterdam?

Puff Dan Karkoska - August 7, 2026

Lit

Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

Lou Fancher - August 7, 2026

Berkeley author knocked off from award-winning TV work to finish 'a failed novel I tried to write a decade ago.'

Music

Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

John-Paul Shiver - August 6, 2026

Plus: Black Marble plucks college radio strings, Twin Bloom bronzes out, The Koreatown Oddity raps it all up, more great listens

Sports

Live Shots: Valkyries flew high in return to Ballhalla

D.A. Mission - August 6, 2026

WNBA home team filled Chase Center with wild community spirit and plenty of winning shots.

Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘The Piano’ plays again

Dennis Harvey - August 5, 2026

Sam Neill (RIP) in major key. Plus: Futile love in 'White Nights,' Hector Babenco tribute, whimsical 'Drunken Noodles,' sour "Ice Cream Man'

Labor

As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers’ union launches hardship fund

Leah Isobel - August 5, 2026

UVW-CWA aid initiative and innovative Necrosoft bundle aim to support affected workers from indie orgs and big corps.

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Music

Charli XCX is the future of rock, in fact

Daniel Bromfield - August 5, 2026

The genre will be saved by outsiders—even highbrow-nodding hyperpop ones who know how to slay big festivals like Outside Lands.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Forget AI, you’re in ‘Urinetown’ now

Charles Lewis III - August 4, 2026

Ray of Light's latest triumph is awash with talent. Plus: 'In a Memory Palace' at Z Space used Noh to haunting effect.

Music

Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Jess Oledan - August 4, 2026

Promoter Tonko's unassuming series platforms local musicians with a genre-blurring bent.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

Marke B. - August 4, 2026

Vote for what you love and celebrate the Bay Area! We're going back to our roots for the 52nd edition.

Dance

Aerial Arts Fest flies high on a shoestring and a dream

Aimée Ts'ao - August 3, 2026

Losing NEA funding and artists' reluctance to visit the US can't keep Zaccho's vertical dance celebration down.

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Lit

‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

Tom Molanphy - August 2, 2026

Author and Native American tribal chairman Greg Sarris discussed his first novel in 30 years, immersed in 1930s Pomo history.

The Agenda

How the fall election is shaping up

Tim Redmond - August 2, 2026

Chan and Wiener are essentially tied; how will the Marina Safeway project impact that race? That's The Agenda for Aug. 2-9

News + Politics

Fighting back against the growing surveillance state

Ian Firstenberg - August 2, 2026

Protests large and small are disabling Flock cameras and resisting repeated violations of privacy by police and corporations.

Sports

An uncommon Warrior: Yaxel Lendeborg comes to the Bay

Alan Chazaro - August 1, 2026

An ode to the Puerto Rico-born Dominican American player who bounced up from community college.

Art

Enjoy your trip inside M. Mark Bauer’s labyrinthine paintings

Mary Corbin - July 31, 2026

His works are eye-popping, but contain deep 'flow of consciousness' messages about the environment and society.

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Featured

12 years of SF Cocteaufest—now with a real Cocteau Twin in it

Director Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I’m trying to queer the rules of horror’

Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

Cannabis cafes are coming to SF—and it’s about damn time

Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

Live Shots: Valkyries flew high in return to Ballhalla

Screen Grabs: ‘The Piano’ plays again

As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers’ union launches hardship fund

Charli XCX is the future of rock, in fact

Drama Masks: Forget AI, you’re in ‘Urinetown’ now

Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

Aerial Arts Fest flies high on a shoestring and a dream

‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

How the fall election is shaping up

Fighting back against the growing surveillance state

An uncommon Warrior: Yaxel Lendeborg comes to the Bay

Enjoy your trip inside M. Mark Bauer’s labyrinthine paintings

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