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Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault charges

With endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier charges?
Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
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Big Week: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Black Art Week, Mahmoud Kahlil…

Stardella, Octo Octa, Plock Swedish Candy, Yasmin Levy, Marika Christine, 'The Crypt-O-Keepers'—what to do!
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Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.
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Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Texts crapped out and the chicken was hidden, but massive dance music fest delivered with Despacio, Four Tet, Robyn, more.
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Campaign Trail

The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

Tim Redmond -
The measure doesn't stop special interests from writing laws. It does the opposite.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

Charles Lewis III -
SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

Tamara Palmer -
The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.
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Music

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Joshua Rotter -
Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen shares 60 years of Bay Area musical memories, including 24 at the free fest.
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Dance

Flyaway’s latest asks, ‘What if incarcerated voices could animate a library?’

Aimée Ts'ao -
Choreographer Jo Kreiter & co. collab with women in prison and SFPL to create a provocative aerial spectacle.
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Music

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Joshua Rotter -
Rocking full speed into town with Hayley Williams, the genre-bender brings volatility, freedom, and bold new album 'RX.'
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Campaign Trail

Why is the demolition of historic buildings not a bigger issue in the D8 supe race?

Tim Redmond -
Who's afraid of the Yimbys who want to call the Castro a "theme park?"
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

Tamara Palmer -
The former Warrior now leans into his food-loving side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Dennis Harvey -
Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Dorothy O'Donnell -
Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

Jon Bauer -
People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair
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The Agenda

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

Tim Redmond -
Plus: Supes to confront jail conditions ... and have the Yimbys crossed a line in the Castro?
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Summer’s gone—but it left us great cafes

Tamara Palmer -
A quartet of exceptional new spots where you can linger over coffee, pastries, and perhaps some great art in the making.
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Humor

A Luddite AI that self-destructs? Why not?

Joel Schechter -
'End Times' and a 21st Century version of a 19th Century phenomenon
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Media

Why won’t the media call a lie a lie?

Bruce Mirken -
Trump and RFK, Jr. constantly and deliberately spew falsehoods. We know this, they know this—why doesn't the press?
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