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Win tickets to Folsom Street Fair’s official (and very naughty) parties!

Grab a fun friend and hit up Freak Curious, Magnitude, and/or Deviants: Here's how to enter

Contest Marke B. - September 22, 2025

Here’s what Scott Wiener has done

Plus: A massive Amazon delivery center bringing more pollution to Bayview? That's The Agenda for Sept. 22-29

The Agenda Tim Redmond - September 21, 2025

Some modest suggestions for Mayor Lurie to appoint for D4 supe

A lot of people who could add some progressive humor to the city seem to be out of jobs

Opinion Joel Schechter - September 21, 2025

Rock legend Andy Summers takes aim with a different instrument

New multimedia tour is 'nothing like what I did in the Police at all,' says guitarist and photographer.

Music Joshua Rotter - September 20, 2025

Culture

5 Folsom Street Fair experiences to whip up your fun

Marke B. - September 20, 2025

Drag terror, live punk, Mother DJ, bondage art, and pink lemonade top our list of 'special excitements' at this year's Sun/28 event.

Art

Maya Fuji’s luminous paintings conjure ‘uncanny coexistence’ with spiritual realm

Mary Corbin - September 19, 2025

'I like to show how cultures can sometimes overlap, like decorative nail art,' says Japanese American artist.

Music

Under the Stars: Debut from Richmond’s Pateka calls on Bay Area experimental legacy

John-Paul Shiver - September 19, 2025

Plus: The Fillmore sticks it to a storied history, bastiengoat's prime genre-shifting, and an ode to 'Alien: Earth.'

Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Double Cross Trail

Nicole Gluckstern - September 18, 2025

A 14-plus-mile trek from Fort Funston to Pier 23 provides a chance to 'get away'—while reveling in hometown beauty.

News + Politics

The Engardio recall, Yimby urbanist elitism, and the next step in SF politics

Tim Redmond - September 18, 2025

Is there a potential alliance around growth and development that brings together a broad range of voters?

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Lit

Writer Michael Luo is ready for the happy ending

Emily Wilson - September 18, 2025

'Strangers in the Land' author shares what his deeply researched book on Chinese immigration history has in common with 'KPop Demon Hunters.'

Culture

Folsom 2025 brings Twisted Windows, joyful gates, a continually expanding Playground

Joshua Rotter - September 17, 2025

Four of the kinky fair's players take us behind the juicy scenes (and history) of this year's fetish fest.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Portola Music Fest promises a Pokémon bowl, dirrty drinks—and no lines

Tamara Palmer - September 17, 2025

Quaffable highlights for this weekend's bayside blowout, including the debut of beloved Saigon Sandwich

Culture

Puff: Sampling the best of blooms at a streamlined Hall of Flowers

Dan Karkoska - September 17, 2025

Pros know the preeminent NorCal cannabis expo is the spot for sampling the year's hot buds.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: At Z Space, a flashback to the day that was much too much

Charles Lewis III - September 17, 2025

'The Day the Sky Turned Orange,' plus 'The Reservoir''s ensemble work, and femmes rise in 'Indecent.'

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Opinion

The Engardio recall and the failure of conservative politics in SF

Dean Preston - September 17, 2025

In the first test of the new 'moderates' and their policies, the voters said, 'no thanks.'

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Artists against Project 2025, Flower Piano, Low Rider Parade, Shakira Tribute Dinner…

Marke B. - September 17, 2025

...Portola Fest, Ron Carter, Kim Anh, Pauly D, Pino Palladino, Cheryl Dunye's favorite flicks and more to do!

Elections

Voters recall Engardio, by huge margin

Tim Redmond - September 16, 2025

Now it's up to Lurie to appoint a D4 supe—and it won't be an easy choice

Movies

Screen Grabs: Psychedelic bro love swirls in ‘Lemurian Candidate’

Dennis Harvey - September 16, 2025

Plus: Studio 8 Film Festival celebrates work from dearly departed Art Institute, Cheryl Dunye at BAMPFA, more releases.

Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Dani Offline

John-Paul Shiver - September 16, 2025

No wonder she's been featured at Noise Pop—this nouveau hip-hop vibe merchant isn't faking a thing.

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