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Under the Stars: The necessary genius of Saul Williams (and friends)

Plus: Prince's worldly curveball, Jessy Lanza's tender life slap, Armed Byrd takes flight, more new music

Music John-Paul Shiver - September 23, 2025

New state ‘loitering’ law could lead to racial profiling and deportations

In the name of fighting sex trafficking, the state just opened the door to racial profiling, abuse, and helping ICE

Immigration Serena Finney - September 23, 2025

Just one week left to vote for Best of the Bay!

Best Burrito, Best Drag Show, Best Street Fair, Best Bookstore... Voting ends September 30—tell us what you love!

Best of the Bay Marke B. - September 23, 2025

The bizarre incompetence of Wiener’s SB 79

Do that math: This will never work. And it undermines all the twisted efforts cities are making to comply with RHNA

Housing Michael Barnes - September 22, 2025

Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Z Space

Charles Lewis III - September 22, 2025

A blessedly versatile former can factory has become a well-established gem of a stage complex—and party place.

Music

Iconoclastic as ever, Hunx and His Punx mix the apocalyptic with the cheery

Daniel Bromfield - September 22, 2025

Long-awaited new LP 'Walk Out On This World' came through tragedy to deliver sweet garage punk goods.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Blasting off with Jordan Belson’s mind-expanding cinema

Dennis Harvey - September 22, 2025

Plus: 'Cannes for dirtbags' Scumdance Fest, Emma Thompson on thin ice, and a 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' love letter.

Contest

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

Marke B. - September 22, 2025

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

The Agenda

Here’s what Scott Wiener has done

Tim Redmond - September 21, 2025

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

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Opinion

Some modest suggestions for Mayor Lurie to appoint for D4 supe

Joel Schechter - September 21, 2025

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

Music

Rock legend Andy Summers takes aim with a different instrument

Joshua Rotter - September 20, 2025

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

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.'

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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?

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

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