Featured

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Robert Beavers and Rob Nilsson, seen again. Plus: Jodie Foster as splendid grump, Paris Hilton as Paris Hilton and, er, 'Melania.'

Movies Dennis Harvey - January 28, 2026

Good Taste: Damansara’s Dungeness crab is hot to go

Lauded chef Tracy Goh adopts a more affordable takeout model for her high-quality Malaysian food.

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - January 28, 2026

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Charter amendment ignores the real issue: The ability of the executive to make appointments to the legislature.

City Hall Tim Redmond - January 27, 2026

Radio legend Alex Bennett rides the waves again at Sketchfest

86-year-old Live 105 and The Quake host, now a podcaster, brings cavalcade of on-air friends and memories to comedy fest.

Comedy Tamara Palmer - January 27, 2026

Music

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swing wild and hit

John-Paul Shiver - January 27, 2026

Singer Eli Knowles talks Mingus and art-rock influences, deep Bay connections, debut LP before Bottom of the Hill gig.

Onstage

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - January 27, 2026

Immersive 13th Floor Theater production draws on epic James Joyce novel and folk music for complex family drama.

Music

Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

John-Paul Shiver - January 26, 2026

Plus: Noise Pop pays tribute to Bottom of the Hill, Bob Weir remembered, Taj Mahal gets Sweet Relief, more

The Agenda

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2026

... Plus: Parking in driveways and Yimby Law's suit against SF misses the point about affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Jan. 25-Feb. 1

Protest

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

Sasha Cuttler - January 25, 2026

It could have been me or any one of my colleagues, but this time it was Alex Pretti RN.

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Opinion

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Richard Whipple - January 25, 2026

In these times, it's critical to remember that all residents belong and matter, especially those furthest from power

Protest

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Emma Garcia - January 25, 2026

Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, is the second person to be shot to death by ICE in the past month.

Contest

Score a free pair of tickets to see Corey Harris live in Palo Alto, Wed/28-Fri/30

Marke B. - January 25, 2026

The folk, blues, and reggae singer and scholar comes to Mitchell Community Center for three nights-act fast!

Protest

Minneapolis is showing us the way

Marc Norton - January 24, 2026

Labor, faith, and community organizations shut down the city. There is no going back

Music

Cate Le Bon: ‘Leaving somebody you love is a horrifying reality’

Joshua Rotter - January 24, 2026

Avant-pop singer on heartbreak album 'Michelangelo Dying,' leaning into chaos for inspiration, and 'very special city' SF.

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Art

His suburban idylls teem with the ‘uncanny magic of the exceptionally unexceptional’

Mary Corbin - January 23, 2026

Jonathan Crow's paintings mix Edward Hopper with David Lynch—when he can take a break from being a dad.

Music

Under the Stars: Farsight hits and dips into new ‘Situations’

John-Paul Shiver - January 22, 2026

Plus: Rob Reiner Tribute takes over the Parkway, Parameter festival is coming, DJ Delon drops a hot mix, more

Movies

Screen Grabs: Ann Lee won’t take any of your crap

Dennis Harvey - January 22, 2026

Women take center screen, including 'Mother of Flies,' 'H is for Hawk,' 'In Cold Light,' and 'Sound of Falling.'

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Does ‘The Book of Mormon’ hold up in darker times?

Charles Lewis III - January 21, 2026

'South Park' creators' Broadway smash returns at 15. Plus: Killing My Lobster popped back in with a sexy mime competition.

Opinion

Why the Public Defender’s Office can’t take all the felony cases the Superior Court is forcing on us

Matt Gonzalez - January 21, 2026

The mayor's anti-crime agenda has a cost—and the indigent clients of Public Defender Mano Raju shouldn't be paying it

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Featured

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Good Taste: Damansara’s Dungeness crab is hot to go

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Radio legend Alex Bennett rides the waves again at Sketchfest

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swing wild and hit

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Score a free pair of tickets to see Corey Harris live in Palo Alto, Wed/28-Fri/30

Minneapolis is showing us the way

Cate Le Bon: ‘Leaving somebody you love is a horrifying reality’

His suburban idylls teem with the ‘uncanny magic of the exceptionally unexceptional’

Under the Stars: Farsight hits and dips into new ‘Situations’

Screen Grabs: Ann Lee won’t take any of your crap

Drama Masks: Does ‘The Book of Mormon’ hold up in darker times?

Why the Public Defender’s Office can’t take all the felony cases the Superior Court is forcing on us

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