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This school for clairvoyants knows just how to affirm your powers

'It's like Hogwarts, only better because it's real' says director Rani August of the Berkeley Psychic institute

Culture Joshua Rotter - October 26, 2026

At Fox, Geese were much more than the Cameron Winter show

Its lead singer may be an unwilling tabloid darling, but the band's dense indie foundation still shines through as a unit.

Music Daniel Bromfield - October 26, 2026

The mayor’s big lie on Prop. F

Plus: Come to our 13th Annual Gala Tuesday at El Rio! That's The Agenda for Oct.. 25 to Nov. 1

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 25, 2026

The real story behind the latest Chan-Wiener poll

The voters hate tech companies. They think the local economy is getting worse. And they like socialism as much as capitalism. We dive into the cross-tabs

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 25, 2026

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Sandcastle Classic, LitCrawl, Annie Sprinkle, 125 Years of Lawn Bowling….

Marke B. - October 23, 2026

'Roll Fog,' Chinatown After Dark, SF Dance Film Fest, SOMArts' Día de los Muertos, 'Wicker,' a Britney Spears musical, more to do!

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Warriors score early wins with tasty new fare

Tamara Palmer - October 22, 2026

Delightful Dungeness sandwich, fire pozole, perfect vegan pancit are some of this season’s culinary highlights at Chase Center.

Music

Under the Stars: Noise Pop’s phase one lineup drops—with a load of local love

John-Paul Shiver - October 22, 2026

Plus: Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' reissue (again), Late Aster's constellations, hometown high-fives from Treasure, more

Humor

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

Joel Schechter - October 22, 2026

A 'No Kings' encounter put us in mind of a Roman poet's satirical—and unfortunately immortal—take on the kakistocracy.

News + Politics

Education funding, from France to San Francisco

Tim Redmond - October 22, 2026

The issue isn't about a lack of money. It's about distribution. When will GrowSF even consider reality?

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Music

Dani Satin’s journey from deep grief to Outside Lands

Ankita Bhanot - October 22, 2026

Always Hallways' velvet-voiced Berkeley singer found new strength onstage through processing her father's loss.

Music

‘Steve Reich at 90’ honors a minimalist master who still brings ‘continuous joy’

Marke B. - October 22, 2026

Conductor Brad Lubman leads an all-star tribute to the composer of 'some of the most transcendent music ever written'

Opinion

OPINION: Why professional journalists are opposing Proposition A

Richard Knee - October 21, 2026

The measure would weaken the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, and the public's access to records

Labor

State workers hold one-day strike

Brady Middlebrook - October 21, 2026

Their contract expired June 30. The state won't even consider their proposals

Dance

Kids dive into the wondrous world of dance at ODC’s ‘Family Matters’

Skylar Wolff - October 21, 2026

The series weaves performance, discussion, and demonstration into a joyful access point for tomorrow's arts patrons.

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Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification

Charles Lewis III - October 21, 2026

SFBATCO's latest punches upwards at sell-out politicos and smug bougie folk, while celebrating Fillmore's jazz legacy.

Featured

Shamann Walton, Nato Green team up for comedy at our big party!

Marke B. - October 21, 2026

Our Oct. 27 Triple Gala continues to bring on the heat, with two of the city's favorites bringing laughs and high spirits.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Combo Tezeta

John-Paul Shiver - October 21, 2026

Get drenched—or just slightly micro-dosed—in powerful psychedelic cumbia from this incredible Oakland outfit.

Art

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

Mary Corbin - October 21, 2026

'Once I see her, the painting is finished,' says North Beach portraitist, who digs into fraught subjects like 'the paper bag test.'

Music

Posthumous ‘staggering explosion’ from emcee P.E.A.C.E. is released at last

John-Paul Shiver - October 20, 2026

Freestyle Fellowship legend recorded with SF producer Romanowski over 13 years; proceeds will benefit his kids.

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