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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Bosco

New 140-seat Italian restaurant in SoMa feels astonishingly intimate, with innovative yet homey dishes straight from Mother Nature.

Best of the Bay Adrian Spinelli - October 20, 2026

Bloodsuckers ran amok at International Vampire Film Festival

Garlic from Gilroy, plastic-fanged goths, spooky films from all over the world: Balboa Theater gave vamp fans plenty to sink their teeth into.

Movies Dhruv Baronia - October 20, 2026

Screen Grabs: SF Latino Film Fest finds a happy place in heavy times

Plus: Horny fairy tale triumph 'Wicker,' powerful immigrant doc 'One in a Million,' Cannes-winner 'Fjord,' more new movies

Movies Dennis Harvey - October 20, 2026

Our gala heats up with Chile Lindo empanadas, Latin tunes from DJ Lizzy al Toque

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Featured Marke B. - October 19, 2026

News + Politics

Here’s what the supes ought to be asking the mayor

Tim Redmond - October 19, 2026

Tech worker horrors, Money to fight ICE, data centers, affordable housing: What a missed opportunity Tuesday's meeting will be.

Opinion

Opinion: Why labor supports Connie Chan for Congress

Larry Mazzola Jr., Mike Casey and Kim Tavaglione - October 19, 2026

Local unions aren't always in agreement on politics—but they agree on this election

Music

Raucous electronic artist Tricky FM knows you’re shocked

Leah Isobel - October 19, 2026

Talking spiky girl energy, cum circle crowdwork, new LP 'Twin Star Fantasy,' so much more with rising beatmaker

Art

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez

Emily Wilson - October 19, 2026

The artist showed us just how US and Mexico relate on a monumental scale—now he's turning his gaze to colonial power structure.

Music

Live Shots: Danny Elfman delivered raging rock spiked with a Halloween fave at the Masonic

Danny Acosta - October 19, 2026

Lovable former Oingo Boingo frontman and cinematic soundtrack master went gonzo with his heavy side.

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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Rize Up Bakery

Tamara Palmer - October 19, 2026

Black-owned, SF-based, perfect sourdough loaves and boules from baker Azikiwee Anderson—now available in his own cafe.

The Agenda

The city’s a mess. The supes don’t want to question the mayor

Tim Redmond - October 18, 2026

Plus: How to expand equity with neighborhood schools—and will Lurie's agenda create a sterile city that nobody will celebrate in 50 years? That's The Agenda for OCt. 18-25

Music

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Slumberland Records

John-Paul Shiver - October 16, 2026

Mike Schulman's powerhouse Oakland indie-pop record label has a sound as chill and comforting as a blanket of Bay Area fog.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Indulge in our favorite Restaurant Week deals

Tamara Palmer - October 16, 2026

From $15 Colombian brunch at Creative Ideas Cafe to beautiful $90 Indian feast at Copra, here are 12 can't-miss picks.

Music

At 87, the great Judy Collins sings farewell—but stays in the now

Joshua Rotter - October 16, 2026

Singer-activist shares tales of Leonard Cohen, Chicago Seven ahead of Sunday farewell concert at Cal Performances.

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Campaign Trail

Another bad Congressional ‘debate’ reflects the failures of local media and US politics

Tim Redmond - October 15, 2026

Nobody challenged the basic assumptions in Wiener's question, or his comments on AI money

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Market Street Arts Fest, BAS Day, Shipyard Open Studios, Paul Madonna…

Marke B. - October 15, 2026

Vampire Fest, Bearrison, Detroit Love, 'Women's Rebel Voices,' ReOrient Fest, Beatpig, 'Atonement,' more to do!

Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: ‘NAZA’ doc chillingly excoriates Israel’s killing machine

Dennis Harvey - October 15, 2026

Plus: Four-hour 'Musk' DOGE-walks the would-be tech emperor, and Elizabeth Holmes gets twisty in 'You Can See Everything'

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Dark fantasy and darker reality in powerful ‘The Brothers Size’

Charles Lewis III - October 15, 2026

Plus: 'Tis the season for 'Sqream' queens at Oasis, and Golden Thread's ReOrient Fest brings laughter and heartbreak

Culture

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Stuff by Luxe

Dorothy O'Donnell - October 15, 2026

No need to throw elbows to get to that Scandinavian living room set at the Bay Area's airy vintage consignment shop.

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