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Booing the mayor isn’t political violence

Violence by the billionaire class has threatened vulnerable communities for years. You can't blame them if they show up and shout.
Protest Tim Redmond -
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Keep 48 Hills alive! Come to our Gala on October 22 and party for our future

We need you! Let's fill El Rio in the Mission with community spirit and dancing—and ensure that independent media survives.
Arts + Culture Marke B. -
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Best of the Bay Editor’s Pick 2025: Stonestown

Stunning transformation from mall food court to dining destination points a way forward for brick and mortar behemoths.
Arts + Culture Tamara Palmer -
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Drama Masks: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ bags the laughs with intriguing drama

Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT tells the story of a Canadian shopkeeper's family facing the future.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Nightlife

Party Radar: A ‘union’ for nightlifers? You better work

Marke B. -
Public Works' 15th anniversary parties—and recently launched PW Union membership program—pack in community goodies.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: The Big Kahuna of local fall film fests arrives

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: J. Hoberman haunts Beat paths, classic Westerns on the big screen, a queer Japanese epic, new releases, more
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Onstage

Fall into theater: 11 shows to catch this season

Charles Lewis III -
From Arthurian opera and deportation reenactment to D.I.R.T. Fest and 'Spanish Stew'—our critic's picks for best stage bets.
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Immigration

Lurie appointee to Airport Commission opposed measure to block ICE in California

Tim Redmond -
'So disappointing and scary for so many immigrants.'
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Culture

Live Shots: Folsom Street Fair 2025 was big, slutty, and beautiful

Jon Bauer -
42nd installment of kink and fetish festival expanded for a more chill vibe—without sacrificing the naughtiness.
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Dance

Spirit of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot soars again in new Flyaway work

Aimée Ts'ao -
Inspired by 1966 LGBTQ uprising in the Tenderloin, 'Down on the Corner' showcases local talent and legacy of resistance.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay voting extended through October 3!

Marke B. -
You've got until the end of the week to tell us what you love in our 51st annual Readers' Poll.
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The Agenda

How Scott Wiener is undermining affordable housing

Tim Redmond -
Plus: A strange move to allow city donations to a law-enforcement group, and why SF should buy apartments from a bankrupt landlord. That's The Agenda for Sept. 28-Oct. 5
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor: The lack of fire safety on the West Side of town

Herbert F. Mintz II -
Lurie wants more density in an area that has fallen behind in a key public safety area
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Business + Tech

Neighborhood finds it’s hard to fight AT&T

Tim Redmond -
Planners approve 104-foot tower in Diamond Heights over broad community opposition
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Supergroup of chefs launch Indian Restaurant Week

Tamara Palmer -
Anticipating Diwali, some of the Bay's best come together October 5-11 to highlight flavors of essential local community.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘One Battle After Another’ tests our moment’s wild waters

Dennis Harvey -
Paul Thomas Anderson delivers radical leftists terrorists, fascist invasions, Leonardo in a man-bun. Plus: A flimsy 'Him'
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Nightlife

Party Radar: Quick ‘n dirty guide to Folsom Street Fair fiestas

Marke B. -
Disco Daddy, Hard Reset, Soft Play, Power Snatch, Bears in Space, Horse Meat Disco, Grunt, Squish, Ew!, Chunk, more freaky affairs
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Fantastic Negrito

Lou Fancher -
Oakland-raised singer-songwriter refuses to rest on laurels, turning in a painfully introspective album with 'Son of a Broken Man.'
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Fashion

Leather, lace, and hardware: All the looks you need at Folsom Street Fair

Joshua Rotter -
From Five and Diamond to Love Lorn Lingerie—a tour through some of the fine fetish fashions on offer at the festival.
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