Featured

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - March 4, 2026

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra magic

By celebrating local talent and venues (with a sprinkling of cosmic legends), Noise Pop grew exponentially this year.

Music Review John-Paul Shiver - March 4, 2026

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

Plus: African Film Festival, BFF.FM Super Schmackdown, Indian Restaurant Week, 'Paranormal Activity'.

What To Do Caitlin Donohue - March 4, 2026

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

On Saturday and Monday, crowds gathered to demand an end to US intervention in the Middle East.

Protest Joel Schechter - March 3, 2026

Business + Tech

DA Brooke Jenkins attacks unions, says the city needs to be nicer to billionaires

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2026

At conference for democrats who want to crush the left, Jenkins says the city is at a "reckoning" with local labor

Music

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Marke B. - March 3, 2026

Jeff Mills performs his new, third score for Fritz Lang's dystopian 'Metropolis': 'I wish it weren't so relevant now'

Movies

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Dennis Harvey - March 3, 2026

Plus: New German cinema, African Film Festival, and Satyajit Ray’s 'Days and Nights in the Forest'.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

John-Paul Shiver - March 3, 2026

Free show from tenderpunk faves erased the condos closing in; avant-rock trio took the beards on wild rides at GAMH.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

Daniel Bromfield - March 2, 2026

30-year-old 'August 10' soundtracks today's teen Reels, but the Canadian stalwart transcends viral splash with guitar chops.

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Labor

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

David Bacon - March 2, 2026

Fresh produce is a great benefit of living in the Bay Area—but the workers in the fields are the ones who make it happen

Music

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2026

One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.

The Agenda

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2026

Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas

Daniel Bromfield - March 1, 2026

KQED Live set brought out a local garage rock legend's country side, while a beloved voice actor dove into classic soul.

Art

Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability

Mary Corbin - February 28, 2026

Her anime girls were being fetishized—so the painter turned to depicting mukbangs.

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Art

YBCA’s ‘Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history

Lou Fancher - February 27, 2026

Ester Hernández, Serge Gay Jr., Crystal Mason, Tanya Wischerath, and others carry on distinctly SF practice of world-building.

Promotion

See a show for free at Lost Church in March

Marke B. - February 27, 2026

Flamenco, comedy, variety, music: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.

Transportation

The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit

Ian Firstenberg - February 26, 2026

Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it

Environment

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment

Serena Finney - February 26, 2026

Protesters say 80 percent cut would imperil Climate Action Plan

Onstage

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

Charles Lewis III - February 26, 2026

Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.

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Featured

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra magic

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

DA Brooke Jenkins attacks unions, says the city needs to be nicer to billionaires

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas

Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability

YBCA’s ‘Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history

See a show for free at Lost Church in March

The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

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