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‘Hills of California’ aims to sing with real-life family harmony—and discord

Director Loretta Greco brings decades-hopping story of four sisters and their ambitious mother to Berkeley Rep.

Onstage Lou Fancher - October 27, 2025

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of feature films

Big director names filled up screens, from Richard Linklater and Noah Baumbach to Kathryn Bigelow and Luca Guadagnino.

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 27, 2025

Win tickets to see The Faint, Earl Sweatshirt, G Flip, Eden

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.

Contest Marke B. - October 27, 2025

The billionaires really are running SF

Plus: Saving small businesses (or not), and the imminent destruction of the protections for North Beach history and small businesses .... That's The Agenda for Oct. 26 to Nov. 2

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 26, 2025

Movies

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of experimental gems

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 24, 2025

A very meta Romanian 'Dracula', Sharon Lockhart's breathtaking grace, melancholic Georgian questing, more.

Immigration

Thousands march against ICE

JJ Lansing - October 24, 2025

Somber yet also jubilant rally serves as reminder that federal agents are still here in San Francisco

Featured

The Gala was terrific—and you can still support us!

Marke B. - October 24, 2025

Photos: Lovers of independent media and Best of the Bay winners flooded El Rio on Wednesday—help us reach our goal.

Immigration

Labor, community groups rally against Trump’s threats of an ICE invasion

JJ Lansing - October 23, 2025

White House backs off—for the moment—but the community is organized and ready

Drama Masks

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

Charles Lewis III - October 23, 2025

When self-professed "villain" Scott Wiener is centerstage at the No Kings rally, maybe it's time to question the whole production.

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Opinion

Gee, maybe San Francisco needs a few more billionaires

Joel Schechter - October 23, 2025

If we paid eight supes $1 billion a year, would Trump listen to them and give our city what it really needs?

Lit

Join us for Litcrawl’s ‘The Waymo That Ate San Francisco’

Marke B. - October 23, 2025

Indie media journalists take on the AI Bubble and Big Tech with hilarious, thought-provoking, and award-winning pieces.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Emma Stone is an alien—or not?—in ‘Bugonia’

Dennis Harvey - October 23, 2025

Plus: Jafar Panahi's latest Iranian moral thriller, Yoav Potash documents Jewish erasure in Poland, more movies

Dance

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

Lou Fancher - October 23, 2025

Chanel costumes and undeniable pedigree made for exuberant, if uneven, spectacular.

Movies

Rose Byrne on the Lynchian winks of ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

Pam Grady - October 23, 2025

Conan O'Brien, A$AP Rocky, and Christian Slater co-star in Mary Bronstein's ominous tale of motherly burnout.

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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Lila Downs, 33 years of MORE!, Sandcastle Classic, Green Film Festival, tons of other plans

Caitlin Donohue - October 22, 2025

Check out David Arman, SOMA Pilipinas Tasty Trails, 'Rocky Horror', Latino Film Fest, Sunset Halloween, more.

Housing

The surreal world of the supes and the Lurie [Rich] Family Zoning Plan

Tim Redmond - October 21, 2025

Are real estate speculators going to make housing affordable? Or is Scott Wiener forcing us to displace existing vulnerable communities?

News + Politics

If the National Guard arrives in SF, the Lurie Administration isn’t ready

Tim Redmond - October 21, 2025

The mayor's statements show little recognition of how serious a threat this is, and how he plans to respond

Food & Drink

The Warriors score six new season eateries

Tamara Palmer - October 21, 2025

Bulgogi cheesesteaks, candied bacon ice cream, ube mozzarella sticks—see what Chase Center is serving fans, starting this week.

Featured

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

Marke B. - October 20, 2025

Join us 6pm-9pm at El Rio and celebrate 12 years of indie media. Feel free to buy a ticket beforehand for a free drink, though!

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Featured

‘Hills of California’ aims to sing with real-life family harmony—and discord

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of feature films

Win tickets to see The Faint, Earl Sweatshirt, G Flip, Eden

The billionaires really are running SF

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of experimental gems

Thousands march against ICE

The Gala was terrific—and you can still support us!

Labor, community groups rally against Trump’s threats of an ICE invasion

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

Gee, maybe San Francisco needs a few more billionaires

Join us for Litcrawl’s ‘The Waymo That Ate San Francisco’

Screen Grabs: Emma Stone is an alien—or not?—in ‘Bugonia’

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

Rose Byrne on the Lynchian winks of ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

BIG WEEK: Lila Downs, 33 years of MORE!, Sandcastle Classic, Green Film Festival, tons of other plans

The surreal world of the supes and the Lurie [Rich] Family Zoning Plan

If the National Guard arrives in SF, the Lurie Administration isn’t ready

The Warriors score six new season eateries

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

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