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News media coverage about Lurie’s upzoning plan misses the most important player

The ugly choices the city faces are largely the result of one person: Scott Wiener
Development Tim Redmond -
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SF’s private surveillance state

The privatization of public safety (and spy cameras) is a costly threat to all of us
Police Ian Firstenberg -
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Enterprise Brewery

Local beer vets Jesse Hayter and Cameron MacDonald's SoMa taproom is a welcome neighborhood watering hole.
Arts + Culture Adrian Spinelli -
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Scottish songbird Sheena Easton: ‘I always like to make every performance feel intimate.’

Revered for '80s hits which took her from Bond to Prince, she brings her inimitable strut to Yoshi's and Symphony Hall.
Music Joshua Rotter -
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The Agenda

A political attack on supportive housing

Tim Redmond -
Plus: Protecting legacy businesses—and is there a real search for a new police chief? That's The Agenda for Oct. 12-19
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Opinion

OPINION: The serious problems with Dorsey’s sober-housing legislation

Jordan Wasilewski -
It bans all supportive housing that isn't 'drug free.' This will make the situation on the streets worse.
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Business + Tech

Dear Marc Benioff: Are you a socialist?

Joel Schechter -
You seem to want the government to pay for your private security. Is a wealth tax next?
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Contest

Win tickets to Buckethead, Beta Band, Erika De Casier

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

At the de Young, a vibrant refresher of Indigenous art

Lou Fancher -
New four-gallery "Rooted in Place" displays gorgeous diversity of Native California peoples.
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Art

Blues musician Mike Henderson enjoys the ride, right on through to solo art show

Lou Fancher -
At Haines Gallery, Cabin Fever bandmember's multimedia expressions of Black life crackle with humor and insight.
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Lit

First-ever Robert Crumb biography zaps with iconoclast’s free speech and wild pen

Joel Schechter -
Author Dan Nadel gained intimate access to living legend and comic book peers for 'A Cartoonist's Life.'
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Housing

Berkeley’s city planning ‘cancel culture’

Zelda Bronstein -
Small shops and the public cut out of the process of upzoning three neighborhoods
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Best of the Bay

Welcome to Best of the Bay 2025!

Marke B. -
Our 51st annual Readers' Poll celebrates everything that's Best about the Bay Area—chosen by the people who live here.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2025: City Living Winners

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Best Street Fair, Best Night Market, Best Tattoo Parlor, Best Yoga Studio, Best Gym, Best Hotel, more
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Best of the Bay 2025: Food & Drink Winners

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Best Burrito, Best Pizza, Best Dive Bar, Best Date Restaurant, Best Sports Bar, Best Cafe, more
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2025: Arts & Nightlife Winners

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Best Cinema, Best Live Music Venue, Best Drag Show, Best Strip Club, Best Karaoke, Best Comedy Club, more
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2025: Shopping Winners

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Best Bookstore, Best Bike Store, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Flea Market, Best Thrift Store, Best Shoe Store, more
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Music

Under the Stars: For Cahl Sel, electronic experimentation is a family affair

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Akiko Yano's 1970s live love, Harvey Sutherland's top five house records, a new Ghostly Crushed, more music.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Techno-cyborgian Blackness, Rocky Horror, Litquake, BART Jazz Fest…

Caitlin Donohue -
Party at Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Yvonne's Southern Sweets, Chinatown Night Market, Decembrists, John C. Reilly, more to do!
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