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BIG WEEK: SF Mime Troupe, Fillmore Jazz Fest, Ant Farm, cheetah croissants….

Plus: Gamelan Seker Jaya, DJ Derrick Carter, Breadbelly's new bake, ancient Greek romance, a drum and bass trailblazer, more to do

Big Week Marke B. - July 3, 2025

What to see at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival this summer ☀️

Celebrating 25 years of free, accessible and artistically excellent programs in downtown SF!

Drama Masks: In ‘Aztlán,’ gripped by intense forces beyond control

Magic Theatre melds carceral to mystical. Plus: Enthralling 'The Last Goat' presents Ancient Greek tale that does much with little.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 2, 2025

Screen Grabs: Caught up in the raptors, again

'Jurassic' holiday weekend kicks. Plus: Thomas Kinkaide's secrets, Fraenkel Film Fest, Bill Gunn and Mikio Naruse retrospectives, more.

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 2, 2025

The Agenda

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2025

Lithium battery factories without environmental review. Miami Beach development along the coast. And it's not going to make housing more affordable

Culture

Shipyard tales celebrated 20th century Black migrant lives of success and sacrifice

Tom Molanphy - July 1, 2025

'Holding Ground' event brought beleaguered yet vital area's past into the present, with future questions.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Legendary House of Nanking releases first cookbook

Tamara Palmer - July 1, 2025

Kathy and Peter Fang share the secrets of their family’s celebrated, 37-year-old Chinatown restaurant.

Contest

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

Marke B. - July 1, 2025

From indie and Americana concerts to sketch comedy and performance art, there's something for everyone. But act fast!

News + Politics

Trump wants to censor US history at national parks

Elaine Elinson - June 30, 2025

The truth about Tule Lake, Alcatraz, Sutro Baths and hundreds of other sites could be erased under an executive order

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News + Politics

Demolish rent-controlled housing? New Wiener bill could wipe out restrictions

Tim Redmond - June 30, 2025

Plus: Politics and Pride. That's The Agenda for June 19-July 6

Music

Under the Stars: Lopsided Australian avant-punk coming to town, prepare for obsession

John-Paul Shiver - June 30, 2025

Plus: Fresh tracks from Bar Part Time's new label, Private Joy—and a new Talking Heads video starring Saoirse Ronan?

Lit

Bay Area journalist heads down bumpy road to recovery in ‘Lying Drunk’

Lou Fancher - June 28, 2025

But Tony Hicks wants to be clear—this is no self-help book.

City Hall

SF, a sanctuary city for the billionaires

Joel Schechter - June 28, 2025

Will Mayor Lurie invite the rich New Yorkers who are scared of a democratic socialist to move here? Yikes!

Immigration

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

Marke B. - June 27, 2025

Hilary Rivers was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in downtown SF after Miss & Mr. Safe Latino Pageant.

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City Hall

Behind the late-night budget deal

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2025

The mayor got most of what he wanted. The process was a train wreck

Music

Under the Stars: Bidding adieu to the Phoenix Hotel (to the rhythm of drum and bass)

John-Paul Shiver - June 26, 2025

Plus: Trax Records turns 40, Isaac Hayes the American master, Mae Powell's squishy heart, more.

City Hall

Supes, mayor at budget impasse

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2025

Layoffs, housing money at issue as Lurie won't back down on cuts

City Hall

Lurie zoning plan has no support at all except the Yimby coalition

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2025

No small business group, no neighborhood group ... it's as if the mayor isn't even trying to find consensus

The Agenda

The silly ‘red scare’ over New York’s leading candidate for mayor

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2025

Mamdani's platform is just common sense, and it worked; is the Democratic Party Old Guard even paying attention?

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Featured

BIG WEEK: SF Mime Troupe, Fillmore Jazz Fest, Ant Farm, cheetah croissants….

What to see at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival this summer ☀️

Drama Masks: In ‘Aztlán,’ gripped by intense forces beyond control

Screen Grabs: Caught up in the raptors, again

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

Shipyard tales celebrated 20th century Black migrant lives of success and sacrifice

Good Taste: Legendary House of Nanking releases first cookbook

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

Trump wants to censor US history at national parks

Demolish rent-controlled housing? New Wiener bill could wipe out restrictions

Under the Stars: Lopsided Australian avant-punk coming to town, prepare for obsession

Bay Area journalist heads down bumpy road to recovery in ‘Lying Drunk’

SF, a sanctuary city for the billionaires

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

Behind the late-night budget deal

Under the Stars: Bidding adieu to the Phoenix Hotel (to the rhythm of drum and bass)

Supes, mayor at budget impasse

Lurie zoning plan has no support at all except the Yimby coalition

The silly ‘red scare’ over New York’s leading candidate for mayor

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