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Labor, Gordon Mar, and Connie Chan

OPINION: Labor and community coalitions have won in the past. Will that happen in November?

Opinion Tim Paulson - July 28, 2026

I was a fake chatbot in San Francisco

Confessions of an A.I. impersonator

Humor Joel Schechter - July 28, 2026

To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller

'Splash City' filmmaker and rapper aims to bring a side of San Francisco the world rarely sees to life.

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 28, 2026

E pluribus ants: At Cabrillo Music Fest, Sarah Hennies’ work buzzes with communal activity

Under expansive theme of US's 250th, composer's 'Grain House' considers the lowly but mighty insect.

Music Lou Fancher - July 28, 2026

Movies

Gregg Araki: ‘Why doesn’t Gen Z have sex anymore?’

Pam Grady - July 28, 2026

Iconoclastic queer director's hot new 'I Want Your Sex' was transformed by #MeToo, and wants to spark spicy conversations.

Dance

ODC Summer Sampler’s ‘Notes of Disquiet’ fueled by invisible burdens, Armenian poetry

Aimée Ts'ao - July 28, 2026

Mia J. Chong's latest work explores 'that feeling of having to hold in your response to someone else's insensitivity.'

Art

‘Jerry farts and burps’: Grateful Dead live on in spirited retrospectives

Joshua Rotter - July 27, 2026

Haight Street Art Center puts on two huge shows that keep the band's colorful legacy and community ticking.

The Agenda

What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2026

Plus: Another developer giveaway. That's The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Mark your calendar for ‘pay what you can’ restaurant day

Tamara Palmer - July 25, 2026

Mexico City-rooted initiative gets local participation from Al Pastor Papi, Reem's, Merkado, Understory, more

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Sports

At San Jose’s ‘Forbidden Door,’ international AEW stars knocked out xenophobia

Danny Acosta - July 24, 2026

Looking for earthshaking pro fights far from the White House lawn? This league's got you.

Promotion

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

Marke B. - July 24, 2026

See the other side of the Jewish Film Fest—immersive music, webs of seduction, violent betrayal—with 48 Hills.

Art

Mildred Howard writes her own history book

Lou Fancher - July 24, 2026

At Oakland Museum of California, the longtime artist's first major retrospective attacks Black erasure.

Music

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

John-Paul Shiver - July 23, 2026

Plus: Brandee Younger, 'The Ecstatic,' Diagonal Lines, atmos bloom, The Chutes 'Widow's Bay'—we're slipping it all in

Big Week

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Up Your Alley, Ballet22, Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

Marke B. - July 23, 2026

... naughty Dore parties, Marcos Valle, Jandii scones, 'Sketch on Speed,' disability rights film celebration, more to do!

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Dance

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 23, 2026

Nestled between golden hills and gathering dusk, gourmet dining pairs with sublime movement.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A revered documentarian faces the ultimate loss in ‘Remake’

Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2026

Plus: Celebrating disability rights, 'First Looks' at Oscar's shorts candidates, Nicolas Winding Refn's hell, the Dardennes' mothers.

News + Politics

Clint Reilly had some bad clients —and at least one really good one

Tim Redmond - July 22, 2026

He got rich working for the insurance industry—but he also came through for the neighborhoods in the 1986 Prop. M campaign

Movies

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Joshua Rotter - July 22, 2026

Sophia Maddox's doc asks, How do you reconcile your identity with a just-discovered legacy of unimaginable violence?

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

Charles Lewis III - July 22, 2026

Plus: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale as old as time, and 'The Prince, Part 1' sets wily classic in motion.

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Featured

Labor, Gordon Mar, and Connie Chan

I was a fake chatbot in San Francisco

To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller

E pluribus ants: At Cabrillo Music Fest, Sarah Hennies’ work buzzes with communal activity

Gregg Araki: ‘Why doesn’t Gen Z have sex anymore?’

ODC Summer Sampler’s ‘Notes of Disquiet’ fueled by invisible burdens, Armenian poetry

‘Jerry farts and burps’: Grateful Dead live on in spirited retrospectives

What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Good Taste: Mark your calendar for ‘pay what you can’ restaurant day

At San Jose’s ‘Forbidden Door,’ international AEW stars knocked out xenophobia

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

Mildred Howard writes her own history book

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Up Your Alley, Ballet22, Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Screen Grabs: A revered documentarian faces the ultimate loss in ‘Remake’

Clint Reilly had some bad clients —and at least one really good one

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

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