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SF Pride ED Suzanne Ford reacts to horrible anti-trans youth Supreme Court ruling

'The worst affront to the equal protection clause since Plessy v. Ferugson,' says longtime trans activist, urging unity.

LGBTQ Marke B. - June 18, 2025

The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

Chen measure would ask the state Legislature to allow a local income and wealth tax on the richest San Franciscans

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 18, 2025

Good Taste: Oakland’s Pierre Pierre raising funds to reopen Black-owned fine dining

Chef Cleashaun Hill has his eye on a new spot for his restaurant, which closed after a shooting last month.

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - June 18, 2025

Feeling bleak, yet dance-y this Pride? Consider gloomy june your parade marshals

Local band celebrates release of debut album at El Rio's Queer Emo Night.

Music Caitlin Donohue - June 18, 2025

Lit

For Marin author, testing positive for hereditary disease led to a mission

Dorothy Odonnell - June 18, 2025

In book 'Last Nerve,' Marin's Mindy Uhrlaub takes on the monster of familial ALS.

Housing

Appeals Board hearing raises key issue about protecting existing rental units

Tim Redmond - June 18, 2025

Planning Department wants to allow the removal of what evidence shows was a rent-controlled housing unit, setting a potentially dangerous precedent

What To Do

BIG WEEK: Hella Juneteenth, I Love Tenderloin week, and Bliss Fest beckon

Caitlin Donohue - June 17, 2025

Plus: Queer Emo Night, 'La Bohème,' Qube Chix, Sunset Campout, People's March and Rally, and many more picks from our arts and culture staff.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

Charles Lewis III - June 17, 2025

'La Bohème' proves its supremacy in welcoming newcomers to opera's bombast, 'Co-founders' tries to play it both ways.

Homelessness

SFMTA approves rules that would evict most people living in RVs

Tim Redmond - June 17, 2025

It's inhumane. It won't work. There's massive opposition. But the commissioners voted to approve it anyway.

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Art Review

Kayhan’s revolt against FOMO photography

DeWitt Cheng - June 17, 2025

Iranian scholar's exquisitely rendered tones recalls work of Dutch masters.

Crime

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

Tim Redmond - June 17, 2025

'Copaganda' should be required reading for anyone concerned about police, jails, and lies—and that includes journalists

Movies

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

Dennis Harvey - June 17, 2025

LGBTQ film festival approaches its half-century mark with too much relevancy, from real-time tales of triumph to Sapphic sci-fi.

Housing

SF weaponizes parking rules to displace RV families: 6 takeaways from El Tecolote’s blockbuster report

Yesica Prado and Erika Carlos - June 16, 2025

Winston Drive community of working class families was torn apart in 2024—and now Mayor Lurie intensifies the crackdown.

Music

Remembering Sly Stone: Unreleased album to provide mourners with time capsule of genius

John-Paul Shiver - June 16, 2025

'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967' shows what we've lost.

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Art

Inspired by Sister Corita Kent, Terri Friedman’s meticulous weaves erupt into protest

Mary Corbin - June 16, 2025

Abstraction and the use of words illuminate the products of CCA teacher's looms.

Onstage

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Joshua Rotter - June 16, 2025

Mudd the Two Spirit, more brilliant performers continue to lay annual showcase's transformative groundwork.

Featured

We need 100 more 48 Hills members to meet our spring goal!

Tim Redmond - June 16, 2025

Now is the time! Join us to save independent local media and stand up for San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Contest

Win a free ticket to a Frameline Film Fest movie

Marke B. - June 16, 2025

Join us at the world’s original—and largest—LGBTQ+ film festival in the world for Pride month.

The Agenda

Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget

Tim Redmond - June 15, 2025

Millions all over the country, including red states, oppose Trump. Plus: Brutal city budget comes down to the final weeks. That's The Agenda for June 15 to 22

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Featured

SF Pride ED Suzanne Ford reacts to horrible anti-trans youth Supreme Court ruling

The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

Good Taste: Oakland’s Pierre Pierre raising funds to reopen Black-owned fine dining

Feeling bleak, yet dance-y this Pride? Consider gloomy june your parade marshals

For Marin author, testing positive for hereditary disease led to a mission

Appeals Board hearing raises key issue about protecting existing rental units

BIG WEEK: Hella Juneteenth, I Love Tenderloin week, and Bliss Fest beckon

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

SFMTA approves rules that would evict most people living in RVs

Kayhan’s revolt against FOMO photography

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

SF weaponizes parking rules to displace RV families: 6 takeaways from El Tecolote’s blockbuster report

Remembering Sly Stone: Unreleased album to provide mourners with time capsule of genius

Inspired by Sister Corita Kent, Terri Friedman’s meticulous weaves erupt into protest

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

We need 100 more 48 Hills members to meet our spring goal!

Win a free ticket to a Frameline Film Fest movie

Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget

Be a 48 Hills Hero!

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