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Under the Stars: Ron Trent convenes boogie royalty for ‘Lift Off’

Plus: A Juneteenth punk party? Third annual Bliss Fest at Presidio Theatre? Plan accordingly.

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 19, 2025

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

Frameline documentary follows those battling the frenzy to erase LGBTQ-related stories from schools.

Arts + Culture Pam Grady - June 19, 2025

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

Author John Birdsall dishes about his new history of LGBTQ+ food writers and chefs, and how queer cookery can meet the moment.

Lit Marke B. - June 19, 2025

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

Food & Drink

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

Tamara Palmer - June 18, 2025

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

Music

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

Caitlin Donohue - June 18, 2025

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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Tim Redmond - June 16, 2025

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Featured

Under the Stars: Ron Trent convenes boogie royalty for ‘Lift Off’

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

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

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!

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