Featured

Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

Plus: Is somebody really, seriously. organizing a "March for Billionaires?" If it's a hoax, it's a good one. That's The Agenda for Feb. 1-8

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 1, 2026

Swinging ’60s icon Twiggy: ‘It happened so fast, and I was so young’

The model-actor became a cultural phenomenon; new doc at Mostly British fest fills in her complexity.

Movies Joshua Rotter - February 1, 2026

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

With his influential lies about the cause of AIDS, the quack left a trail of death and doubt that continues to this day.

Opinion Bruce Mirken - February 1, 2026

Indiefest giveaway: Score free tickets to new Dennis Peron doc ‘Join the Club’

We've got 10 pairs of tickets to new movie chronicling the beloved queer cannabis pioneer. Here's how to win!

Contest Marke B. - February 1, 2026

Transportation

BART cuts deal with Uber—without approval of the elected board

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2026

Private car company that wants to destroy public transit now gets a free ride on the BART app

Healthcare

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

Bruce Mirken - January 29, 2026

Vaccine panel head Kirk Milhoan says 'science is what I observe' and questions polio shot, among others.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Edwardian Ball, PIVOT Festival, Miss Kittin, a Harvey Milk sandwich….

Marke B. - January 29, 2026

ESG, Girl Tones, Emo Night, No-ICEd cookies, 'Tabi Tabi Po,' Friends of Perfection, more to do—get out there!

Stage Review

Drama Masks: New looks at ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’

Charles Lewis III - January 28, 2026

Stripped down at ACT and revamped at SF Ballet, two very familiar tales take January's big stages.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Dennis Harvey - January 28, 2026

Robert Beavers and Rob Nilsson, seen again. Plus: Jodie Foster as splendid grump, Paris Hilton as Paris Hilton, and, er, 'Melania.'

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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Damansara’s Dungeness crab is hot to go

Tamara Palmer - January 28, 2026

Lauded chef Tracy Goh adopts a more affordable takeout model for her high-quality Malaysian food.

City Hall

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Tim Redmond - January 27, 2026

Charter amendment ignores the real issue: The ability of the executive to make appointments to the legislature.

Comedy

Radio legend Alex Bennett rides the waves again at Sketchfest

Tamara Palmer - January 27, 2026

86-year-old Live 105 and The Quake host, now a podcaster, brings cavalcade of on-air friends and memories to comedy fest.

Music

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swings wild and hit

John-Paul Shiver - January 27, 2026

Singer Eli Knowles talks Mingus and art-rock influences, deep Bay connections, debut LP before Bottom of the Hill gig.

Onstage

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - January 27, 2026

Immersive 13th Floor Theater production draws on epic James Joyce novel and folk music for complex family drama.

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Music

Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

John-Paul Shiver - January 26, 2026

Plus: Noise Pop pays tribute to Bottom of the Hill, Bob Weir remembered, Taj Mahal gets Sweet Relief, more

The Agenda

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2026

... Plus: Parking in driveways and Yimby Law's suit against SF misses the point about affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Jan. 25-Feb. 1

Protest

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

Sasha Cuttler - January 25, 2026

It could have been me or any one of my colleagues, but this time it was Alex Pretti RN.

Opinion

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Richard Whipple - January 25, 2026

In these times, it's critical to remember that all residents belong and matter, especially those furthest from power

Protest

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Emma Garcia - January 25, 2026

Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, is the second person to be shot to death by ICE in the past month.

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Featured

Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

Swinging ’60s icon Twiggy: ‘It happened so fast, and I was so young’

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

Indiefest giveaway: Score free tickets to new Dennis Peron doc ‘Join the Club’

BART cuts deal with Uber—without approval of the elected board

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

BIG WEEK: Edwardian Ball, PIVOT Festival, Miss Kittin, a Harvey Milk sandwich….

Drama Masks: New looks at ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Good Taste: Damansara’s Dungeness crab is hot to go

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Radio legend Alex Bennett rides the waves again at Sketchfest

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swings wild and hit

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

And now, ICE has killed a nurse

People do not need to ask permission to belong

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

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