Remembrance

A great LGBTQ ally dies… and so does a great villain

'70s boycotts were their battlefields, but Allan Baird and Anita Bryant were as different as beer and orange juice.

Remembrance Marke B. - January 10, 2025

How Rickey Henderson mastered baseball

Remembering how the Oakland A's 'Man of Steal' chalked up so many awards it seemed he simply lent them out to others for a while.

Remembrance John-Paul Shiver - December 31, 2024

Walking in space with Quincy Jones: 4 LPs pointing up his cosmic genius

The entertainment impresario and musical mastermind possessed a singular talent for stellar collaborations.

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 12, 2024

The wild spirit of Phil Lesh ripples in unexpected directions

The Grateful Dead bassist leaves a spry legacy of unconventional technique, heard in these recent acts.

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 2, 2024

Art

At this year’s SOMArts Día de Los Muertos show, ofrendas for Palestine

Marke B. - October 16, 2024

Curators Rio Yañez and Bridgètt Rex on 2024's 'Bearing Witness' theme, and holding space for solidarity and mourning.

Remembrance

RIP Dr. Maggi Rubenstein, SF’s ‘Godmother of Sex Education’

Dr. Carol Queen - August 28, 2024

The outspoken nurse and PhD was fundamental to the bisexual rights movement, sex information hotlines, and AIDS prevention.

Music

Remember Me: How ‘California Soul’ legend Marlena Shaw took on a changing world

John-Paul Shiver - January 30, 2024

The late singer expanded jazz with feminism and funk, then embraced sampling as her voice defined hits through generations

Music

Remembering The Soft Moon

Marke B. - January 24, 2024

Former Bay Area musician Luis Vasquez had a huge impact on the scene, and his gorgeously dark sensibility will live on.

Nightlife

SF’s electronic music scene remembers essential figure Alland Byallo, 1979-2023

John-Paul Shiver - September 28, 2023

The beloved DJ-producer passed away suddenly, but leaves a long legacy of musical innovation and party breakthroughs

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Nightlife

A drag tribute fit for Sinéad’s mighty voice

Marke B. - August 16, 2023

'Her music is the kind of poetry that lends itself to the drama drag queens do so well,' says trixxie carr of upcoming show

Remembrance

A Tony Bennett Sunday kind of love

Tony Robles - July 26, 2023

His timeless voiced filled my childhood home on California Street, articulating what it meant to be human

Labor

With Anchor’s closure, SF loses much more than a brewery

Adrian Spinelli - July 12, 2023

It was the taste of The City in a bottle, telling a classic story—now ruined by corporate mismanagement

Culture

A Mother’s Day lament (and celebration of all who nurture)

Lou Fancher - May 10, 2023

A reflection on the recent loss of my mother, and the wider circle of those who help us through life

Music

Remembering Jeff Beck’s endless talent, through Stevie and Mingus

John-Paul Shiver - January 19, 2023

A thrift store find ushered me into the guitarist's world, which straddled, rock, jazz, blues, and funk

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Music

Speaking to Olivia

Lou Fancher - August 9, 2022

She'll always be remembered for her music and beauty, but Olivia Newton-John also welcomed questions about grief and loss

News + Politics

Remembering Bob Planthold, activist for sunshine and disability rights

Richard Knee - February 10, 2022

Remembrance

Trailblazing lesbian publisher Kim Corsaro was ‘wondrous, determined’

Tim Kingston - February 3, 2022

Remembering the larger-than-life leader of the Bay Times, who radicalized local gay journalism and famously got a police chief fired.

Remembrance

Peter Haberfeld, lawyer, organizer, and legendary community activist, dies

Stephen Bingham - January 30, 2022

Advocate for civil rights, labor rights, and the power of the people, was 80.

Remembrance

When Hunter Thompson worked for his arch-enemy, the Hearst Corporation

Peter Richardson - October 24, 2021

The legendary Gonzo journalist hated the big corporate empire—but spent years working for it. That's a key part of local media history.

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