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News + Politics

‘Manifest destiny?’ That’s really, really alarming, even by Trump standards

Tim Redmond - January 20, 2025

About the most racist thing a president has said in public in a long time.

City Hall

Peskin: The narrative that SF is turning away from progressives isn’t entirely true

Christopher D. Cook - January 20, 2025

After 24 years in office, the former supe talks about progressive wins, losses, and 'right-wing billionaires and their astroturf lackeys'

Movies

Revisiting the crisis that made media modern in ‘September 5’

Pam Grady - January 18, 2025

Writer-director Tim Fehlbaum and actor John Magaro dive into the pivotal 1972 Munich Olympics broadcast that changed TV.

The Agenda

The ‘common sense’ attack on progressive policies and ideas

Tim Redmond - January 12, 2025

Plus: SFPD's failure to keep racial profiling records, the early signs of Wiener's housing policies, and the People's March .... that's The Agenda for Jan. 13-19

Opinion

OPINION: An open letter to three new supervisors with a few questions

Peter Nasatir - January 12, 2025

Can a concerned resident pin down Sherrill, Mahmood, and Sauter on some issues they haven't talked much about?

City Hall

The deal is done: Mandelman is the new Board of Supes president

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2025

The others dropped out as all the factions came to terms with an unusual unanimous vote. Here's the back story.

News + Politics

Newsom says local government at fault for homelessness; here’s why he’s wrong

Tim Redmond - December 29, 2024

Plus: Remembering the outgoing supes ... and where their goodbye parties are. That's The Agenda for Dec. 29 to Jan. 5

Performance

Live Shots: Circus Something dove into the solstice with ‘The Longest Night’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - December 22, 2024

Tantalizing sword dancing, angelic striptease, aerial artwork filled a monochromatic tribute to the season with color.

Opinion

The irony of RFK Jr. and the polio vaccine

Sue Hestor - December 15, 2024

A polio survivor whose family got the Salk vaccine helped get Robert Kennedy Sr. to run for president.

Healthcare

The Luigi problem

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2024

An alleged murderer has become a folk hero, on all sides of the political spectrum. The Democratic Party remains utterly clueless.

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