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Ana Gasteyer adds ‘Sugar & Booze’ to Symphony’s ‘Holiday Gaiety’

Joshua Rotter - December 2, 2019

Sugar, booze, and music — these are the things that Ana Gasteyer’s holidays are made of. Top on the comedian, actress, and singer’s list of...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Reese Erlich - November 29, 2019

In 2005, I sat in a lounge off the Senate chamber in La Paz, Bolivia, waiting for an interview. I was wearing my best...

Housing

Swept to death

Tiny - November 27, 2019

“We know Caltrans has two trucks, one for the stuff they think they can sell, one for the stuff they throw away,” said Rosa...

5 artists you can’t miss from Noise Pop’s second wave

John-Paul Shiver - November 25, 2019

Facilitators of Noise Pop, the annual independent music festival that takes place in San Francisco the week of February 24th-March 1st, just announced their...

News + Politics

A nonprofit alliance becomes an ally of Big Telecom

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - November 24, 2019

It's not unusual for businesses to spend princely sums lobbying government to free them from regulations, which generally means consumer protections are reduced or...

News + Politics

Breed refuses to sign housing bill

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2019

Mayor London Breed has refused to sign legislation raising the fee office developers have to pay for affordable housing. Although the bill, which passed unanimously,...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: And here’s the real kicker…

Marke B. - November 13, 2019

ARTS FORECAST The Stomp tour stomped into town for a very brief visit at ACT last weekend (why, when it could stay so much longer?)—and the...

The lo-fi psych-pop joys of Still Woozy

Joshua Rotter - November 11, 2019

Still Woozy (playing Wed/13 through Friday/15 at The New Parish) was hanging out backstage at Lollapalooza at Chicago’s Grant Park, last summer. He had...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: French noir to vintage punk, a week of retro gems

Dennis Harvey - November 11, 2019

Considering all the odds against it—real estate/rent issues, changing audiences, ever-more home viewing options—it’s pretty amazing that San Francisco still has any arthouse scene...

Arts + Culture

Local musicians step up to ‘Blanket the Homeless’

Marke B. - November 5, 2019

When I spoke with storied music producer Scott Mickelson last month, San Francisco was in the midst of a nationally covered anti-homeless kerfuffle. Housed...

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