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Labor

The push for $15 an hour

Garrett Leahy - February 24, 2021

Local demonstration joins national movement calling on senators to support increase in minimum wage.

Lit

Literary lion Ferlinghetti exits, but his community legacy roars on

Marke B. - February 23, 2021

Thoughts on Lawrence's passing—and how his heroic drive still resonates in SF, even now.

Education

Teaching Behind the Mask: Overcoming stereotypes to promote change

Chandler Graddick - February 21, 2021

Public schools, private schools, privilege, and how I became an early-childhood educator.

Food & Drink

CA Craft Beer Week comes to a foamy head with tasty local offerings, events

Adrian Spinelli - February 18, 2021

Pour it on for new releases and collabs, a dim sum pair-up, a rap royalty tribute, and even—gasp!—great gluten-free beer

Art

Muralist Nigel Sussman delights East Bay pedestrians with Escher-like worlds

Mary Corbin - February 18, 2021

Citing influences like R. Crumb and 'Where's Waldo,' the Berkeley artist draws walkers' eyes into colorful mazes.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Boba on demand, Uncle Tito, and the legendary BAP!

Tamara Palmer - February 16, 2021

Our local food column has new snacks for you, plus 'Top Chef' star sightings, and the buzz on honey laundering.

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2021, part 2: More Ficks’ Picks at the big fest

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 16, 2021

Questlove's hypnotic 'Summer of Soul' sings, animated 'Cryptozoo' melts face, and two docs on Bay Area HS seniors bring cultural exposé close to home.

News + Politics

Rally responds to anti-Asian violence

Garrett Leahy - February 15, 2021

After attacks, a call for more community-based public safety solutions.

COVID

We can reimagine the post-COVID San Francisco

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2021

The future should be up to us -- not the corporate overlords who have controlled city planning for decades.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: American dreams, American screams

Dennis Harvey - February 11, 2021

'Happy Cleaners' and Sundance stand-out 'Minari' question mobility narratives, while 'Sator' charts a path to spectral horror.

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