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Movies

Jewish Film Festival sparks with romance, tragedy, fiddler on roof

Dennis Harvey - July 17, 2019

Though it has programmed its share of controversial fare over the years, the 39th edition of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will open...

Arts + Culture

A ‘Witch Hunt’ that reverberates today

Emily Wilson - July 10, 2019

ONSTAGE In 2014, playwright Carol Lashof and director Elizabeth Vega wanted to put on a play, Just Deserts, that Lashof had written. “We connected because...

Onstage

Bring it on, Bob the Drag Queen

Joshua Rotter - July 8, 2019

ONSTAGE Coming in at number eight on “New York Magazine”’s “The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America” list meant next to nothing to Bob the...

Dance

Ethnic Dance Fest transcends borders 41 years in

Emily Wilson - July 2, 2019

Patrick Makuakāne, the founder and director of the Hawaiian dance company Nā Lei Hulu i ka Wēkiu, wants to keep traditions of the dance form intact....

News + Politics

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

News + Politics

UC’s deal with Big Pharma should raise red flags

Tina Stevens - June 27, 2019

Last week, the drug company GlaxoSmithKline announced a five-year, $67 million partnership with UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Their stated goal is to establish a...

News + Politics

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2019

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

Culture

Stern Grove Festival changes family hands—but not its free music mission

Emily Wilson - June 10, 2019

When Dr. Douglas Goldman went to the Stern Grove Festival as a child, he remembers cherry trees in the concert meadow with tables arranged...

News + Politics

Facebook money and California housing

Zelda Bronstein - May 29, 2019

On January 24, 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the limited liability company founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

Culture

Call the ‘Please Force’: Wavy Gravy revisits Woodstock in new doc

Joshua Rotter - May 28, 2019

Plagued by site issues, limited construction time, a surplus of attendees, heavy traffic delays, inclement weather conditions, a scarcity of food and medical supplies,...

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