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Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

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...

From ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to Frameline: Kate Walsh on acting and activism

More is what six friends living in New York City are striving for in Sell By, Mike Doyle’s new romantic comedy. In the film, premiering...

Oakland budget fight focuses on city revenue

On June 24, Oakland's City Council will be six days away from the June 30 deadline to pass the next two-year budget. A special...

Remembering Kevin Killian, 1952-2019

Editor's Note: Word came Saturday from his wife and fellow writer Dodie Bellamy that essential SF queer writer Kevin Killian—poet, teacher, playwright, gossip, Kylie...

Exploring love on its own terms with the team behind “The Sun is Also a Star”

Daniel Bae is a lifelong romantic, who pens love poems in a little notebook he carries around with him. Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi) is...

Surprising looks and gorgeous silks in ‘Kimono Refashioned’

ART LOOKS There are many reasons kimonos can fascinate—the fabric, the embroidery, botanical motifs like bamboo or plum blossoms, or the loose construction and simple...

The Patty Hearst kidnapping and the rise of community-based organizations in SF

UPDATED, see the end. The 1974 kidnapping of Patricia “Patty” Hearst, granddaughter of the founder of the Hearst media empire, was a dramatic chapter in...

Arts Forecast: Bye, bye, Babylon…

ARTS FORECAST San Francisco, your Golden Gates are closing, it sometimes feels like—especially with the announcement that, after 45 years of high spirits and higher...

I am not a homeless vampire

I didn’t come to this city because I wanted to take advantage of all the homeless resources and services. I’m not some homeless vampire...

Homeless people — in cages

Here lies the unhoused soldier  Killed in the undeclared war on the poor Just tryin to survive outside --  to hide on a bus bench,  away from your...