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Tobacco industry freaks out about vaping ban in SF

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2019

Juul and its supporters reacted instantly to the Board of Supes vote today banning the sale of vaping products, with a flurry of press...

News + Politics

DA candidates address SF’s failures in sexual assault cases

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2019

The profound failure of San Francisco to address sexual assault in a way that prioritizes survivors has become a major issue in the race...

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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...

Lit

An audience with Marc Huestis, ‘Impresario of Castro Street’

Joshua Rotter - June 20, 2019

Legendary event producer Marc Huestis is famous for organizing lavish tributes to Hollywood stars including Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller, Jane Russell, Karen Black, Patty...

Onstage

In Rotimi Agbabiaka’s ‘Manifesto,’ a call to visionary black, queer ambition

Emily Wilson - June 18, 2019

ONSTAGE Waiting after school for his mother to pick him up after a high school French club meeting, Rotimi Agbabiaka—whose new show Manifesto plays at...

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Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

Hydee Feldstein - June 18, 2019

State Sen. Scott Wiener, as predicted here, has taken an uncontroversial bill about cosmetology licenses and turned it into a complex and detailed piece...

Movies

What happened to Halston? New doc dives deep into designer’s story

Joshua Rotter - June 17, 2019

In Halston, the new biopic about the visionary American fashion designer, director Frédéric Tcheng makes every effort to remain objective when portraying the contentious...

Onstage

Review: In ‘Oedipus El Rey,’ the wrecks of myth and mass incarceration

Elaine Elinson - June 12, 2019

ONSTAGE Ten years after Oedipus El Rey premiered at the Magic Theatre, Luis Alfaro’s drama is being staged there as a legacy revival, again directed by...

News + Politics

Wiener’s gut-and-amend tactics: Will they return with SB 50?

Hydee Feldstein - June 11, 2019

The date was Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2017, in Sacramento CA, when Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 384, a bill amending the California Business...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: She’s the Official Coolest Person Ever

Dennis Harvey - June 11, 2019

SCREEN GRABS Here’s something you don’t normally see mid-summer at the multiplex: Simultaneous openings of two movies with Emma Thompson. Neither are exactly Howard’s...

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Tobacco industry freaks out about vaping ban in SF

DA candidates address SF’s failures in sexual assault cases

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

An audience with Marc Huestis, ‘Impresario of Castro Street’

In Rotimi Agbabiaka’s ‘Manifesto,’ a call to visionary black, queer ambition

Wiener quietly turns barber bill into major housing legislation

What happened to Halston? New doc dives deep into designer’s story

Review: In ‘Oedipus El Rey,’ the wrecks of myth and mass incarceration

Wiener’s gut-and-amend tactics: Will they return with SB 50?

Screen Grabs: She’s the Official Coolest Person Ever

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