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Appeals court considers challenge to prostitution laws

Dan Raile - October 19, 2017

On Oct. 19, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case aimed at overturning California’s anti-prostitution laws. It will be...

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Why SF needs a disaster-relief plan

Christopher D. Cook - October 19, 2017

In the wake of the nightmare infernos that have ravaged Santa Rosa, Napa and beyond, San Franciscans have shown an inspired outpouring of care...

Arts + Culture

How to save a very cool bookstore

Marke B. - October 12, 2017

The banks of the Seine, the tree-lined paths of Madrid's Retiro park, the side streets of Izmir, the markets of Fez ... and San...

Music

Party Radar: Fundraisers for North Bay fires, Puerto Rico, Mexico

Marke B. - October 11, 2017

PARTY RADAR Another devastating tragedy, another round of climate change refugees who will most likely rely on monetized crowdfunding platforms to survive and recover. But...

News + Politics

The climate apocalypse is upon us

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2017

We were in Sebastopol a few hours before the fires started. Lovely Sunday afternoon, visiting an old friend, a few cheeseburgers and fries, a...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Sandcastles, Teotihuacan, Street Food Fest, Poke-Con….

Marke B. - October 8, 2017

ARTS FORECAST We're heavy into high season for arts (and food, and dance, and everything else wonderful), and there's so many things I'm bursting to...

Art

SOMArts show kicks off Dia de los Muertos season

Marke B. - October 5, 2017

ART LOOKS San Francisco takes its Day of the Dead seriously -- it's a sacred moment -- but, in the spirit of the magical holiday that pierces...

News + Politics

For seniors, eviction can be a death sentence

David Bogachik - October 3, 2017

DIALOGUES FOR LIFE When I was studying to be a psychoanalyst, one of my teachers, Dr. Irma Birman, shared a recollection from her childhood...

Arts + Culture

Tremble, fair reader, before the mighty Litquake!

Marke B. - October 2, 2017

Litquake -- the annual, gargantuan local literary festival (October 6-14) -- is turning 18 this year. And it's ready to rumble right out of...

News + Politics

The (not so secret) agenda of the Trump tax plan

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2017

The Republican tax plan is, of course, a huge giveaway to the rich, and (as with most tax “reform” passed since Jimmy Carter started...

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