California Archives - Page 21 of 192

Art

Elizabeth Barlow paints ‘the fierce life force in even the tiniest flower’

Mary Corbin - January 31, 2024

Potent symbols—and beauty with a capital B—in the artist's vivid 'Flora Portraits.'

Housing

Is this the end of CEQA as a tool to challenge housing projects that damage communities?

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2024

A dramatic change in the use of a longtime neighborhood and community planning process is about to happen; can the supes do anything about it?

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Girls Scout cookie season is on, and we’ve got the snack hacks

Tamara Palmer - January 30, 2024

Jammin' Trefoils, Tagalong on a Date, Vegan Thin Mint Ice Cream Sandwiches... get your fix through Mar. 17.

Music

Remember Me: How ‘California Soul’ legend Marlena Shaw took on a changing world

John-Paul Shiver - January 30, 2024

The late singer expanded jazz with feminism and funk, then embraced sampling as her voice defined hits through generations

Dance

For 15 years, Lenora Lee Dance has tackled immigration and carceral trauma

Mary Carbonara - January 26, 2024

Two new works highlight Chinese and Latin migrant experience in El Paso and California's prison-to-ICE detention pipeline.

Development

Wiener wants to allow more big development along the Ocean Beach coast

Tim Redmond - January 24, 2024

A very strange 'power grab' that makes no policy sense—unless you want Miami Beach in the Outer Sunset.

Music

Under the Stars: Unleash the musical Kraken of 2024!

John-Paul Shiver - January 23, 2024

RIP the great Les McCann, but welcome Sheer Mag, Torrey, Michael Shannon, Con Brio, and a Floating Points ballet

The Agenda

Will all new housing development in SF be exempt from environmental review?

Tim Redmond - January 21, 2024

Plus: Yimby leader calls for rents to go higher. That's The Agenda for Jan. 22-28.

Art

In a globalized art world, why does SF need its own fairs? The answer lies in FOG

Emily Wilson - January 21, 2024

Smaller galleries like Jonathan Carver Moore, Schlomer Haus, CULT Aimee Friberg welcomed far-flung visitors to local excellence

Lit

Henry Hoke’s queer Hollywood mountain lion sticks a paw into the climate crisis

Lou Fancher - January 18, 2024

Sink your claws into the brief, powerful 'Open Throat.'

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