California Archives - Page 9 of 192

Housing

Supes agree to endorse rent-control measure after another strange debate

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2024

Breed won't side with tenant groups but board votes 8-2 in favor of Costa-Hawkins repeal; 'pro-housing' officials are actually anti-tenant.

Onstage

Debby Boone: ‘I’m relatable, fun, flawed, and real’

Joshua Rotter - July 9, 2024

Unstoppable performer to light up stage at the 'Help Is On The Way: Broadway & Beyond' HIV/AIDS fundraiser.

The Agenda

For supes, mayor, there’s no more ducking a crucial rent-control issue

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2024

Breed, board, will have to side with landlords or tenants. Plus: The failure of state housing mandates, and fall charter amendments. That's The Agenda for July 7-14

Art

In tapestries of Bay Area street life, Dance Doyle weaves a world

Mary Corbin - July 5, 2024

Artist channels interviewees'—and their own—experiences with houselessness, addiction onto the loom.

Art

Tosha Stimage’s ‘SUPERBLOOM’ invites Presidio visitors into Bay’s rich floral heritage

Emily Wilson - July 3, 2024

Florist's Chilean strawberries and California poppies budded from research into the land.

Stage Review

Load up the truck with family drama, it’s time to hit ‘Mother Road’

Charles Lewis III - July 2, 2024

Octavio Solis’ latest at Berkeley Rep puts a racial spin on father-son dynamics and the burden of inheritance.

Music

Under the Stars: Fake Fruit goes clown show, Fresh & Onlys return…

John-Paul Shiver - July 2, 2024

James Devane de-stresses the algorithm, Voluntary Hazing silence notifications, NxWorries team up, more music

Music

Freaky pharaoh of electro Egyptian Lover heats up the Meltdown

Joshua Rotter - July 1, 2024

Legendary DJ and beat-maker on the early '80s LA rap scene, breaking the 808, and coming to Mosswood Park.

Homelessness

Lawsuit against SF’s homeless sweeps will continue despite Grants Pass case

Phebe Bridges - June 30, 2024

City is still violating court injunction by destroying the property of unhoused residents.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Rapper-chef Lyrics Born says show’s next season ‘will blow people away’

Tamara Palmer - June 27, 2024

New acoustic album may be last for a while as Bay Area legend focuses on visual media like his cooking series.

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