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Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Warm season, very hot topics

Dennis Harvey - December 14, 2020

Political violence, ethnic strife, and marital doubts south of the equator. Plus: Lost Landscapes of SF, more

Culture

A gonzo guide to great gifts (that will help local spots survive)

Marke B. - December 7, 2020

Everything you need: unique art, mouthwatering chocolates, radical guidebooks, nifty clothes, and brave women of color

Homelessness

The year in homeless policy

TJ Johnston - December 3, 2020

A few successes and a lot of failures as people on the streets stayed at risk during the pandemic.

Best of the Bay

BEST OF THE BAY 2020 EDITORS’ PICKS

48 Hills - December 1, 2020

We're highlighting some of the tremendous people, places, and things that made the Bay Area shine during one heck of a year

City Hall

If SF bans smoking weed in your apartment, where could you get high?

Caitlin Donohue - November 25, 2020

Bill would criminalize pot smoking for a large part of the city's population.

COVID

COVID denial is a grim rerun of AIDS denialism

Bruce Mirken - November 17, 2020

Two decades ago, a cult-like crowd believed that HIV was harmless and AIDS was a plot. Many of them ended up dead.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Racist technology, rocky queer love, and an Oakland thriller

Dennis Harvey - November 17, 2020

Plus: Berlin & Beyond's In Focus installment, Mank, The Outpost, and more movies to dive into this week.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2020 Readers’ Stories of Resilience and Inspiration

Marke B. - November 12, 2020

We asked our readers for stories of Bay Area strength and celebration—your responses gave us hope for the new year.

Movies

Swaggering legends, thrilling myths at Transgender Film Fest 2020

Peter-Astrid Kane - November 11, 2020

History, heroism, and even horror meet in an all-digital compendium of seven original programs that tell a community's stories.

Performance

Remembering Bambi Lake, a San Francisco underground icon

Joshua Rotter - November 9, 2020

The transgender singer and trailblazer, who died last week, definitely lived a life out loud.

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