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The Agenda

The housing crisis Scott Wiener created

Tim Redmond - December 3, 2023

Demolitions. Displacement. And zero new affordable housing. That's the bill the state senator got passed, and the supes have to deal with it this week.

Performance

Việt Lê embodies the divine of ‘MOTHER | GODDESS’ with Southeast Asian ‘spiritual drag’

Joshua Rotter - November 30, 2023

Drawing on ceremony practiced in one of the oldest Indigenous Vietnamese religions, event looks to support audience's own intuition.

Onstage

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre stages Black women’s healing with joyful jeté

Lou Fancher - November 29, 2023

Artistic director Margo Hall celebrates company's mentorship opportunities and high-spirited holiday production 'Soulful Christmas.'

Featured

On Giving Tuesday, please support the future of local news in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2023

Local newspapers are dying all over, threatening democracy. We are trying to keep community journalism alive. Can you help?

Housing

Housing bill that makes no sense at all moves forward with reluctant committee vote

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2023

Trickle-down economics from the Reagan Era rules as the state forces San Francisco to give luxury developers what they want (and ignores affordable housing).

The Agenda

Supes push back on state-mandated housing disaster

Tim Redmond - November 26, 2023

Plus: An honest discussion about the cops and budget priorities. That's The Agenda for Nov. 26 to Dec. 3

Environment

Greening Bayview, one tree at a time

Tom Molanphy - November 23, 2023

Friends of the Urban Forest tries slowly to restore an urban canopy in a neighborhood with little greenery.

Onstage

What’s up, THEYFRIEND? Dive into the fierce nonbinary performance festival

Joshua Rotter - November 11, 2023

Co-host LOTUS BOY fills us in on third annual International showcase for nonbinary artists.

Movies

At Trans Film Fest, echoes of nightlife we almost lost to COVID

Joshua Rotter - November 6, 2023

'Last Call' documents the magic of three beloved queer bars—El Rio, Aunt Charlie's, and the Stud—that might have disappeared

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

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