Development Archives

Campaign Trail

Who gets to plan SF’s future—and will the people who live here have a say?

Tim Redmond - November 3, 2024

That's the essential issue in the Nov. 5 local election. Here's some historical context.

Campaign Trail

Safeway, regulations, and the tech lords

Tim Redmond - October 31, 2024

Supes pass Preston bill to require notice when supermarkets close—and there's a lot more to the story.

Music

Under the Stars: Strange Men want your library card

John-Paul Shiver - October 30, 2024

Plus: More great local listens with 37 Houses and Cindy, Noise Pop drops Cymande funk bomb, Kokoroko gets the message...

Gaming

The great leap backwards: Dan Salvato creates new games for retro consoles

Leah Isobel - October 29, 2024

In an industry that’s incessantly reaching for new benchmarks, the developer explores what's been left behind.

The Agenda

The problem with publishers who have no roots in the journalism world …

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2024

.... plus some unusual changes to BMR condos, preventing food deserts, and a hearing on school closures. That's The Agenda for Oct. 27 to Nov. 3

Onstage

Meet the makeup mastermind behind Terror Vault’s shocking aliens

Nicole Gluckstern - October 16, 2024

Backstage at the 'Fatal Abduction' show, Jason Henricks works magic with prosthetics, color, and triple nipples.

Art Review

Six local art giants stand ‘In Conversation with the Muse’—beards and all

Bec Imrich - October 9, 2024

In group show by well-known figures at `Pt. 2 Gallery, everyday objects become 'not a replica of life but a tool for insight.'

Culture

Screen Grabs: Donald Trump eclipses his dark master in ‘The Apprentice’

Dennis Harvey - October 6, 2024

Plus: Rod Serling's Black president, John and Yoko host the Mike Douglas show, David Wojnarowicz's AIDS rage still burns.

Housing

Rent control bill advances, with Melgar in opposition

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2024

Peskin measure would add protections to tens of thousands of units (if the state allows). Can Breed veto it?

News + Politics

Why corruption matters

Tim Redmond - September 26, 2024

This attitude in Breed's administration of accepting low-level sleaze is undermining faith in government and nonprofits, and that's a serious threat to all of us.

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