Economy Archives - Page 9 of 42

The Agenda

Denmark, taxes, happiness, racism …

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2021

... plus saving the SIP hotels, cracking down on serial permit scofflaws, and more problems with private prisons. That's The Agenda for Feb. 22-28

Foreign Correspondent

What’s really going on with China’s Uighurs?

Reese Erlich - February 20, 2021

Experts say US officials are seeking enemies, not the truth.

Housing

SPUR, Yimbys say stealth state laws can force more housing

Zelda Bronstein - February 17, 2021

But what happens if developers don't want to build anything but luxury condos -- and maybe not even those?

Music

Good Things: STR4TA drops ‘Aspects’—plus 4 more new reasons to groove

John-Paul Shiver - February 17, 2021

JWORDS with a much-needed sonic cleanse, a pair of releases by Mark de Clive-Lowe, and new Gilles Peterson

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A rousing celebration of Black History Month

Dennis Harvey - February 16, 2021

SF Urban Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, an Edward Owens showcase—plus a new release with LaKeith Stanfield as a Panther plant.

Opinion

OPINION: The Ferris wheel must go!

Ann McPherson, David Romano, Linda Shaffer, and Steph Wiseman - February 15, 2021

Golden Gate Park should not be a commercial amusement park with diesel generators and bright lights.

News + Politics

So San Francisco isn’t broke. Where is the money?

Tim Redmond - February 14, 2021

What if we tried to attract artists instead of tech companies? Hearing will look at post-COIVD economy. Plus: A huge payout to victim of police abuse. That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-21

COVID

We can reimagine the post-COVID San Francisco

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2021

The future should be up to us -- not the corporate overlords who have controlled city planning for decades.

Music

New Music: Behold the curious power of ’80s Japanese mutant pop

John-Paul Shiver - February 11, 2021

'Somewhere Between' comp highlights moment when minimal electronic gestures seemed like big experiments.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: American dreams, American screams

Dennis Harvey - February 11, 2021

'Happy Cleaners' and Sundance stand-out 'Minari' question mobility narratives, while 'Sator' charts a path to spectral horror.

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