Environment Archives

Music

Portola Fest founder: ‘We learned a lot from year one, we’re moving in the right direction’

Adrian Spinelli - September 25, 2023

Danny Bell on what to expect at this year's huge electronic music affair—like fewer cell phone problems and a beloved '90s pop star

Lit

Budding again at 30, classic ‘Golden Gate Gardening’ takes on new climate challenges

Joshua Rotter - September 18, 2023

Updated edition of vegetation sage Pam Peirce's manual adapts to a changing Bay Area with essential tips

Lit

Corporate propaganda has cost 90 percent of US residents $47 trillion. Here’s why

Tim Redmond - September 15, 2023

Eminent science historian Naomi Oreskes talks about business, government, and her groundbreaking new book, 'The Big Myth.'

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: SF Electronic Music Fest plugs into ‘ecosystems of sound’

Marke B. - September 14, 2023

Plus: Dengue Fever, El Güegüense XI, Detroit Love, Faetooth, The Worst Drag Show Ever, more to do this weekend

Movies

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema celebrates 20 years of awe beneath the stars

Joshua Rotter - September 5, 2023

Hyperlocal film festival 'builds vibrant community and connects us to our shared humanity,' say cofounders

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Dance

‘Desire for fullness’ leads Megan Lowe to explore dance through biracial identity

Mary Carbonara - August 23, 2023

Choreographer's 'Gathering Pieces of Peace' foregrounds stories of fractured selves and longing.

Movies

Screen Grabs: UFOs, time travel, pod babies… just another weekend at the movies

Dennis Harvey - August 10, 2023

New sci-fi films tackle contemporary problems. Plus: 'The Unknown Country' and a Pema Tseden tribute

News + Politics

Score a beer with Tim Redmond!

48 Hills - August 8, 2023

Help us meet $30K in matching funds, and even score a 1-on-1 with our founder and editor extraordinaire

The Agenda

The city’s climate plan will cost money; will Breed support progressive taxes to pay for it?

Tim Redmond - March 12, 2023

Plus: A long-awaited hearing on the city's reparations plan—and a debate over more money for the cops. That's The Agenda for March 12-19

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