Fringe Archives - 48 hills

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: 10 terrific things to do this weekend, kapow!

Marke B. - August 22, 2024

Gina La Divina celebration, Chloe Troast, Vegan Street Fair, Michael Franti, Derrick Carter, The Ocean Blue, Poolside, oodles more

Housing

Judge tosses Yimby suit, dismisses claims about Preston’s housing record

Tim Redmond - July 31, 2024

Berkeley professor, expert Yimby witness, compares foes of neoliberal free-market ideology to 'cranks' and 'climate deniers.'

Campaign Trail

In search of SF’s ‘lunatic fringe’

Joel Schechter - July 31, 2024

I can't find my card, so maybe I'm not a member. But JD Vance should know plenty about lunatics.

Party Radar

2000s dancing in 2024? Fringe party still gives electric feels

Marke B. - July 17, 2024

This Saturday, celebrate 15 brilliant years of Killers, Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more indie dance darlings.

Onstage

A circus of resiliency and risk at Church of Clown’s Ten Fold Physique fest

Joshua Rotter - June 24, 2024

Showcase of 10 new works of physical theater affirms new org's mission of community service and healing humor.

Opinion

Opinion: The local Sierra Club is no longer an environmental leader

Barry Hermanson - February 26, 2024

A takeover by conservatives has undermined the progressive authority of the group's local endorsements

Movies

Pack the popcorn, Indiefest 2024 is adventure time for moviegoers

Dennis Harvey - February 3, 2024

90 films rush onto screens Feb. 8-18, from 'Sisters' in Mexico and 'Tokyo Cowboy' to the 25th anniversary of 'Fight Club.'

Lit

10 cult classics: Books on charismatic leaders to nourish your squint-eyed cynicism

Zack Ruskin - November 30, 2023

Popularity of follower docs aside, unraveling sects might be best as a book-length pursuit. Here are titles that take on the task.

Homelessness

The profound irony of the APEC news media coverage

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2023

The problem that the mayor is trying to solve with sweeps was created by the same political agenda that drives the event she is so happily hosting.

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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