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Lit

Books: ‘Pura Neta,’ the Mission, and the price of gentrification

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2020

An interview with author Benjamin Bac Sierra on his new and powerful novel.

Opinion

Hypocrisy in the local zoning debate

Zelda Bronstein - December 13, 2020

Professors who argue that local regulations drive up housing prices appear to admit they have no credible data to back up that argument.

Housing

State auditor attacks local land-use authority

Zelda Bronstein - December 1, 2020

Study of housing agency finances veers into politically disputed territory.

Music

Don’t be alarmed by Squadda B’s lanky arms

Daniel Bromfield - November 18, 2020

Oakland rapper-producer releases a one-two punch: two smoked-out albums that reflect both sides of the pandemic

Dance

Review: Out loud and proud in the Mission, Dance Brigade returns

Rita Felciano - October 14, 2020

The powerhouse company celebrated neighborhood spirit and protested gentrification in an electric performance

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Who will live in cities? Who will save our parks?

Dennis Harvey - September 24, 2020

Political docs 'Push' and "Public Trust' raise unique yet urgent questions, and go beyond the usual 'You better vote' message

Nightlife

Club mogul accused of vigilante homeless sweep says he did nothing wrong

Marke B. - September 23, 2020

Peter Glikshtern says he called private trash crew to encampment, insists he was justified by city inaction.

Housing

A displacement housing bill barely dies — but it will come back

Zelda Bronstein - September 23, 2020

Measure to turn any single-family lot into four units -- with zero affordable housing -- is the top of the Scott Wiener/Yimby agenda.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Lysergicize the whimsical

Dennis Harvey - August 21, 2020

For obvious reasons, some stylistic aspects of 1960s counterculture were slower to infiltrate Soviet bloc nations than general populations in the West. Even as...

Arts + Culture

A bright story behind the city’s new mural wave

Emily Wilson - July 30, 2020

Artist Vida Kuang grew up in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The anti-Asian racism that ramped up at the beginning of the year followed by the...

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