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News + Politics

Declaring the end of progressive San Francisco is a bit premature

Tim Redmond - March 6, 2024

Only 20 percent of the votes have been counted. And we have heard this story before.

Stage Review

Eviction breeds guerrillas as the people fight back in ‘Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad’

Charles Lewis III - March 6, 2024

Ashley Smiley's world premiere at Magic Theatre presses hot button issues through the lives of Black San Franciscans.

Onstage

Playwright Ashley Smiley takes on neighborhood diplacement and Tesla-stamped MDMA

Emily Wilson - March 1, 2024

Her 'Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad' at Magic Theatre is a personal take on gentrification and the city's loss.

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

Housing

Is this the end of CEQA as a tool to challenge housing projects that damage communities?

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2024

A dramatic change in the use of a longtime neighborhood and community planning process is about to happen; can the supes do anything about it?

Stage Review

Don’t mind the AI, ‘Mere Mortals’ is a human triumph

Marke B. - January 29, 2024

SF Ballet's techno take on the Pandora's box of Artificial Intelligence feels like something completely new

Nightlife

Ode to Uptown: RIP, feisty bar for punks and lefties

Christopher D. Cook - January 11, 2024

The legendary almost-40-year-old bar went out with tipsy adieus, sidewalk fiddlers, and a reminder of ongoing Mission gentrification.

Best of the Bay

Jasmine Milan: Best of the Bay 2023 Editors’ Pick

Charles Lewis III - November 28, 2023

Standout Oakland actress shines light on stories of Black and queer liberation—and even crafts dreamy costuming.

Movies

At Trans Film Fest, echoes of nightlife we almost lost to COVID

Joshua Rotter - November 6, 2023

'Last Call' documents the magic of three beloved queer bars—El Rio, Aunt Charlie's, and the Stud—that might have disappeared

News + Politics

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

Tim Redmond - November 3, 2023

It's all about giving Big Money more ability to control San Francisco. That has always been a disaster.

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