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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2022 Editors’ Pick: The Guild Theatre

John-Paul Shiver - January 20, 2023

A new-in-2022 incarnation of a classic Menlo Park theater hits the sweet spot for pristine concert viewing.

Lit

In ‘Tell Us When to Go,’ friendship riven by Web 2.0’s gentrification and fantasy

Jeremy Mann - November 20, 2022

Emil DeAndreis’ novel tells the story of two former baseball teammates navigating the city's growing divide

Lit

At Mission bookstore Medicine for Nightmares, the remedy for struggle is familia

Alan Chazaro - November 11, 2022

'A lotus blossoming in mud': Rare POC-owned bookstore rows against the tides of late capitalism with poetry, music, art

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Al Pastor Papi sets down permanent roots in San Francisco

Tamara Palmer - October 3, 2022

After more than four years on the road, Miguel Escobedo is setting up where he started.

Music

Divine independent: The Chapel celebrates 10 years with a stacked concert lineup

Adrian Spinelli - September 7, 2022

The Mission venue’s Britt Govea reflects on a decade of independent live music at the former funeral home.

Opinion

Why CEQA matters

Aaron Peskin - August 14, 2022

Blaming CEQA for California’s problems is easier than wrestling with the root causes of challenges like housing affordability and access to higher education

Sports

Never afraid: How Bill Russell changed the game, on and off the court

John-Paul Shiver - August 10, 2022

One of Oakland's finest, the first Black NBA superstar lived his life his way.

Music

Stern Grove to Erykah Badu: our guide to the best summer shows

John-Paul Shiver - May 6, 2022

Hardly Strictly confirmed, Metallica Night's home run, Jazz Mafia takes on Prince, more great shows to plan for

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’… of influencers?

Dennis Harvey - February 21, 2022

Plus: Two outrageous retro classics and three indie horrors that caught our eye (if not our hearts)

Opinion

Recalls are for losers

Tim Paulson - October 31, 2021

People who couldn't win the first time are using a new tactic that we should oppose on principle.

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