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News + Politics

Oakland activists say they don’t want the CHP to patrol their streets

Garrett Leahy - August 17, 2021

Will more cops really make people of color safer? The community isn't so sure.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A stricken hero fights for better healthcare in ‘Not Going Quietly’

Dennis Harvey - August 16, 2021

Plus a slew of affecting new docs on Barbara Lee, immigration tragedy, arthouse beginnings, and celebrity worship.

News + Politics

Some warned 20 years ago that the US was creating a disaster in Afghanistan

Tim Redmond - August 15, 2021

Plus: SF just lost two notable activists, James Hormel and Alvin Duskin. That's The Agenda for August 15-22

Business + Tech

Excess profits tax on billionaires could vaccinate the entire world

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2021

New study shows just how much richer the rich got in the pandemic—and what could be done if we taxed some of that unearned wealth.

Movies

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Alex Arabian - August 12, 2021

As Joan Jett Blakk, the performer made two historic runs for president. A new short film asks what could have been.

Art

Review: From vintage postcards and records, Ajit Chauhan inscribes fragmented memories

tamara suarez porras - August 12, 2021

It is almost impossible, right now, to see the years 2020 or 2021 on an exhibition checklist and not think of the COVID pandemic....

Music

Under the Stars: Mia Doi Todd remixes, DJ Noel, Angel Bat Dawid, more

John-Paul Shiver - August 11, 2021

Live appearances and new records to look forward to—plus a clutch of brilliant Georgia Anne Muldrow reworks.

Opinion

OPINION: Ending car-free Great Highway is a mistake, especially now

Peter-Astrid Kane - August 10, 2021

Curtailing a beloved open space as Delta rages on is terrible timing and a community detriment.

Homelessness

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

Tiny - August 8, 2021

Sweeps and attacks on the unhoused are not just happening in the Bay Area; it's a national problem.

Art

Guerilla projections battle Asian hate in ‘Dear America’

Emily Wilson - August 5, 2021

After Atlanta massacre, artist Christy Chan was determined to take up space with urgent messages.

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