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News + Politics

A terrible crime leads to terrible politics and reporting

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2021

The real story behind the release from jail of a drug addict who went on to kill two in a hit-and-run.

Music

Albums of the Year 2020: An experimental bent seized the isolating zeitgeist

Daniel Bromfield - December 29, 2020

Deep reggaeton, sonic healing, coatcheck ambient, hyperkinetic crust punk covers... and Ariana Grande? It was a wild ride inside

News + Politics

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2020

An exclusive interview with the district attorney after a year in what has been an immensely challenging job.

COVID

Give prisoners the vaccine

Marc Norton - December 24, 2020

Prisons and jails are COVID super-spreaders -- and that makes all of us less safe.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: When political violence is no longer unimaginable

Dennis Harvey - December 17, 2020

Stories of oppression, terror, murder—and heroism. Plus: 'Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Rea & Stimpy Story,' more

Homelessness

The year in homeless policy

TJ Johnston - December 3, 2020

A few successes and a lot of failures as people on the streets stayed at risk during the pandemic.

Elections

Cannabis for president: Legalization, decriminalization ruled ballots nationwide

Caitlin Donohue - November 4, 2020

Last night, US voters proved ending prohibition is the one thing they can agree on, from Arizona to Mississippi.

Art

“Housing Black” muralist Malik Seneferu talks of his next wall and visions of the possible

Maddy Clifford - October 1, 2020

The multimedia creative and incarcerated youth educator on art-borne futures; "You have to know how to create, and you have to get comfortable with the hypothetical."

Homelessness

Racist citations for minor offenses criminalize homeless people

Tim Redmond - September 30, 2020

New study looks at non-traffic citations, which can lead to arrests for behavior that wealthy white people engage in every day.

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.

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