Literature Archives - Page 8 of 11

Campaign Trail

Cops opposing reform come in big for Trauss, Johnson, and Ho

Tim Redmond - October 16, 2018

The San Francisco Police Officers Association, which most mainstream San Francisco elected officials are running away from as fast as they can, because of...

Campaign Trail

New study says rent control doesn’t discourage new housing

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2018

The landlord lobby – and it’s one of the most powerful interests in the state of California – is spending more than $40 million...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Behold, the mighty Litquake!

Marke B. - October 10, 2018

ARTS FORECAST It's Litquake time again (October 11-20), when the enormous literary festival takes over the city's venues—and, for Litcrawl on October 20, basically any...

Opera singer Russell Thomas on diversity, drive, and ‘Roberto Devereux’

Emily Wilson - September 8, 2018

ALL EARS When opera singer Joy Davidson heard tenor Russell Thomas sing in his high school choir in Miami, she asked him if he’d ever considered...

News + Politics

Rust Belt SF? Are we doomed by progressive politics?

Tim Redmond - September 6, 2018

CNBC calls it a picture of a “dystopian future.” The Chron calls it a vision for “a better San Francisco.” That’s what we get with...

Lit

Leticia del Toro grounds her ‘Cafe Colima’ in the lives of ‘everyday Latinas’

James De Julius - June 26, 2018

LIT Bay Area author Leticia Del Toro is not a household name... yet. Her work has appeared in Huizache, Zyzzyva, Cipactli and Mutha Magazine. Her short stories are some...

Onstage

Heaven’s Gate reverberates in mystical coming-of-age tale ‘Barn Owl’

Marke B. - May 28, 2018

ONSTAGE Playwright and actor Evan Johnson's drag queen alter ego, Martha T. Lipton the Failed Actress, is one of the most delightfully surreal performers in...

The Agenda

The odd ad in the Chron, the mayor and the homeless sweeps ….

Tim Redmond - May 7, 2018

I know that good newspapers keep the editorial and ad departments separate. Good publishers don’t tell their editors to favor one store or restaurant...

Tenant Troubles

Tenant Troubles: Can my landlord spy on me?

Dave Crow - April 18, 2018

Editors note: Tenant lawyer Dave Crow is here every Wednesday to answer your questions. Email askdave@48hills.org I’m a 14-year rent controlled tenant in the TenderNob....

Lit

Read something new! California Book Award finalists announced

Marke B. - April 2, 2018

LIT Spring brings an overflow of book recommendations, when the announcements of both the Northern California Book Award winners and the California Book Award...

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