Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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City Hall

State Supreme Court rules in favor of district elections for local government

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2023

Ruling could be a blow to billionaire efforts to take control of San Francisco.

News + Politics

The scariest book I’ve read this year

Bruce Mirken - August 31, 2023

'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' has lessons for us all—right now

Opinion

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

Cat Brooks - August 30, 2023

Right-wing activism is happening at both the national and the local level.

Music

Under the Stars: Swooning to Seablite’s alt-rock album tease

John-Paul Shiver - August 29, 2023

Plus: SPELLLING takes over Children's Fairyland, Shadow returns, and a new Joni Mitchell collection commands respect

News + Politics

Tenderloin tour upends ‘doom loop’ narrative

Christopher D. Cook - August 27, 2023

There's a lot more to the neighborhood than the national media wants to report.

Transportation

Cruise and Waymo are finding widespread opposition

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2023

For a change, a new technology is not impressing people, and the city might actually take regulation seriously.

Stage Review

‘Sylvester, the Mighty Real’ chases SF’s soul through city streets

Charles Lewis III - August 21, 2023

Marvin K. White and Eye Zen's dramatic walking tour beatifies the queer singer, but dances around a central conflict

Art

Fabric portraitist Alice Beasley stitches together politics and community

Mary Corbin - August 17, 2023

Piedmont resident sews poignant scenes from the both the Civil Rights movement and the neighborhood cafe.

Nightlife

A drag tribute fit for Sinéad’s mighty voice

Marke B. - August 16, 2023

'Her music is the kind of poetry that lends itself to the drama drag queens do so well,' says trixxie carr of upcoming show

Music

Seeing Ghost, and the importance of embracing Satan amid fabricated panics

Danny Acosta - August 14, 2023

In the age of QANON and hysterical anti-LGBTQ backlash, one rock band embodies a hellishly fantastic alternative.