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Music

Under The Stars: New music from the Umbrellas, Fly Golden Eagle, Pamela Z, more

John-Paul Shiver - August 2, 2021

Local jangle-pop, Canadian electronica, avant-garde vocalisms, soulful two-steppers... it all sounds good right now.

City Hall

After more than a century, PG&E is finally on the ropes in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - August 1, 2021

The city's moving to establish a public-power system—but we should also talk about accountability for the politicians and media that enabled an illegal monopoly for so long.

Movies

Screen Grabs: How ‘The Panic in Needle Park’ changed drug movies

Dennis Harvey - July 29, 2021

The 1971 film mixed stark realism with post-hippie disillusionment. Plus: Lorelei, Tailgate, No Ordinary Man, more

Education

A move to save Cantonese language classes at City College

Angela Hui - July 28, 2021

Most college Chinese language programs focus on Mandarin -- but in SF, Cantonese literacy is critical.

Opinion

Dear politicians: Do your homework on climate change—now

Michael Redmond - July 25, 2021

The standard against which we are judging our actions will lead to the planet being uninhabitable, possibly for me, and almost certainly for my children.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Tracking a social media monster in ‘Sweat’

Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2021

Plus: A trainwreck Val Kilmer self-documentary that still rivets, a stylish goof in homage to a Dominican legend

News + Politics

Supes panel appoints three community-based progressives to redistricting panel

Tim Redmond - July 19, 2021

Move will counter the Elections Commission's appointments, all of whom are allies of the mayor, in what could be a major gerrymandering fight.

Music

Out of the Crate: Oakland punk on orange cassette, more tasty scores

John-Paul Shiver - July 19, 2021

Taped-up Neutrals, plus new vinyl coming from Sonny & the Sunsets and Sharon Jones, can't-miss Country Funk, more

News + Politics

The future of the Board of Supes is on the line as redistricting moves forward

Tim Redmond - July 16, 2021

A city task force will draw new district lines for the next decade. The mayor's allies already have members. The supes pick three this week.

LGBTQ

Sally Gearhart, trailblazing lesbian activist, is dead at 90

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2021

Inspirational teacher helped create the discipline of women's studies and led the battle to defeat the Briggs Initiative (and never got full credit).

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