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Healthcare

UCSF moves to fire staffer who challenged school’s stance on Palestine

Griffin Jones - September 2, 2024

Therapist defended renowned doctor who questioned the health impacts of Zionism; now she's facing dismissal.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Will chilling ‘War Game’ become a reality?

Dennis Harvey - August 28, 2024

Plus: Low-down and raucous 'Cockfight,' Japanese mystery in 'Great Absence,' four Powell & Pressburger classics. Movie time!

Campaign Trail

Neighborhood businesses threatened by upzoning and speculators

Tim Redmond - August 26, 2024

Peskin plan would slow down the displacement of longtime commercial tenants as Breed's proposal starts to fuel evictions.

Campaign Trail

What I, like millions, saw at the DNC from watching it on TV

Tim Redmond - August 25, 2024

Harris was strong on vibe, less on policy. Is she a Yimby? And poor Gavin, in political exile.

Protest

DNC week proves there’s more than one way to stand up for Gaza

Caitlin Donohue - August 23, 2024

From uncommitted delegates to some creative protestors, Chicago didn’t let the Dems forget the issue of Palestine

Music

Under the Stars: A Blackalicious continuance, a thrilling local punk homage

John-Paul Shiver - August 21, 2024

Plus: Space Ghost rules, Dorothy Ashby revisited, Cymande revived, and an incandescent Succo Sounds gem

Crime

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2024

Moves to reduce incarceration were not associated with higher rates of violent crime—or property crime—a new report shows

Media

Media Week: Should Kamala Harris do more press interviews?

Tim Redmond - August 14, 2024

Plus: the Chron's Peskin problem, and what is a 'moderate' anyway?

Movies

Screen Grabs: Family time’s not great in ‘Good Half’ and ‘Good One’

Dennis Harvey - August 14, 2024

Plus: 'Sugarcane' doc platforms Indigenous survivors, Japan's Shinji Somai takes over the Roxie.

Immigration

ICE randomly cuts off phone access to lawyers

Cami Dominguez - August 8, 2024

People in detention lose key lifeline as advocates try to fight back.

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