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News + Politics

The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2020

To read the San Francisco Chronicle headlines, a rather routine decision by the new district attorney to bring his own staff to leadership positions...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables

Dennis Harvey - January 14, 2020

This very random week at the movies features two big franchise reboots. Doolittle is from writer-director Stephen Gaghan, previously associated with such very grown-up...

Arts + Culture

Midge Ure, titan of New Wave, will take your questions now

Joshua Rotter - January 13, 2020

Midge Ure is willingly doing the two things that most performers dread on his upcoming US tour, which kicks off in the Bay Area...

News + Politics

DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2020

A reformer who has promised to shake up the broken criminal justice system was sworn into office Thursday, with a promise to end cash...

News + Politics

Breed talks tough on homelessness — while sweeps continue

Sam Lew - January 8, 2020

“Sweeps Kill.” The fliers fluttered down from the third balcony at City Hall as Mayor London Breed finished up her inauguration speech Wednesday. The sweeps that...

News + Politics

Our top stories of 2019

Marke B. - December 28, 2019

From the election of Chesa Boudin and Dean Preston to a renewed spirit of arts and culture in the face of displacement, the 48...

Music

Live Shots: Indie legends Modest Mouse take Santa Rosa

Estefany Gonzalez - December 19, 2019

Fresh off the road from touring with The Black Keys, Modest Mouse delivered a triumphant headline show in Santa Rosa less than a month...

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Screen Grabs: Bombshells, Cats, and Star Wars—must be holiday time

Dennis Harvey - December 17, 2019

As we are now single-digit shopping days from Xmas, the really big multiplex presents are arriving, whether they were on your wish list or...

Culture

Korrupt’s rogue looks fit our apocalyptic times to a T

Marke B. - December 16, 2019

I met local fashion label Korrupt's Henry Miyoshi and his business-and-life partner John McArdle at a bastion of old school Lower Haight spirit, Cafe...

News + Politics

[UPDATED] Outrage as CBS announces development of Ghost Ship show

Marke B. - December 12, 2019

UPDATE: After readers responded, Waldman and Chabon have decided not to go ahead with the show. The San Jose Mercury News reported on Tuesday that...

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