Open Space Archives

Art

At 81, Meredith Monk contemplates her next big move: looking back

Lou Fancher - July 16, 2024

'The irony is, you examine your life, but you might die doing it,' says revered multi-genre artist in rare interview.

Campaign Trail

The Chron creates a ‘scandal’ that doesn’t exist

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2024

The endorsement process of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club suddenly becomes an issue. So does the pretty mainstream positions of a D9 canddate.

Art

This goes out to the moms struggling with mental health, says West Oakland artist

Mary Corbin - March 21, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Katie Murken channels life in the pursuit of transformation and healing.

Opinion

The mayor’s upzoning plans will deeply damage SF’s neighborhoods

Dennis Antenore - March 14, 2024

Demolitions, speculations, and displacement are in store if the city moves forward with Breed's approach.

Art Review

‘Custer had it coming’: Duane Linklater’s missives from an Indigenous present

Charles Lewis III - November 7, 2023

In 'mymothersside' at BAMPFA, the Omaskêko Cree artist considers the importance of anti-colonialist language.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Housing

Breed won’t support affordable housing in gentrified Hayes Valley

Tim Redmond - October 29, 2023

In a weird exchange, mayor says she's not familiar with a site a few blocks from where she lives in a district she used to represent.

Music Review

Portola Fest 2023: What worked (and didn’t) in year two of the dance music massive

Adrian Spinelli - October 3, 2023

Underworld rocked, Skrillex blasted, Nelly Furtado delighted, Black excellence reigned—but still a few kinks in the giant event

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Stage Review

World’s longest poem gets a speedy, sassy retelling in ‘Mahābhārata’

Charles Lewis III - August 17, 2023

At Z Space, J Jha shines as production's sole interpreter of boundless Indian mythology.

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