Planning Archives

Music

The inside scoop on Outside Lands, from the head of it all

Adrian Spinelli - July 25, 2024

A new Golden Gate Park concert, a sudden headliner switch, downtown parties, and more news around the huge fest.

Onstage

As Elvis Herselvis, she’s put the King in ‘drag king’ for 35 years

Joshua Rotter - July 21, 2024

Catching up with SF legend Leigh Crow, who'll shake, rattle, and roll the big Elvis Presley Tribute Party

Campaign Trail

Breed’s allegiance to the Yimby movement is hurting her political future

Calvin Welch - July 16, 2024

Some of her Big Tech allies have abandoned her—and now the neighborhoods are unhappy too.

Onstage

A Route 66 trip to Steinbeck country spurred Octavio Solis’ ‘Mother Road’

Emily Wilson - July 10, 2024

'Things still felt like, yeah, this is America during the Depression,' says playwright, whose latest is at Berkeley Rep.

The Agenda

For supes, mayor, there’s no more ducking a crucial rent-control issue

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2024

Breed, board, will have to side with landlords or tenants. Plus: The failure of state housing mandates, and fall charter amendments. That's The Agenda for July 7-14

Art

Ceramic wabi-sabi: How Erin Hupp zagged to a life of clay

Mary Corbin - July 3, 2024

Oakland artist sees her domestic and culinary pieces as anchors to our current moment.

Art

Tosha Stimage’s ‘SUPERBLOOM’ invites Presidio visitors into Bay’s rich floral heritage

Emily Wilson - July 3, 2024

Florist's Chilean strawberries and California poppies budded from research into the land.

Campaign Trail

New Farrell corruption allegations could make case for inspector general initiative

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2024

Peskin proposal (and mayoral campaign) may benefit from ongoing reports (and ongoing scandals at CIty Hall).

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Rapper-chef Lyrics Born says show’s next season ‘will blow people away’

Tamara Palmer - June 27, 2024

New acoustic album may be last for a while as Bay Area legend focuses on visual media like his cooking series.

Development

Pending state bill would allow developers to make more big local land-use decisions

Zelda Bronstein - June 25, 2024

Under the radar, a Wicks-Bonta housing bill changes the standards for projects in a way that undermines any professional planning standards.

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