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Music

Under the Stars: Goodbye Bay Bridged, hello four worthy vinyl drops

John-Paul Shiver - August 27, 2021

Beloved local music publication takes a bow. Plus: Irreversible Entanglements, Nubya Garcia, more.

Movies

Feathered hair and high kicks rule in sparkling ‘Shit & Champagne’

Dennis Harvey - August 23, 2021

D'Arcy Drollinger's dragsploitation flick finally comes to the big screen—'70s aesthetics and toilet humor included.

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

News + Politics

Oakland activists say they don’t want the CHP to patrol their streets

Garrett Leahy - August 17, 2021

Will more cops really make people of color safer? The community isn't so sure.

Homelessness

City plans to close homeless hotels—so where will people go?

TJ Johnston - August 16, 2021

Information scarce on how, when—and whether—suitable relocations will take place.

Movies

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Alex Arabian - August 12, 2021

As Joan Jett Blakk, the performer made two historic runs for president. A new short film asks what could have been.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: ‘Homeroom’ dives deep into a crisis-riven Oakland school year

Dennis Harvey - August 10, 2021

Plus: Infamous '90s ambulance-chasing in 'Whirlybird' and a great free documentary series at BAMPFA outdoors

Homelessness

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

Tiny - August 8, 2021

Sweeps and attacks on the unhoused are not just happening in the Bay Area; it's a national problem.

City Hall

Irony and casual corruption in the latest on the City Hall scandals

Tim Redmond - August 4, 2021

The rules don't apply to the 'city family'—and that's infuriating at a time when we need people to believe in government.

Culture

Vintage to ‘nowstalgia’: Hands up for Community Thrift’s charitable treasures

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2021

The Mission store has survived AIDS, gentrification, and COVID to keep giving back, for almost 40 years

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