Stories about Politics
Will progressive Democratic Party slate collapse over D5 race?
Tenants worked to elect progressives to run the local Democratic Party; now some of those members appear ready to vote against the tenant choice. Plus: Who will stand up to Dede Wilsey and her support for Trump?
Screen Grabs: Two of our favorite movies this year
Plus: John Carpenter Film Fest, Give Me Liberty, Adam, The Amazing Jonathan Documentary, California Independent Film Festival, more
Taylor Swift shows political side on new album ‘Lover’
Her seventh release reflects a confidence with speaking out and expanding her sound, while amping up the musical hooks.
‘American Factory’ a tale of two blue collars: US and Chinese
Obamas' project for Netflix yields an eye-opening doc that shows how one innovative solution to a factory closing went awry.
Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built
Plus: The politics of the Rose Pak subway station and students get to weigh in on the D5 supes race. That's The Agenda for Aug. 18-25
Aya De León’s ‘Side Chick Nation’ explores post-Maria Puerto Rico
The local author's latest in the 'Justice Hustlers' series of feminist heists is part romance, part wealth-redistribution adventure.
Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill
Complex regional housing bill is driven by tech and development interests with no concern for out-of-control office growth.
AIDS, sex, and ‘Illuminations on Market Street’
Activist-author Benjamin Heim Shepard turns to fiction, inspired by working in an SF AIDS housing program in the mid-1990s.
Joan Jett Blakk for President, perpetually!
The subject of an acclaimed new play, drag talk show host and presidential candidate Terence Alan Smith looks back on his trailblazing life.
What happens if Wiener gets challenged from both the right and the left?
Quentin Kopp could take votes from the West Side; a progressive could take votes from the East Side.