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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.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Saluting 25 years of great world cinema (and three Rambos)

Dennis Harvey - August 28, 2023

BAMPFA salutes Rialto Pictures. Plus: A West Oakland classic from 1998 returns at last

Homelessness

Some city officials are asking the courts to endorse more homeless sweeps

Tim Redmond - August 17, 2023

I got a press release this morning from the South Beach Democratic Club, which reads as follows: Supervisor Dorsey and Supervisor Mandelman will be holding...

Art

Fabric portraitist Alice Beasley stitches together politics and community

Mary Corbin - August 17, 2023

Piedmont resident sews poignant scenes from the both the Civil Rights movement and the neighborhood cafe.

Drug policy

The myth of drug cartels is a cover for state-sanctioned violence

Caitlin Donohue - August 11, 2023

Author Oswaldo Zavala says the way we think about Mexican narcos is all wrong

Culture

Papp Johnson: ‘I’m telling jokes that will last for generations to come’

Joshua Rotter - August 10, 2023

From NBA prospect to standup player, the Oakland comedian looks ahead on new album 'Timeless'

Drug policy

Dorsey attack on wellness center signals larger issues in SF’s new War on Drugs

Tim Redmond - August 8, 2023

The mayor, the DA, and the Tech Right want to revive a failed policy—and maybe go after local judges.

Movies

A musician risks it all to lead Ugandan opposition in ‘Bobi Wine’

Pam Grady - August 3, 2023

Filmmakers Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo followed the presidential hopeful despite threats, jail, and shooting

Environment

The tragic toxic legacy of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard

Tom Molanphy - March 1, 2023

Aided by a USC fellowship, reporter Tom Molanphy and 48hills dug into the overwhelming history of data concerning the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, which...

Onstage

Erin Merritt stirs domestic terrorism, violent rhetoric—and humor!—into ‘Tea Party’

Emily Wilson - February 28, 2023

The director, weathering ALS, fulfills a decade-long dream to stage Gordon Dahlquist's scabrous satire.

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