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Economy

What if we let artists and homeless people take over all the empty SF office space?

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2022

The old work model is over, and downtown and the local economy is going to suffer—unless we get creative about the future.

Music

Under the Stars: The hip-hop field re-energized, from Black Star to UglyFace

John-Paul Shiver - May 17, 2022

Plus: Slumberland on tour, excellent Australian soul-jazz, Arp's 'New Pleasures,' Vetiver, Kolumbo, more music

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Matter-of-fact horror of Ukraine war in ‘Reflection’

Dennis Harvey - May 9, 2022

Plus: Mascarpone's gay rom-com delight, Nick Cave's macabre ornaments, Christina Ricci's Monstrous, ABBA: The Movie, more

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years on, ‘Pink Flamingos’ is still a delightfully absurdist shock

Dennis Harvey - March 14, 2022

Plus: Timely tales of Russian-European friendship and war, Unnamed Footage Fest, Hawaiian psychedelia, more

Police

Justice for Tyrell Wilson, homeless and dead in a largely white town

Tiny - September 27, 2021

The challenges of 'not looking dangerous' in the California suburbs

Housing

Robots in the crash pad: The twisted takeover of the Red Victorian Hotel

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - September 21, 2021

How Haight Ashbury countercultural ideals were distorted by a tech "co-living" experiment, and a trans performance community was displaced.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Fighting back, from Armenian revolution to Civil Rights struggle

Dennis Harvey - September 20, 2021

Plus: An in-depth look inside Balanchine's notorious ballet classroom. New movies!

The Agenda

Should SF ban the no-knock warrants that lead to Breonna Taylor’s death?

Tim Redmond - September 19, 2021

Plus: Juvenile justice, small-business rent relief, and a 'beach-to-the-Bay' bike path. That's The Agenda for Sept. 20-26.

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

Steven Hill - September 9, 2021

It's worse for the environment. It's infuriated residents. The city needs to rethink the highway closure—now, when a compromise is possible.

Labor

DoorDash drivers go to CEO’s door to demand fair wages and working conditions

Garrett Leahy - September 2, 2021

The company offered 120 precent of minimum wage when it wanted to pass Prop. 22. But workers say they are still getting a raw deal.

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