Port Archives - 48 hills

Music

Portola Fest founder: ‘We learned a lot from year one, we’re moving in the right direction’

Adrian Spinelli - September 25, 2023

Danny Bell on what to expect at this year's huge electronic music affair—like fewer cell phone problems and a beloved '90s pop star

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.

Crime

Among the drug traffickers you don’t hear about: The United States Border Patrol

Francisco Ugarte - July 18, 2023

The media loves to blame immigrants, while ignoring the fact that some of the people guarding the border are also working with the drug cartels.

Housing

Mayor’s affordable housing plans are a pretty profound failure

Tim Redmond - May 11, 2023

Hearing shows the huge gap between what the city needs and what Breed is prepared to offer.

News + Politics

Breed tries to micromanage and control her commissioners, hearing shows

Tim Redmond - October 12, 2022

Her resignation letter demands were inconsistent with the City Charter—but also showed that she wanted to control every aspect of what her appointees did.

Nightlife

You want a real drag race? Strap in for the Gaggle Royale pageant

Marke B. - July 20, 2022

A wild contest taps entire queer clubs and drag crews to compete, via champions who 'Live the Dream'

Movies

Screen Grabs: It’s ‘Gremlins’ time, baby

Dennis Harvey - July 11, 2022

A tribute to Joe Dante's unhinged critters hits the Castro. Plus: Over-the-top in Australia, two South African thrillers, more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: The AIDS Quilt comes to Golden Gate Park

Marke B. - June 6, 2022

Plus: Fleetmac Wood, Lauren Tabak, Berkeley Symphony's 50th, arts for Ukraine, Eiko Ishibashi, Jungle Rot, Aurat, more

Movies

Screen Grabs: Immersed in the works of an African great

Dennis Harvey - March 29, 2022

Plus: A Georgian wrestler in New York, and miserables Irish spin on 'Hereditary,' Zero F*cks Given, more new movies

News + Politics

Developer money to Haney may violate SF’s ethics rules

Tim Redmond - January 21, 2022

Three builders with projects pending or just approved in SF donated to a sitting supervisor.

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