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For unhoused people, every day is an emergency

Tiny - October 31, 2019

“We can’t take all that shit with us in this one hefty bag…” “But mama, this is my favorite pair of jeans.” “I don’t give a...

The Agenda

Guess who’s a lawyer for the city’s worst planning scofflaw? (Hint: He writes for the Chron)

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2019

The City Attorney’s Office and the Planning Department just released some details of the legal settlement between the city and the Academy of Art...

Movies

So many spooky Halloween movies!

Dennis Harvey - October 18, 2019

As Halloween approaches, some people ready their “sexy” costumes and gear up to chest-heave cocktails onto the lap of their fellow ex-frat bros and/or...

News + Politics

The problem with the Blue Angels

Christopher D. Cook - October 12, 2019

Editor’s note: The news media in San Francisco are all agog about the Blue Angels – as they always are, every year. The main...

Campaign Trail

Sup. Vallie Brown evicted low-income tenants

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2019

Sup. Vallie Brown has a narrative driving her campaign: She had a difficult childhood, faced evictions and homelessness, and is now working to protect...

Campaign Trail

Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

Calvin Welch - October 6, 2019

A story is unfolding in the District Five supervisor race, ignored by the news media, that illustrates the contradiction between narrative and fact that...

Onstage

Review: ACT’s ‘Top Girls’ spotlights ladies of the ’80s (and 800s)

Dennis Harvey - September 27, 2019

With Cloud Nine in 1979 and Top Girls (through October 13 at ACT) three years later, Caryl Churchill shot to the front ranks of living...

News + Politics

An open letter to Marc Benioff about homelessness

Tiny - September 24, 2019

Dear Marc Benioff: A few months ago you announced the launch of a $30 million study of homelessness: Benioff Homelessness and Housing initiative . As you launch...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …

Dennis Harvey - September 10, 2019

SCREEN GRABS The ever-lengthening annual period known as “awards season” arguably starts this Friday with the arrival of The Goldfinch, which premiered at the Toronto...

News + Politics

Fighting Trump’s bill to keep immigrants from any public assistance

Jeantelle Laberinto - September 8, 2019

The Trump administration’s latest string of changes to immigration policy have created widespread confusion and fear for immigrant communities -- but organizers are fighting...

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For unhoused people, every day is an emergency

Guess who’s a lawyer for the city’s worst planning scofflaw? (Hint: He writes for the Chron)

So many spooky Halloween movies!

The problem with the Blue Angels

Sup. Vallie Brown evicted low-income tenants

Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

Review: ACT’s ‘Top Girls’ spotlights ladies of the ’80s (and 800s)

An open letter to Marc Benioff about homelessness

Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …

Fighting Trump’s bill to keep immigrants from any public assistance

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