Protests Archives - Page 9 of 30

Art

A local artist honors lost Black lives, portrait by portrait

Mary Corbin - November 16, 2020

Painter Radha Mehta's series commemorating lives lost to racially motivated murder and police brutality spreads to cities around the country.

Homelessness

Housing advocates protest mayor’s plan to close hotels

Garrett Leahy - November 16, 2020

'Closures of the SIP hotels will put thousands of people at risk of returning to the streets and hundreds of essential workers being laid off.'

News + Politics

Letter from Kenosha: A community under seige

Gabe Fuente and Sean Edwards - October 29, 2020

A police shooting, a right-wing vigilante, military humvees, and a small town trying to heal

Music

For Puerto Rican freedom, MaJo Montijo summons a bomba ‘Huracán’

Joanna Ladd - October 27, 2020

Oakland musician fights "continuous colonial disaster," including Hurricane María aftermath, with gale-force release.

Onstage

[UPDATED] Arts festival sues city in push for safe live performances—before rain comes

Marke B. - October 20, 2020

City revokes SF International Arts Festival permit for weekend program as arts languish amid reopenings

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Right-wing populism will make you sick

Reese Erlich - October 10, 2020

The world’s worst outbreaks are occurring in nations with authoritarian leaders, like Trump

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Visions of liberation that don’t quite live up to legends

Dennis Harvey - September 28, 2020

'The Glorias' and 'I Am Woman' let subjects down, 'Native Son' gets noir revival, 'Sign of the Cross' goes over the top.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: The turmoil in Belarus

Reese Erlich - September 24, 2020

Belarusian political activists face a difficult situation, caught between a ruthless dictator and a potential Western takeover of their country.

Nightlife

How did the Ocean Beach party happen—and can we prevent another incident?

Marke B. - September 11, 2020

Why didn't the police shut things down earlier? Sup. Stefani wants criminal investigation; Sup. Mandelman worries about Halloween

Movies

Screen Grabs: Two notorious tricksters return—as does the big screen(?)

Dennis Harvey - September 3, 2020

This week sees the US release at last of what must be the most re-scheduled movie in history, Tenet. Christopher Nolan’s latest Rubik’s Cube-y...

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