San Francisco Archives

Housing

Supes rent-relief program saved 20,000 people from eviction during the pandemic

Tim Redmond - April 25, 2024

New city report shows how taxing the rich to help low-income renters is highly effective.

Music

Matmos drops in for tea and jockstraps

Joshua Rotter - April 24, 2024

Radical sound-collage duo dish on their roots in SF's wild '90s nightlife scene as debut 'In Lo-Fidelity' hits 30.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Getting flaky at Smörgåsland

Tamara Palmer - April 23, 2024

The pastry-stacked promise of IKEA’s new bakery and food hall in downtown SF.

Art

Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

Mary Corbin - April 23, 2024

Deeply felt homages to Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protest movement emanate from her San Ramon studio.

Opinion

Breed’s Treasure Island developer bailout is a serious problem

Steve Stallone - April 22, 2024

Peskin, Chan amendments offer accountability—but where is the affordable housing, and why are details still secret?

The Agenda

Supreme Court hears critical case on homeless policy (SF wants to legalize sweeps) …

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2024

... Plus: Is the SF Zoo really capable of hosting pandas, and is the city ready to start letting developers off the hook for the impacts their projects create? That's The Agenda for April 24-31

Movies

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest unleashes Dizzy Gillespie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, June Squibb

Dennis Harvey - April 21, 2024

If the truism “less is more” really applies, this just might be a great year for SFFILM (Wed/24 through Sun/28), the storied organization—Oldest Film Festival...

Protest

Is protesting in traffic ‘false imprisonment?’

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2024

Then what about Waymo blocking a highway entrance ramp?

Music

Under the Stars: Gauging the Bay Area spring music hype

John-Paul Shiver - April 19, 2024

Do you want to know what's good, mostly musical, coming from The Bay and beyond this spring? Hop on and let’s get right into...

Business + Tech

New conservative DCCC members will face vote on critical labor issues

Tim Redmond - April 18, 2024

Will the 'moderate' majority elected with tech money support bills that regulate AI, robotaxis, and robotrucks?

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