San Francisco Archives - Page 153 of 493

Education

As schools face dire budget cuts, Newsom is sitting on a huge surplus

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2022

The state is up against a law that may limit spending and require tax dollars to be returned to the taxpayers—while public education is teetering on the edge of disaster.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Support San Francisco’s only Ukrainian restaurant

Tamara Palmer - March 1, 2022

Pushkin delights with vereniki and pelmeni dumplings—plus, where to donate for Ukrainian food aid.

Art

Intricate illustrator Casey Cripe’s is a very open studio

Mary Corbin - March 1, 2022

The Bay-born artist works on encyclopedic information visualizations—and welcomes visitors.

Music

Noise Pop diary: Chime School rings a bell with full band backing

John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2022

Andy Pastalaniec's melodic solo pop act gets fleshed out for happy-to-be-back concert-goers.

Onstage

Review: Curious ‘Quixote’ provides grand displays of ballet

Charles Lewis III - February 28, 2022

There’s something noticeably missing from the San Francisco Ballet version of Don Quixote (music by Minkus, choreography by Petipa by way of Gorsky.) It...

Protest

This is not a battlefield: Scenes from SF demonstration in support of Ukrainians

Lucas Thornton - February 25, 2022

More than one thousand Ukraine American San Franciscans and allies gathered on Thursday in front of City Hall to protest the Russian invasion of...

News + Politics

Why did Breed launch the Tenderloin crackdown? Here’s a clue

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2022

The mayor met with top hotel executives just as she was planning to deploy more cops to the neighborhood.

Crime

Police chief has to back down, agrees to let deal with DA’s Office stay in place

Tim Redmond - February 23, 2022

Under pressure, Scott allows independent investigations of police shootings to continue—for another 60 days. But politics still play a big role.

Lit

How Bay Area graffiti led me to a life of writing

Alan Chazaro - February 23, 2022

From writing on walls to writing in books—and the value of seeing others publicly dream

Culture

Burning Man is back—but a lot has happened since 2019

Steven T. Jones - February 23, 2022

Black Rock City returns after two years of pandemic cancellations, DIY experiments and financial hardships

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