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Back to black—and Amy—with ‘The Winehouse Experience’

Joshua Rotter - July 18, 2019

When Amy Winehouse passed away in the summer of 2011, the British jazz singer joined the 27 Club, a notorious group of brilliant, talented,...

News + Politics

Does the Marriott Corporation need a $5 million tax break?

Tim Redmond - July 17, 2019

California tax law is weird, and Prop. 13 makes it weirder. And for commercial property owners, there are all sorts of loopholes. Then there’s the...

Movies

Jewish Film Festival sparks with romance, tragedy, fiddler on roof

Dennis Harvey - July 17, 2019

Though it has programmed its share of controversial fare over the years, the 39th edition of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will open...

Onstage

Dan Hoyle’s border-crossing art of empathy

Karen Macklin - July 17, 2019

ONSTAGE Bay Area writer-performer Dan Hoyle, with his smart and poignant brand of journalistic theater, is at it again with his latest solo show, Border...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A Japanese master of ‘The Human Condition’ gets his due

Dennis Harvey - July 16, 2019

SCREEN GRABS Considered by some one of the greatest Japanese filmmakers of a brilliant period (the Fifties and Sixties), the late Masaki Kobayashi nevertheless never...

News + Politics

In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

James Tracy - July 15, 2019

On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to...

Campaign Trail

The stunning corruption that shows why supporters are pushing a Dark Money initiative

Tim Redmond - July 15, 2019

The Board of Supes Rules Committee heard today why the city needs to seriously upgrade its campaign-finance disclosure laws in an era when dark...

Culture

Designer Dexter Simmons’ new ‘Wavy’ line was born in SF clubs

Joshua Rotter - July 15, 2019

Earlier this month, breakout Oakland-born fashion designer, celebrity stylist, and "Project Runway" alum Dexter Simmons launched his first-ever website. It will serve as a one-stop-shop...

News + Politics

Judge ducks decision on search warrants for local reporter

Michael Toren - July 12, 2019

Two months after emergency motions were filed in court to quash and unseal search warrants executed against Bay Area journalist Bryan Carmody, a judge...

Foreign Correspondent

What’s really going on in Hong Kong

Reese Erlich - July 12, 2019

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT For more than three months, people in Hong Kong massed in the streets to protest a proposed extradition law. Critics say it would...

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Back to black—and Amy—with ‘The Winehouse Experience’

Does the Marriott Corporation need a $5 million tax break?

Jewish Film Festival sparks with romance, tragedy, fiddler on roof

Dan Hoyle’s border-crossing art of empathy

Screen Grabs: A Japanese master of ‘The Human Condition’ gets his due

In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

The stunning corruption that shows why supporters are pushing a Dark Money initiative

Designer Dexter Simmons’ new ‘Wavy’ line was born in SF clubs

Judge ducks decision on search warrants for local reporter

What’s really going on in Hong Kong

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