Sanctuary Archives

Immigration

Jenkins backs off attack on sanctuary law after massive outcry

Tim Redmond - March 9, 2023

DA, mayor figured out that this particular 'tough on crime' trope was a loser.

Housing

Breed admits that the city’s Housing Element is destined to fail

Tim Redmond - March 7, 2023

Mayor says, for the first time, that she has no plan to deliver on the state mandates for local affordable housing.

Immigration

Supes fail by one vote to approve Sanctuary City resolution that challenges ICE, Biden

Tim Redmond - March 2, 2023

Matt Dorsey, who wants to deport Fentanyl dealers, blocks approval, as 10 board members say his approach is deeply misguided.

Crime

A new attack on SF’s sanctuary laws makes no sense—except as a political tool

Tim Redmond - February 15, 2023

Immigrants have been scapegoats for much of US history, and now Breed and Jenkins are doing it again.

Stage Review

In ‘Sanctuary City,’ the teetering fates of two star-crossed DREAMers

Charles Lewis III - July 27, 2022

Martyna Majok’s play at Berkeley Rep offers a damning, impressionistic view of immigration policy post-9/11

Stage Review

‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ asks, Can social media backlash really make someone more racist?

Charles Lewis III - July 25, 2022

Word for Word's provocative staging of Danielle Evans’ short story delves into one of the era's obsessive questions

Onstage

Home is fragile: ‘Sanctuary City’ director on anxiety and love in immigrant existence

Lou Fancher - July 18, 2022

David Mendizábal brings costume and choreography background to story of two entangled DREAMers at Berkeley Rep

Movies

Screen Grabs: It’s ‘Gremlins’ time, baby

Dennis Harvey - July 11, 2022

A tribute to Joe Dante's unhinged critters hits the Castro. Plus: Over-the-top in Australia, two South African thrillers, more

Protest

Will Mayor Breed declare a state of emergency on drug-overdose deaths?

Garrett Leahy - September 1, 2021

Activists, supervisors, DA all say it's time to defy the state and feds and set up city-backed safe-injection sites.

Art

Review: Stories become fables, family becomes home in Bri Williams’ ‘Playbill’

tamara suarez porras - August 23, 2021

At Et al, the artist uses sound, soap, wax, and resin to express a full spectrum of personal history.

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