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Leading drag and performance venue closes indefinitely

Garrett Leahy - March 25, 2020

Since its opening in 2015, the cabaret/theater/nightclub Oasis, on 11thSt. in Soma, has been a “lighthouse” for queer creative culture, in the words of...

Culture

15 ways to support the local food scene—and eat (and drink) well

Tamara Palmer - March 25, 2020

Here are some options for excellent nourishment that will help support local restaurants, food vendors and their staff in their efforts to stay afloat: Arizmendi...

News + Politics

City starts to plan for coronavirus in homeless and SRO communities

Sam Lew - March 10, 2020

San Francisco will provide temporary housing to quarantine unsheltered residents or for people who live in shelters, single room occupancy hotels, or permanent supportive...

News + Politics

Haney proposes sweeping reforms for public works

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2020

In the wake of the Mohammed Nuru scandal, Sup. Matt Haney is proposing a reform that should have been done years ago. He wants...

New Music: Bells Rang’s synth-rock makes a California Wave

John-Paul Shiver - February 9, 2020

What is "California Wave"? According to the Bells Rang, a local electronic rock group whose self-titled EP drops Fri/14, it's a sound that’s perfect...

Arts + Culture

Sarah Patterson named executive director of Folsom Street Events

Marke B. - January 29, 2020

The annual Folsom Street Fair in September is the biggest kink and BDSM-centered event in the world (and one of the city's biggest festivals)....

Arts + Culture

Life before dot-com: Two exhibitions explore the not-so-distant past of SF

Dennis Harvey - November 26, 2019

San Francisco has tended to be defined by its high profile cultural moments and movements, from the libertine Barbary Coast era to the Beats,...

News + Politics

Filipino language access still lacking in SF

Jeantelle Laberinto - October 27, 2019

In 2014, San Francisco certified Filipino as the city’s official third language. Under the Language Access Ordinance, this certification should have signaled a full...

News + Politics

Breed attacks two progressive reform measures

Tim Redmond - October 17, 2019

Mayor London Breed is using an old political tactic to try to undermine two progressive ballot measures. Instead of opposing the measures, which are likely...

Lit

‘Disasterama!’ chronicles SF’s wild, lost queer underground

Marke B. - October 15, 2019

A certain queer generation has come of memoir age—which is a bit bracing (read: terrifying) for those of us who survived the '80s and...

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