Violence Archives

Culture

When Black trans legend Miss Major speaks, you tune all the way in

Caitlin Donohue - May 26, 2023

New book looks to preserve her wisdom for future generations of changemakers.

Police

Report shows 911 calls are down, crime is down—and police overtime is way up

Tim Redmond - March 20, 2023

Budget analyst raises questions about police budget as Preston calls for a full audit.

Police

Exposing ‘copaganda’ as SFPD spends $1.6 million on ‘strategic communications’

Tim Redmond - May 5, 2022

Why are the taxpayers subsidizing misinformation and spin with a political agenda coming out of a troubled department?

Lit

Passion for degraded materials: a conversational bibliography of Dodie Bellamy

Johnny Ray Huston - May 3, 2022

From 'Feminine Hijinx' to 'Bee Reaved,' the quintessential SF writer talks art, life, 'Frozen,' E.T., and grief through her published works.

Music

Beast Nest’s ‘Sicko’ is a jubilant freak celebration—Bollywood, Kardashians, and all

Daniel Bromfield - February 22, 2022

East Bay artist Sharmi Basu calls their new electronic album a 'crazy wet blankie' of comfort and community.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: American Indian Fest’s ‘Beans’ captures pivotal First Nations struggle

Dennis Harvey - November 3, 2021

Plus: Kristen Stewart as Diana, 'Gaza Mon Amour,' human trafficking in Brazil, Millennial non-monogamy, more new movies

Movies

Screen Grabs: Fighting back, from Armenian revolution to Civil Rights struggle

Dennis Harvey - September 20, 2021

Plus: An in-depth look inside Balanchine's notorious ballet classroom. New movies!

News + Politics

Remembering Spain’s 15-M Movement, Occupy’s scrappy precursor

Marke B. - September 20, 2021

As the US looks back a decade later, a necessary reminder that Occupy was a reverberation of a global movement.

Art

Review: Sound and shadow evoke Nasim Moghadam’s Iranian roots, womxn’s solidarity

tamara suarez porras - September 9, 2021

In 'I Sprout on my Wound' at Aggregate Space, the artist also manipulates her passport photo and cut hair.

COVID

COVID and wildfires are a double threat at state prisons

Tim Redmond - September 8, 2021

New outbreaks, and constant fire threats, have been largely ignored by the major news media.

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