Violence Archives

Campaign Trail

Letter from Milwaukee: Reflections on the RNC—and the protests

JJ Lansing and Trista Ngo - July 24, 2024

Peaceful activists challenged racist and sometimes violent MAGAs during the Trump coronation.

Opinion

Kamala Harris and America’s incapability to grapple with the ‘root cause’ of immigration

Ian Firstenberg - July 24, 2024

The US approach to immigration—regardless of party perspective—reveals a fundamental failure of national politics.

Art

Larry Li remixes Tiananmen Square, firstborn son into painted collage

Mary Corbin - July 18, 2024

'Historical sampling' helps Bay-raised artist understand his Chinese immigrant family's place in the greater world.

Media

Media Week: Joe Biden, the party ‘elite,’ and the reality of big political money

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2024

Working-class voters seem less and less interested in a Democratic candidate who won't challenge the basic assumptions of neoliberalism.

Homelessness

Breed ready to criminalize people for lacking a place to live

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2024

Mayor tells supes that 'we will not allow people to just remain.'

Police

Will annual Dolores Hill skateboard event happen—and how will the cops respond?

Tim Redmond - June 30, 2024

Plus: Finally, a vote on a critical landlord-tenant issue that could impact the mayor's race. That's The Agenda for July 1 to 7.

Homelessness

The brutality of criminalizing homelessness

Tiny - June 28, 2024

The Supreme Court decision is another step in the process of legitimizing systems of oppression.

Police

Cops used robots for search warrants, and now want a robot dog

Tim Redmond - June 27, 2024

New report contains alarming data about the use of automated military weapons against people in San Francisco.

Dance

Get Free Festival’s liberatory storytelling stays fresh five years in

Nicole Gluckstern - June 24, 2024

Embodiment Project's nine-day hip hop gathering choreographs provocation, battle—and unfettered joy.

Stage Review

SF Opera tackles mass shootings and class privilege in ‘Innocence’

Charles Lewis III - June 15, 2024

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