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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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OPINION: Why an AIDS doctor is voting Yes on 40

We have life-saving treatments today. For many patients, Trump's cuts could end access to those treatments
Opinion Andrew Faulk -
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OPINION: Defending California against Trump and Palantir

Peter Thiel's spy company is helping the administration intimidate voters, but a broad coalition is fighting back.
Opinion Angelica Salas and Christina Livingston -
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Billionaires are trying to buy San Francisco’s election. It’s not too late to vote

Turnout is at just 25 percent. The future of the city depends on who goes to the polls.
Elections Tim Redmond -
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For costume legend Beaver Bauer, all the city’s a character

The Angels of Light Free Theater member has dressed SF productions for decades; a new retrospective takes it all in.
Performance Joshua Rotter -
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Welcome in Diwali’s light with Indian Restaurant Week

Tamara Palmer -
Six chefs at eateries from Bombay Brasserie to ROOH are pulling out holiday stops for next two weeks.
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The Agenda

Connie Chan’s unusual coalition could be key to the Congressional race outcome

Tim Redmond -
Plus: Groundbreaking anti-displacement legislation and the embarrassment that is the local Sierra Club. That's The Agenda for Nov. 1-8
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Music

Live Shots: Shaboozey’s twang charmed the boots off The Masonic

Danny Acosta -
Cinematic storytelling and hip-hop Easter eggs made the singer's show a Wild West well worth the ticket price.
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Movies

‘What would the Germans think?’: Paweł Pawlikowski takes on a ‘sacred beast’

Pam Grady -
In 'Fatherland,' director dramatizes Thomas Mann's fraught 1949 journey through fresh Cold War divide.
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Drama Masks: Fairy tales set to Britney’s greatest hits. Gimme more or oops?

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Plus: A tale of two hapless dads may well be one of the year's best shows.
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Public bank would be stable, provide affordable housing, and help with climate goals

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
New study shows vast benefits of the financial institution that Prop. B would help create
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Ficks’ Picks: 9 movies worth all the hype from New York Film Festival

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
Why 'Fjord' deserved the Palme d'Or, the cinematic embrace of '9 Temples to Heaven,' and a double dose of South Korea's Hong Sang-soo.
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Live Shots: Psyched! Fest blows minds with Peaches, Allah-Las, Provoker

Music Angelique Persails -
Independent local festival runs through November 6, with sets from Buena Vista Orchestra and Melts still to come.
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BIG WEEK: Día de Muertos, Halloween weekend really is a matter of life and death

What To Do Caitlin Donohue -
Spooky bashes from Sazon Libre and Fake and Gay, De'Sean Jones' four-night residency, Indian Restaurant Week, cinema scares, more.
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The mayor’s folks screwed up their own bill; Aaron Peskin could come back to the board

Elections Tim Redmond -
It appears Mandelman, Lurie, and all the billionaires never read the text of Prop. A. It restores the right of supes to serve more than two terms.
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Screen Grabs: RSVP to William Greaves’ elbow-throwing Harlem Renaissance after-party

Music Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A six-hour documentary on Russian press freedom, John Turturro's weary pickpocket, 'Los Domingos,' more.
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Live Shots: Rise Against and Alkaline Trio set a fire for Masonic crowd

Music Danny Acosta -
Chicago's finest punks tore into Thursday night, heading into final stretch of their 'Ricochet' tour.
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Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Art Mary Corbin -
Social practice artist uses Muisca burial practices in creation of creatures who speak to the 'other.'
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Under the Stars: Jeremiah Chiu alchemizes SFJAZZ live set into ‘Edge Conditions’

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Ethereal June McDoom, ecad's dancefloor disruption, Farsight's tuffness.
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Halloween party giveaway! Win tix to Dusk to Dawn

Contest Marke B. -
Get those sexy alien Elizabeth Holmes/Nathan Fielder costumes ready, we've got the hookup to this weekend's giant rave.
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SFDanceworks turns nine, still traversing brilliant visions

Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
Behind the scenes while company preps seminal Merce Cunningham works and new twist on Yue Yin two-man piece.
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