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Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada'

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey - June 25, 2026

Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search

Flock Safety’s myriad devices and integrated network keep us all under surveillance, regardless of criminality

Police Ian Firstenberg - June 25, 2026

Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 26, 2026

Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - June 25, 2026

LGBTQ

Ultimate Pride Guide 2026: No strikes, all homies

Marke B. - June 25, 2026

30+ choice events that will send you over the rainbow, into the streets, and onto the dance floors—nothing foul about it.

City Hall

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2026

Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion

Movies

Who is she? Comedian John Early holds the key to ‘Maddie’s Secret’

Pam Grady - June 24, 2026

'I could take a women's picture-type TV-movie narrative and inject it with a Paul Verhoeven kind of intensity,' says filmmaker.

Business + Tech

The Chron and right wing are now blaming DSA and Dean Preston for the problems of tech IPOs

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2026

The 'left' didn't create the housing crisis, and the free market is never going to solve it. Let's unpack the latest bogus media narrative

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SF public bank plan moves toward November ballot

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 23, 2026

A groundbreaking concept in local finance could begin operations after a Charter Amendment that—so far—has little visible opposition.

Dyke March rally shrinks—but still roars

LGBTQ Marke B. - June 23, 2026

Pride Saturday gathering moves out of Dolores Park and onto street to cut down on expenses, but there'll be radical politics aplenty.

New novel ‘Midnight, at the War’ grapples with journalistic truth after 9/11

Lit Lou Fancher - June 23, 2026

Devi S. Laskar's latest sweeps its reporter-protagonist across the world and deep into thorny, resonant questions.

Win a ticket to the ‘Hunky Jesus’ doc at Frameline this Friday

Contest Marke B. - June 23, 2026

The annual wild, fabulously controversial SF Easter tradition finally gets its close-up at Castro Theater. Here's how to enter.

Melodramatic and defiantly eclectic, Oakland’s AroMa whips up sonic tornadoes

Music Leah Isobel - June 22, 2026

'I’m gonna kick the door down, you know what I’m saying? Here’s every genre! Here’s every sound!'

Harvey Milk Club joins 48 Hills for FREE Pride kick-off party this Wednesday!

Featured Marke B. - June 22, 2026

Join us at Lookout Bar in The Castro 6pm-10pm for dancing, drag, special guests—and a sweet pulled pork + veggie menu.

Esteban Samayoa’s art reflects deep love for—and survival of—East Bay community

Art Mary Corbin - June 22, 2026

'I’ll do all I can to create work that inspires a message of togetherness,' says airbrush and charcoal artist.

Bay Area firefighters hit sunny streets for stickball Olympics

Sports Emma Garcia - June 22, 2026

20-year tradition filled North Beach with smiles, smack of balls, and players from San Mateo, Alameda County, and SF.

This week, the public gets to weigh in on the brutal Lurie budget cuts

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 21, 2026

Plus: Charter amendments for housing, a public bank, and more mayoral power. That's The Agenda for June 21-28

Wiener starts November race by attacking Chan, setting the tone for what could be a nasty five months

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - June 21, 2026

Chan says the magic words Wiener avoids—taxes on the rich—as the fall race starts to shape up

More Hunters Point toxic clean-up mess: ‘surprise’ radiological material discovered in a cabinet

Environment Tom Molanphy - June 21, 2026

Officials grilled at latest meeting on disaster, and a Lick Wilmerding High School senior takes up fight for justice.

Under the Stars: A house music master takes us back to Zanzibar

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 19, 2026

... and a techno originator flies us to Tokyo. Plus: New foamboy, Omar remixed, Broken Social Scene's tender missives, more

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada'

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey - June 25, 2026

Win a ticket to the ‘Hunky Jesus’ doc at Frameline this Friday

‘Girls Like Girls’ like Hayley Kiyoko

Lilly Wachowski on 30 years of ‘Bound,’ trans revolution, and Nazis snatching ‘The Matrix’

Music

Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music

Music John-Paul Shiver - June 26, 2026

Under the Stars: A house music master takes us back to Zanzibar

Dirty queens done dirt cheap: GayC/DC hits with queer ‘refresh’ of classic rockers

Oh, you’re in a giant ska band? Voluntary Hazing is laughing too

Art

Esteban Samayoa’s art reflects deep love for—and survival of—East Bay community

'I’ll do all I can to create work that inspires a message of togetherness,' says airbrush and charcoal artist.

Art Mary Corbin - June 22, 2026

Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

In a different light: How Venice fixed Monet

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Housing

Planning Commission sides with mayor on cutting fees for affordable housing

The vote, of course, was 4-2. But Lurie has backed down on charging more for arguments in the ballot handbook.

Housing Tim Redmond - June 18, 2026

New Melgar-Lurie plan for affordable housing is great; cutting other funding is not

The complete failure of Lurie’s tax cuts for developers on full display at hearing

Cutting fees for developers has not encouraged much new housing

Politics

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 24, 2026

This week, the public gets to weigh in on the brutal Lurie budget cuts

Wiener starts November race by attacking Chan, setting the tone for what could be a nasty five months

Lurie wants to make ballot arguments too expensive for small campaigns

Opinion

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

If Trump wants to bulldoze Lady Liberty, maybe we can make room in the Bay

Humor Joel Schechter - June 7, 2026

Hey Elon: SF has lots more tech oligarchs you can go ahead and sue

Letter to the Editor: Lurie’s ‘Reset Center’ is a disaster waiting to happen

Progressives never push term limits

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Performance

Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - June 25, 2026

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