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With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November?

The state's weird primary system could put two Republicans in the general election for governor. What is a party with too many weak candidates going to do?

News + Politics Tim Redmond - February 19, 2026

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

New org demonstrates how to open more lines of safe communication and plans of action to face down enduring problem.

Nightlife Marke B. - February 19, 2026

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 20, 2026

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 19, 2026

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News + Politics

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2026

No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms

Live Shots

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

Kevin Kelleher and Emily Trinh - February 18, 2026

Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).

Food & Drink

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Adrian Spinelli - February 18, 2026

Soup dumplings and a hazy IPA, ad hoc taproom disc golf, bus routes to brews—hop lovers, clear your calendars.

Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Lou Fancher - February 18, 2026

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

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BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O’Hara drag, and Bernie vs AI

Arts + Culture Caitlin Donohue - February 18, 2026

Plus: Circlesongs, Joe Claussell, SF Beer Week, Hwa Mi Won, Japanese American WWII film fest, more.

‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Movies Claire Wu - February 17, 2026

Desert raves lead to a shocking journey from the esoteric filmmaker, who reflects on ego, AI, and escapism.

Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - February 17, 2026

Plus: Anti-fascist sentiment spills onto stage—putting an actor at risk.

A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

Art Joel Schechter - February 17, 2026

What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?

Manet, Morisot, and the language of the eyes

Art Lou Fancher - February 17, 2026

Two French masters living gender-differentiated realities are hung side-by-side at the Legion of Honor.

For Trump and his toadies, the reckoning will come

News + Politics Tim Redmond - February 16, 2026

Some day, maybe fairly soon, the majority of this country will realize how horrible this time has been—and Bezos. Zuckerberg, Musk and the rest will be held accountable

Phil Manzanera shares his life’s sounds, from a Cuban Revolution childhood to Roxy Music

Music Joshua Rotter - February 16, 2026

Guitarist sits down for night of reflection, archival imagery, and live performance at Great American Music Hall.

Trump maxes human endangerment with greenhouse gas ruling rollback

Environment Bruce Mirken - February 16, 2026

Climate change has already killed people. And death is generally agreed to be bad for one’s health.

Happy hours, hometown heroes: Our essential guide to the 33rd annual Noise Pop

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 16, 2026

An especially tender year, with adieus to iconic venues, avant-rock supergroups, and after-hours local legends.

Love, luck, ink: Friday the 13th met Valentine’s Day in SF tattoo parlors

Art Emma Garcia - February 15, 2026

Lovers and seekers rushed to 'flip the script' on bad luck—and get discount rates—on the rare confluence of holidays.

How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 15, 2026

Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22

‘Pillion’ director Harry Lighton on kinky dom-com’s delicious chemistry

Movies Pam Grady - February 15, 2026

Interplay of stars Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård lend BDSM discovery tale emotional authenticity.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 20, 2026

Grab a free pass to see new movie ‘Midwinter Break’

Screen Grabs: Oscar missed this heartwarming tale set in 1990 Iraq—you don’t have to

Screen Grabs: All eyes on IndieFest and Mostly British’s big cinematic ideas

Music

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 19, 2026

‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Phil Manzanera shares his life’s sounds, from a Cuban Revolution childhood to Roxy Music

Happy hours, hometown heroes: Our essential guide to the 33rd annual Noise Pop

Art

A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?

Art Joel Schechter - February 17, 2026

Love, luck, ink: Friday the 13th met Valentine’s Day in SF tattoo parlors

‘Pride in Panels’ fest inks in queer cartoon brilliance

A soft touch: Victoria Veedell looks to capture ‘the feeling of it’

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Housing

Is the tide finally turning on the ‘abundance agenda?’

Two new studies show that the free market won't solve the housing crisis—and that Newsom, Lurie, and Wiener are wrong

Housing Tim Redmond - February 12, 2026

Finally, a media breakthrough of the pro-Yimby narrative that has dominated press and politics

New study shows that deregulation is not the answer to the affordable housing crisis

The Marina Safeway project is just a shiny bauble to distract us from real issues

Politics

How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 15, 2026

Watch: Teachers rally outside City Hall as strike launches

When, oh when, we SF finally take action to get rid of PG&E?

A little perspective on the teacher strike

Opinion

‘Sex trafficking’ stings—or ICE deportation at the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl trafficking panic doesn’t reduce exploitation—it legitimizes policing that harms sex workers and immigrants

Opinion megan hobza - February 7, 2026

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

People do not need to ask permission to belong

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Performance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

Dance Lou Fancher - February 18, 2026

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