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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective

Event production company stays looking on the bright side of the city's artistic future with events like Pier Party, the Diwali Festival, and Lower Polk Live!

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell - October 14, 2026

Under the Stars: Telemakus blazes back on the future jazz path

Plus: Allah-Las at Psyched! Fest, Stones Throw 30, Crud, Naked Eyes, and the weirdest 'reunion' tour ever, courtesy Gnarls Barkley.

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 14, 2026

Photos: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering commemorated Alcatraz reclamation

Annual voyage and ceremony marks 55 years since the occupation of the island—and celebrates a resilient culture.

Protest Emma Garcia - October 14, 2026

AI-backed PAC puts up $3 million to elect Wiener to Congress

These folks are not fools; they clearly think Wiener will be their best ally in Washington

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 13, 2026

News + Politics

DCCC chair won’t step down—and can utterly avoid accountability

Tim Redmond - October 13, 2026

There appears to be no process to recall an elected member of a party central committee.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Green and UN film fests land at a raw moment for humanity

Dennis Harvey - October 13, 2026

Plus: A feast of global vampire flicks, a revamped return of 'The Devils,' 'Deathgasm II: Goremaggedeon,' more movies

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection

Lou Fancher - October 13, 2026

There's never been a better time to celebrate the history of queer stories for kiddos!

Dance

60 years of formidable bailaores: Theatre Flamenco’s milestone flourish

Aimée Ts'ao - October 12, 2026

With all-star 'De Ayer a Hoy,' the groundbreaking troupe celebrates more than half a century of dancing to its own rhythm.

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At Sui Generis, 20 years of fierce looks and immigrant vision

Culture Joshua Rotter - October 12, 2026

Miguel Lopez and Gabriel Yanez’s designer consignment boutique has become a dynamic cultural hub in a changing city.

Come to our big Triple Gala and save local journalism (the fun way)!

Featured Marke B. - October 12, 2026

Live entertainment, local bites, great cocktails, and tons of elbow-rubbing on October 27 at El Rio club.

School Board to consider plans that would increase inequality in student enrollment

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 11, 2026

'Neighborhood schools' are a great idea—unless you have radical economic inequality among neighborhoods. That's The Agenda for Oct. 11-18

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Golden State Valkyries

Best of the Bay John-Paul Shiver - October 11, 2026

Fresh WNBA expansion team hits the finals in their second season—and sparks a wellspring of Violet Pride from Ballhalla Stans.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Far Out Gallery

Best of the Bay Emily Wilson - October 11, 2026

Perched amid the mists of Outer Sunset, a plucky space opens the doors of the art world to creatives in need.

In ‘Character Development,’ personae made of monsters, makeup, and dark magic

Art Review Genevieve Quick - October 10, 2026

Kadist and Minnesota Street Projects team up for an exhilarating video show that examines layers of self.

Imperial Teen: ‘We refuse not to be hot’

Music Joshua Rotter - October 10, 2026

With 'All Over You,' the indie pop heroes show they're still playful, restless, and frequently horny, three decades in.

OPINION: It’s all about male power

Opinion Sasha Cuttler - October 9, 2026

Lurie, Wiener, and Mandelman should be required to listen to anybody who would like to tell them how it feels to be deep-faked, mocked, and sexually harassed

BIG WEEK: Psyched! Fest, Other Minds, Sex Pistols, High on Fire, Electric Fields…

Big Week Marke B. - October 9, 2026

Final Girl, Unseen Visions, Oklava Cafe, Derya Yildirim, Assimilation, Never After Dark, more to do!

Good Taste: Firenectar is a chef’s secret weapon

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - October 8, 2026

A flavor-bombed pie with Tony’s Pizza highlights Emari Stevens’ new hot honey.

District 8 supe race: The plot thickens

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 8, 2026

Big Tech PAC is looking for ways to help Yekutiel win, even after he dropped out

Welcome to Best of the Bay 2026!

Best of the Bay Marke B. - October 8, 2026

Thousands of you voted in dozens of categories, now it's time to see who won our 52nd annual Readers' Poll

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Green and UN film fests land at a raw moment for humanity

Plus: A feast of global vampire flicks, a revamped return of 'The Devils,' 'Deathgasm II: Goremaggedeon,' more movies

Movies Dennis Harvey - October 13, 2026

Bea Arthur really did do everything except porn

In Sean Ono Lennon’s new doc, high fashion clashes with business lows

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Music

Under the Stars: Telemakus blazes back on the future jazz path

Plus: Allah-Las at Psyched! Fest, Stones Throw 30, Crud, Naked Eyes, and the weirdest 'reunion' tour ever, courtesy Gnarls Barkley.

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 14, 2026

Under the Stars: Fall at the Fillmore heats up with stellar sonic residencies

Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Art

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective

Event production company stays looking on the bright side of the city's artistic future with events like Pier Party, the Diwali Festival, and Lower Polk Live!

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell - October 14, 2026

In ‘Character Development,’ personae made of monsters, makeup, and dark magic

John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

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Housing

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

Ten years of bond money is spent. The next bond isn't until 2034. Thousands of units will stall if the voters don't approve annual funding

Housing Tim Redmond - September 17, 2026

Why is SF encouraging a notorious landlord to build luxury housing in Lower Haight?

How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon

The Chron discovers, sort of, that Wiener’s housing bills are a con

Politics

AI-backed PAC puts up $3 million to elect Wiener to Congress

These folks are not fools; they clearly think Wiener will be their best ally in Washington

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond - October 13, 2026

District 8 supe race: The plot thickens

How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40

The stunning No on Prop. I lies

Opinion

OPINION: It’s all about male power

Lurie, Wiener, and Mandelman should be required to listen to anybody who would like to tell them how it feels to be deep-faked, mocked, and sexually harassed

Opinion Sasha Cuttler - October 9, 2026

Yes, groping can be sexual assault—even for gay men

A Luddite AI that self-destructs? Why not?

Why won’t the media call a lie a lie?

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Performance

60 years of formidable bailaores: Theatre Flamenco’s milestone flourish

With all-star 'De Ayer a Hoy,' the groundbreaking troupe celebrates more than half a century of dancing to its own rhythm.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - October 12, 2026

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