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‘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

Puff: Honoring Wayne Justmann, SF’s original stoner

He worked the door at Dennis Peron's buyer's club, witnessed legalization firsthand—and treasured cannabis community.

Culture Dan Karkoska - February 7, 2026

The Super Bowl, labor, and economic inequality

I played in the NFL for 7 years. If we could change the profit system in something as quintessentially American as professional football, we can change it anywhere.

Labor Dave Meggyesy - February 7, 2026

Live Shots: Trish Toledo’s retro soul took Brick & Mortar for a ride

Singer's sweet SoCal sounds cruised back to a different era.

Music D.A. Mission - February 6, 2026

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Development

Supes move forward $40 million tax break for luxury hotel—while key records remain secret

Tim Redmond - February 5, 2026

The city has a report showing a 'demonstrated funding gap.' The law says that has to be public. It's not

Food & Drink

Good Taste: The powerhouse SF chef amusing bouches in LA

Tamara Palmer - February 5, 2026

Glamorous Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn offers pastry paradise starring uni, truffle, crab.

Art Review

Between worlds with Sky Hopkina’s visual poetry

Genevieve Quick - February 5, 2026

Holy songs and surreal montage anchor Slash exhibition in pressing query.

Housing

Supes approve affordable senior housing project—but discussion raises larger issue

Tim Redmond - February 4, 2026

Nonprofit housers are good neighbors. Speculators are not. But Wiener's law treats both the same way

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Party Radar: ‘Heated Rivalry’ rave rivalry heats up

Nightlife Marke B. - February 4, 2026

Forget the Super Bowl: SF gets *seven* parties dedicated to HBO's hot gay hockey hunk hit in a month.

Meghna Sharma paints the loneliness and joy of immigrant experience

Art Mary Corbin - February 4, 2026

South Bay artist's work seeks to challenge your perception of mundanity.

BIG WEEK: Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Bondage Ball, CODEX Book Fair, magnolia blooms galore

What To Do Caitlin Donohue - February 4, 2026

Plus: GZA and Phunky Nomads, Reparations' Afro-Latine celebration, 'Send Help', fun booze-free bevs

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - February 4, 2026

Plus: 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life' fumbles in tale of a young man's love for The Bard and hip-hop.

United Nations, won’t you come on home?

Opinion Joel Schechter - February 3, 2026

The U.N. was founded in SF. Thanks to Trump, it's nearly bankrupt in New York. Why can't SF give it space and bring it back?

Under the Stars: Pardon us while we gush over R.E. Seraphin’s baroque pop cool

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 3, 2026

Plus: 'Pretty in Pink' makes a great V-Day soundtrack and SF Bay Popfest is determined to rock, even as local venues bid adieu.

Alexi Kenney packs nocturnal energy, psychedelic fantasy into SoundBox

Music Marke B. - February 3, 2026

Daring violinist curates SF Symphony's immersive music series' 'Dream Awake' program.

See a show for free at Lost Church this February

Contest Marke B. - February 3, 2026

Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.

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

Housing Zelda Bronstein - February 2, 2026

The Washington Post, of all places, runs a story on a new study debunking the idea that more market-rate housing will bring down prices

Hardly anyone opposes low-income senior housing, but there’s an appeal anyway

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 2, 2026

Bernal Heights project will go before the supes—but why?

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

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 2, 2026

Bay-centric docs on The Residents and Dennis Peron, plus past and present blockbuster epics.

Live Shots: Edwardian Ball’s 25th anniversary sang the body electric

Culture Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - February 2, 2026

Burlesque, bustles, and resplendently bare live acts adorned the Regency Ballroom.

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Movies

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

Bay-centric docs on The Residents and Dennis Peron, plus past and present blockbuster epics.

Movies Dennis Harvey - February 2, 2026

Indiefest giveaway: Score free tickets to new Dennis Peron doc ‘Join the Club’

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Screen Grabs: Ann Lee won’t take any of your crap

Music

Live Shots: Trish Toledo’s retro soul took Brick & Mortar for a ride

Singer's sweet SoCal sounds cruised back to a different era.

Music D.A. Mission - February 6, 2026

Alexi Kenney packs nocturnal energy, psychedelic fantasy into SoundBox

See a show for free at Lost Church this February

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swings wild and hit

Art

Between worlds with Sky Hopkina’s visual poetry

Holy songs and surreal montage anchor Slash exhibition in pressing query.

Art Review Genevieve Quick - February 5, 2026

His suburban idylls teem with the ‘uncanny magic of the exceptionally unexceptional’

With SF Art Week, a great Bay Area painter comes home

Alejandro Cartagena’s viral ‘Carpool’ photos strike deep community chords

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Housing

Supes approve affordable senior housing project—but discussion raises larger issue

Nonprofit housers are good neighbors. Speculators are not. But Wiener's law treats both the same way

Housing Tim Redmond - February 4, 2026

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

A small piece of land in SF for unhoused people to build their own future …

Politics

The Super Bowl, labor, and economic inequality

I played in the NFL for 7 years. If we could change the profit system in something as quintessentially American as professional football, we can change it anywhere.

Labor Dave Meggyesy - February 7, 2026

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

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

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

Plus: 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life' fumbles in tale of a young man's love for The Bard and hip-hop.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - February 4, 2026

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