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E pluribus ants: At Cabrillo Music Fest, Sarah Hennies’ work buzzes with communal activity

Under expansive theme of US's 250th, composer's 'Grain House' considers the lowly but mighty insect.

Music Lou Fancher - July 28, 2026

Gregg Araki: ‘Why doesn’t Gen Z have sex anymore?’

Iconoclastic queer director's hot new 'I Want Your Sex' was transformed by #MeToo, and wants to spark spicy conversations.

Movies Pam Grady - July 28, 2026

To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller

'Splash City' filmmaker and rapper aims to bring a side of San Francisco the world rarely sees to life.

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 28, 2026

ODC Summer Sampler’s ‘Notes of Disquiet’ fueled by invisible burdens, Armenian poetry

Mia J. Chong's latest work explores 'that feeling of having to hold in your response to someone else's insensitivity.'

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - July 28, 2026

Art

‘Jerry farts and burps’: Grateful Dead live on in spirited retrospectives

Joshua Rotter - July 27, 2026

Haight Street Art Center puts on two huge shows that keep the band's colorful legacy and community ticking.

The Agenda

What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2026

Plus: Another developer giveaway. That's The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Mark your calendar for ‘pay what you can’ restaurant day

Tamara Palmer - July 25, 2026

Mexico City-rooted initiative gets local participation from Al Pastor Papi, Reem's, Merkado, Understory, more

Sports

At San Jose’s ‘Forbidden Door,’ international AEW stars knocked out xenophobia

Danny Acosta - July 24, 2026

Looking for earthshaking pro fights far from the White House lawn? This league's got you.

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Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

Promotion Marke B. - July 24, 2026

See the other side of the Jewish Film Fest—immersive music, webs of seduction, violent betrayal—with 48 Hills.

Mildred Howard writes her own history book

Art Lou Fancher - July 24, 2026

At Oakland Museum of California, the longtime artist's first major retrospective attacks Black erasure.

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

Music John-Paul Shiver - July 23, 2026

Plus: Brandee Younger, 'The Ecstatic,' Diagonal Lines, atmos bloom, The Chutes 'Widow's Bay'—we're slipping it all in

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Up Your Alley, Ballet22, Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

Big Week Marke B. - July 23, 2026

... naughty Dore parties, Marcos Valle, Jandii scones, 'Sketch on Speed,' disability rights film celebration, more to do!

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Dance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 23, 2026

Nestled between golden hills and gathering dusk, gourmet dining pairs with sublime movement.

Screen Grabs: A revered documentarian faces the ultimate loss in ‘Remake’

Movies Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2026

Plus: Celebrating disability rights, 'First Looks' at Oscar's shorts candidates, Nicolas Winding Refn's hell, the Dardennes' mothers.

Clint Reilly had some bad clients —and at least one really good one

News + Politics Tim Redmond - July 22, 2026

He got rich working for the insurance industry—but he also came through for the neighborhoods in the 1986 Prop. M campaign

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 22, 2026

Sophia Maddox's doc asks, How do you reconcile your identity with a just-discovered legacy of unimaginable violence?

Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 22, 2026

Plus: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale as old as time, and 'The Prince, Part 1' sets wily classic in motion.

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s free park romp stokes ‘AH HA!’ moments

Performance Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - July 21, 2026

Wee ones enraptured by local troupe mused whether their futures lie under the Big Top.

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

Art Marke B. - July 21, 2026

'Leave AI to the heteros!' says high camp hand-painter, whose work adorns toilet stalls from SoMa to Detroit.

Win a pair of free tickets to a Jewish Film Fest feature this Saturday!

Contest Marke B. - July 21, 2026

48 Hills is presenting 'mdbr mdbr' and 'Only Good Feelings'—and we want you to come. Here's how to enter.

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Movies

To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller

'Splash City' filmmaker and rapper aims to bring a side of San Francisco the world rarely sees to life.

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 28, 2026

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

Screen Grabs: A revered documentarian faces the ultimate loss in ‘Remake’

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Music

E pluribus ants: At Cabrillo Music Fest, Sarah Hennies’ work buzzes with communal activity

Under expansive theme of US's 250th, composer's 'Grain House' considers the lowly but mighty insect.

Music Lou Fancher - July 28, 2026

Under the Stars: A harmonious system of influences (Whitesnake included)

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s free park romp stokes ‘AH HA!’ moments

Art

‘Jerry farts and burps’: Grateful Dead live on in spirited retrospectives

Haight Street Art Center puts on two huge shows that keep the band's colorful legacy and community ticking.

Art Joshua Rotter - July 27, 2026

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

After his passing, a daughter collects and catalogues her father’s generous art

‘Slice of the Pie’ serves up bounty of SF’s gallery scene in time of crisis

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Housing

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

Finally, a story that mentions the real issue: Cities can't force developers to build

Housing Zelda Bronstein - July 6, 2026

Lurie and four supes move to cut affordable housing fees for luxury developers

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

Politics

What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Plus: Another developer giveaway. That's The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 27, 2026

After 10 years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality

Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

Public power moves a step forward

Opinion

The other problem with police drones: They don’t work well in San Francisco

The slick marketing gloss entirely ignores the basic laws of meteorology and aerodynamics

Police Shaun Haines - July 9, 2026

In Cuba, blackouts and resilience

Politicians know they’ll get booed at Trans March; harassment from cops is real issue

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

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Performance

ODC Summer Sampler’s ‘Notes of Disquiet’ fueled by invisible burdens, Armenian poetry

Mia J. Chong's latest work explores 'that feeling of having to hold in your response to someone else's insensitivity.'

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - July 28, 2026

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