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Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.
Lit Marke B. -
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Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Texts crapped out and the chicken was hidden, but massive dance music fest delivered with Despacio, Four Tet, Robyn, more.
Music Review Adrian Spinelli -
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Big Week: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Black Art Week, Mahmoud Kahlil…

Stardella, Octo Octa, Plock Swedish Candy, Yasmin Levy, Marika Christine, 'The Crypt-O-Keepers'—what to do!
Big Week Marke B. -
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The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

The measure doesn't stop special interests from writing laws. It does the opposite.
Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

Charles Lewis III -
SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

Tamara Palmer -
The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.
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Music

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Joshua Rotter -
Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen shares 60 years of Bay Area musical memories, including 24 at the free fest.
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Dance

Flyaway’s latest asks, ‘What if incarcerated voices could animate a library?’

Aimée Ts'ao -
Choreographer Jo Kreiter & co. collab with women in prison and SFPL to create a provocative aerial spectacle.
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Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Music Joshua Rotter -
Rocking full speed into town with Hayley Williams, the genre-bender brings volatility, freedom, and bold new album 'RX.'
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Why is the demolition of historic buildings not a bigger issue in the D8 supe race?

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
Who's afraid of the Yimbys who want to call the Castro a "theme park?"
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

Best of the Bay Tamara Palmer -
The former Warrior now leans into his food-loving side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.
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Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell -
Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.
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Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

Live Shots Jon Bauer -
People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair
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LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Supes to confront jail conditions ... and have the Yimbys crossed a line in the Castro?
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Good Taste: Summer’s gone—but it left us great cafes

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
A quartet of exceptional new spots where you can linger over coffee, pastries, and perhaps some great art in the making.
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A Luddite AI that self-destructs? Why not?

Humor Joel Schechter -
'End Times' and a 21st Century version of a 19th Century phenomenon
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Why won’t the media call a lie a lie?

Media Bruce Mirken -
Trump and RFK, Jr. constantly and deliberately spew falsehoods. We know this, they know this—why doesn't the press?
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Drama Masks: There’s a flesh-eating alien plant inside the queer theater!

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to NCTC. Plus: Long live the DNA Lounge parklet, a true and trusty survivor.
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tablehopper

Best of the Bay Tamara Palmer -
20 years in, still white-hot local food & drink newsletter gives you all the scoop—two scoops, even—on culinary dish.
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