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Screen Grabs: Animated delights from Daft Punk and Wallace and Gromit

Dennis Harvey - December 12, 2024

From the far-flung stars to cozy Lancashire. Plus: Fish out of water in the 'The Black Sea,' pugilist nostalgia in 'Day of the Fight'

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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Shawna Virago

Marke B. - December 11, 2024

The groundbreaking 'fairy godmother' of trans country music is an outspoken voice for queer rights and local independent arts.

Police

Scathing audit shows progressives who questioned SFPD budget were right

Tim Redmond - December 12, 2024

Massive overtime waste. Sick-leave scams. Cops working for private companies instead of patrolling the streets. The $821 million police budget has serious problems.

Music

Sun glints, flowers slide by in ML Buch’s uncanny musical world

Daniel Bromfield - December 11, 2024

The Danish guitarist's melodic and welcoming, Bosch-like landscapes belie early influences like Metallica's 'S&M.'

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Art

New SF arts collective 465 introduces itself

Neut Nelson - December 11, 2024

Located in the legacy South Van Ness space that once hosted Femina Potens, the group aims to spark much-needed change.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Amid topical twists, SF Ballet delivers another gorgeous ‘Nutcracker’

Charles Lewis III - December 10, 2024

The annual fairy frolic enchanted an audience all-too-ready to embrace an epic battle against the evil Mouse King.

Music

Under the Stars: TV on the Radio returns, Yacht Rock gets its shine

John-Paul Shiver - December 10, 2024

Drew Daniel's fever dream genre 'hit 'em' sparks a gonzo comp, 37 Houses light up BOTH, more great music

Housing

Supes reject Breed policy on towing RVs

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2024

Seizing the homes of vulnerable families makes no sense, advocates say—and by a 7-3 vote, board agrees.

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Letters we answer: On Luigi and the US healthcare system

letters we answer Tim Redmond - December 10, 2024

Are we looking through a 'single keyhole,' and what does that mean anyway?

When public land isn’t public for all

Homelessness Tiny - December 10, 2024

If you so much as 'look homeless,' you can be forced out of what's supposed to be common space.

The Luigi problem

Healthcare Tim Redmond - December 10, 2024

An alleged murderer has become a folk hero, on all sides of the political spectrum. The Democratic Party remains utterly clueless.

Puff: Mix it up for a Happy Dankmas and Marijuanukkah

Puff Dan Karkoska - December 9, 2024

Yummy Fizz-tinis, infused chocolate turtles, simply stoned sugar cookies, and more cannabis treats to make your Yuletide high.

50 years ago, the industry discarded him. Now jazz-funk legend Saracho is back

Music Daniel Bromfield - December 9, 2024

Thanks to an SF fan, the Apache-Mexican pianist returns—with a lifetime's worth of new musical tales to tell.

Screen Grabs: An Iranian family explodes under authoritarian pressure

Movies Dennis Harvey - December 9, 2024

Mohammad Rasoulof's secret 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.' Plus: 'The Bibi Files' indicts Netanyahu, 'Dahomey' liberates seized artifacts.

Supes approve TAY housing—but Dorsey makes it easier to evict the vulnerable residents

Housing Megan Robertson - December 8, 2024

Supe forces drug-free conditions on leases of formerly homeless, transitional age youth.

Lurie faces massive budget problem—and his first defining political test

City Hall Tim Redmond - December 8, 2024

Balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable, or look for revenue solutions?

Stuck in a seasonal funk? Go for the ‘Holiday Gaiety’

Onstage Joshua Rotter - December 7, 2024

For SF Symphony show stars Latrice Royale and Lady Camden, this is the year to 'get up, get sickening, and make them eat it.'

Long Covid: The search for answers inches forward

COVID Bruce Mirken - December 6, 2024

Is the tide finally turning on research into the chronic illness—and funding at the federal level for prevention and a cure?

Our bodies, their choice

LGBTQ Gabriel Haaland - December 5, 2024

The Supreme Court and the attack on trans kids: It was never about bathrooms, it was never about fountains. It is about our bodies, our choices, our lives.

When Tamagotchis attack! Kyle Mooney on raucous horror-comedy ‘Y2K’

Movies Pam Grady - December 5, 2024

Period-perfect New Millennium details shine in tale of technology gone haywire. Just don't forget the Herbal Essence.

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