Top Stories

How a Public Bank Could Free S.F.’s Money From Wall Street

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law to help establish public banks — and San Francisco wants to be first in line.

 

Market Street Goes Car Free

The change — part of a larger, once-in-a-generation remaking of Market Street — could go into effect as soon as January 2020.

 

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News

Castro Flore Dispensary Gets City Hall Approval

A companion dispensary across from the Castro cafe Flore gets the Planning Commission’s green light, and the shop will be known as Flore Store.

 

1015 Folsom Keeps On Ticking By Embracing Its Audience

S.F.’s clubs are shutting down left and right. How has 1015 Folsom managed to stay around for 30 years?

 

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Slideshows

Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park 2019

 

Raye Zaragoza and Rising Appalachia at the Mystic Theater on October 10, 2019

 

Dirtybird Campout West Coast 2019

 

Tyler, The Creator at Bill Graham on Friday, October 11, 2019

 


Music

Andrew Bird Just Needs Some Space

From synagogues to the Guggenheim, Bird’s dogged hunt for dazzling acoustics continues.

 

From Reality TV to Speakeasy, Kat Robichaud Has Found Her Place

She's embraced her theatrical side as she rocks the Misfit Cabaret.

 

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Culture

Don’t make it impossible to love you

Unrealistic expectations are a recipe for unhappiness.

 

All That White Noise, and All That Sound

In Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, a black artist decides to sell himself as a slave to his white best friend.

 

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Dining

Fort Point’s New Taproom Stands Out

The new space on Valencia Street that feels anything like yet another industrial brewery.

 

A New Challenger to the Burrito Throne

Papalote’s chicken mole is exceptional.

 

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Film

‘Pain and Glory’ Is a Beautiful Ode to Cinema and to Memory

Starring Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, Pain and Glory is a quiet meditation on nostalgia.

 

Shane Carruth Careens Though Madness in The Dead Center

None are beyond the reach of the mouth of death.

 

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Sponsored

What Is Kratom and Why is It So Controversial in San Francisco

 

Why Are More Americans Having Psychic Readings?

 

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