Top Stories

Can Scooter Companies Meet Their Diversity Quota?

A survey shows most riders are affluent white men, prompting the city to demand more diversity. But do S.F.’s low-income communities of color even want scooters?

 

Proposed IPO Tax Seeks Equitable Fix to Tech Domination

San Francisco is no longer in a position to cut taxes to accommodate tech companies amid a wealth inequality crisis, one supervisor says.

 

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News

Do We Really Need 4/20 at This Point?

The monetization of an annual celebration of cannabis culture.

 

Bay Area’s Student Loan Debt Up Nearly 250 Percent

The number of borrowers is lower than the nationwide average, but a new report says that figure masks racial and class disparities.

 

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Slideshows

Wax Trax! Documentary Screening + Ministry & Cold Cave at Great American Music Hall, Monday, April 22nd, 2019

 

Chvrches & Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Heart Greek Theatre, Saturday, April 19, 2019

 

Charlotte Gainsbourg at The Regency Ballroom, Monday, April 15, 2019

 

Soccer Mommy at Great American Musical, April 17, 2019

 


Music

Ezra Furman: Here, Queer, and Angelic

Always in perpetual motion, the 'transangelic' musician sees a new burst of activity.

 

Five Coachella Acts to Catch in the Bay Area

Fans of Ella Mai, Lizzo, Christine and the Queens, and more will have a chance to undo Coachella FOMO.

 

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Culture

The Castro Theatre Is About to Get the Biggest Organ in the World

This organ transplant comes with seven keyboards, thousands of pipes, and enough buttons to re-create any type of music.

 

Peter Paul Rubens’ Unconditional Love and Utter Gruesomeness

'Early Rubens,' at the Legion of Honor, shows a 12-year period in the Dutch master’s life that burst with bloody depravity.

 

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Dining

Detroit Hop City

Cellarmaker expands from a cramped space in SoMa to a slightly less cramped space in Bernal Heights — but this time, with excellent Detroit-style pizza.

 

Food and Loathing On the Campaign Trail ’20

The 2020 Democratic primary has yet to discuss the food system in any significant way. Why?

 

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Film

Hail Satan?

nataS! nataS! nataS!

 

Family

Sometimes family means being down with the clowns — at a Gathering of the Juggalos.

 

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Sponsored

7 Mile House Brings Jazz Fest Outdoors

 

S.F. Allows for Flexibility in the Workplace

 

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