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Noe Valley: From Horner’s Addition to Boomer Outpost

Noe Valley has evolved from a collection of dairy farms into a quiet, sunny and wealthy neighborhood.

Nuala Sawyer Bishari

Video Wave Fights Against Tide of Streams

The Noe Valley fixture has struggled to pay the rent in recent years as video rental business dries up.

Richard Procter

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News

Juul Spending Money Like A Drunken Sailor To Overturn E-Cigarette Ban

The vape behemoth has spent more money so far than everyone else on the ballot combined.

Joe Kukura

Ghost Ship Trial Jury Deliberations Start Over

Judge dismisses three jurors 10 days into jury deliberations.

Nuala Sawyer Bishari

Ida Mojadad

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Slideshows

Music

Three Must-See Acts This Week

Tanukichan on Thursday at Rickshaw Stop, Bad Books on Friday at Great American Music Hall, and Godpseed You! Black Emperor on Sunday at Castro Theatre.

Tim Casagrande

Orville Peck’s Not So Lonesome After All

The masked cowboy isn’t keeping any secrets. He just wants you to listen.

Zack Ruskin

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Culture

I Want to Learn that Dance, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

In August Wilson’s drama, four musicians wait for Ma Rainey to arrive at the studio, a Multi Ethnic Theater production at the Costume Shop Theater through Sept. 1.

Jeffrey Edalatpour

St. Paul’s Church, Immortalized by Sister Act

A large church on the corner of Church and Valley was used as the main location of the famous 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film.