Top Stories

Sex Workers, Advocates Challenge Mission Police

Tension is rising in the Mission on how best to react to the neighborhood’s sex workers.

 

Man Accused of Brutally Kicking Homeless Man May Have Killed Another

The famous "well-dressed" man caught on video attacking a homeless man in May is now being charged with murder in a second, unrelated incident.

 

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News

Mysterious Ferry Building Crash Before Thanksgiving Cost $325K

In 2013, another ferry operator crashed into a speedboat, killing its pilot.

 

Mueller, Kavanaugh Help Propel ‘Justice’ to 2018 Word of the Year

What could possibly happen in 2019 to have 'justice' hold onto its crown?

 

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Slideshows

Wavves at The Fillmore, December 12, 2018

 

Red Bull Music: P-Lo and ALLBLACK, December 7th at UC Theatre Berkeley

 

Emma Ruth Rundle, Jaye Jayle & Hether Fortune at Rickshaw Stop, Monday, Dec.10, 2018

 

Recombinant Festival: Transmissions from the Seismic Stations at Gray Area, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018

 


Music

Def Leppard Made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Kraftwerk Did Not

How happy are you to see headlines that implicitly give Def Leppard equal footing with the likes of Janet Jackson and Stevie Nicks?

 

New Year, Old Mint

With a planned restoration of the Old Mint, this may be the last year before New Year’s Eve partygoers at the New Bohemia start to notice some changes.

 

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Culture

New Year’s Eve: A Carefully Controlled Explosion

‘The sky is our canvas, and fireworks are our paint,’ says Pyro Spectacular owner James Souza.

 

Houses of the Holy: Al Farrow’s Sculptural Provocations

His replica of the White House may be the color of feces, but it’s more than a snide comment on the current resident.

 

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Dining

Ramenwell Focuses on Doing a Few Things Right. But Is It Enough?

There can be a virtue in having a small menu.

 

Secrets of the Much-Imitated Breakfast

Not all of Humphry Slocombe’s flavors seem so weird after 10 years, but the Mission ice cream shop has shown true staying power — and they're throwing a big anniversary bash on Dec. 28.

 

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Film

The Quake

Another big disaster movie from the land of the fjords.

 

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

One of the greats tries to find his place in a new world.

 

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A Guide to Help You Get Used to Hearing Aids

 

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