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Vision Blvd Reimagines the Central Freeway: A Park, More Housing, & Transit?
San Francisco isn’t all that big. We are a 7×7 bear paw on the end of a long peninsula in California. Even the island we’ve made from scratch has taken decades to transform into a viable housing site. Where Can We Build? We’re running out of places to build. Enter
Agnos & Brown Give Some Advice for Would-be Mayors
Willie Brown, Art Agnos, Lurie & Peskin Talk Experience We talked to several living former mayors and two 2024 candidates about what it takes to be mayor of San Francisco. It’s a recurring dream. You’re sitting in a chair behind a desk and the papers tower in front of you,
The KQED & Noise Pop Festival Looks Awesome
When two wonderful SF institutions get together to throw a block party it’s a great reason to get excited. KQED has teamed up with Noise Pop and is blocking off the streets in front of its storied SF headquarters and opening up its doors for an all-day, live music-infused, street
Riot Fest Bands Answer One-Word Interview Questions
To help y’all to get to know some of the (many) artists you should get to know from Riot Fest, we sped up the process by having them pick a one-word interview question from a hat. Here’s what 11 of them had to say (these are all actual quotes): And
The Dark Arts, Leather, & Circus in Oakland
Inside was a crowd reminiscent of Death Guild crossed with the Folsom Street Fair, people were friendly and familiar with one another, it had the atmosphere of a kinky cosplay event or intimate gathering at one of Kink.com’s Armory parties, back when those existed. Everyone was interesting to look at, and chat with, clad in different cuts of leather, metal, and masks.
Inside Jack White’s Hot, Surprise Show in San Francisco
This is what happed at Jack White’s surprise show in SF.
All The Cool Stuff Coming To Netflix In October 2024
The new season of “Heartstopper” is now available, along with new seasons of “The Lincoln Lawyer”, “Hellbound”, “The Diplomat”, and “Dan Da Dan”, as well as new documentaries and anime, and the return of “The Missing” and “Ranma ½”.
French Laundry Alum Returns to Dining Scene with Hayes Valley Pop-Up
Shawn Phillips, a chef with over 20 years of experience in the Bay Area, is launching a pop-up restaurant, Tarturino, on October 13 at Birba wine bar, featuring a tapas-style menu inspired by his childhood and his daughter’s palette.