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Is San Francisco’s Soil Safe for Your Kids to Play In?
The Maher Ordinance exists to mitigate the negative impacts of construction, but it is often used as a weapon by obstructionists to stop much-needed housing, and there are loopholes that allow developers to apply for waivers.

Over 100 Artists Await You at 1890 Bryant’s Spring Open Studios
The 1890 Bryant Open Studios event will take place April 11th-13th, offering visitors a chance to explore the works of over 100 artists, including Don Hershman, Anna Sidana, Michael Kerbow, Austin Boe, Paul Morin, and Charles Stinson.

Frankenstein: A Lovely, Exciting, Murderous Dance in San Francisco
On the massive front curtain above the stage, drapped a painting of an anatomical human skull. Then animations from an invisible hand began scribbling arcane medical annotations. Inside the skull a ghostly, ephemeral, storm cloud swirls, and congeals in the shape of a human brain…and as the orchestra began its

Just a Shadow Offers a Powerful Journey of Grief and Healing Through Dance
Just a Shadow, presented by Megan Lowe Dances, is a dance performance that uses architecture as part of its practice and invites the audience to embark on a journey of mutual healing and the processing of grief over the loss of a loved one.

Paint the City Orange and Black, It’s Opening Day SF
It’s that time of the year again, San Francisco! Baseball season is here. The bats start cracking in Cincinnati, so walk your dogs early. Shut your laptop, and if you serve beers, let’s go. It has been an inspiring spring down in Scottsdale. The left side of the infield is

William Kentridge’s Surreal, fascinating, Multimedia, Opera at Cal Performances
William Kentridge’s multimedia chamber opera, The Great Yes, The Great No, explores the intersection of the Négritude and Surrealist movements, featuring the stories of anti-colonial refugees on the oceanliner Capitaine Paul Lemerle.

Travel Back to 19th Century San Francisco at the Haas-Lilienthal House
The Haas-Lilienthal House, built in 1886 by William Haas, is a Victorian residence that symbolizes the rise of immigrant families contributing to San Francisco’s growth, and is now preserved by San Francisco Heritage as a window into the city’s Victorian past.

Trump Orders An Overhaul of How Elections are Run…Likely Disenfranchising Millions
President Trump issued an executive order to change the administration of U.S. elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, which experts say could disenfranchise millions of voters.