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,

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.

This is what happed at Jack White’s surprise show in SF.

Fashion Shows, Night Markets, Food Festivals, Live Music & More centered around a beloved Bay Area institution.

  Who would like another shiny skyscraper offsetting San Francisco’s skyline? Apparently, project developer Crescent Heights does. The Florida-based company’s plans for a 65-story skyscraper feel like another ploy to fleece profit from San Francisco. If built to specs, 10 South Van Ness would be the city’s fifth-tallest building. Here’s

Grief is a shadow and art is the communal fire that makes it move. It’s easier to digest the suffering when it’s shared. That’s why we’re recommending the upcoming SOMArts Día De Los Muertos exhibit Bearing Witness, which focuses on Palestine this year. Below are our interviews with co-curators Rio

San Francisco is largely a sex-positive town, but the weekend drama over a Folsom Street Fair attendee’s discomfort with genitals shows that we’ve got some growing to do. To quote a hilarious tweet on the matter, “maybe don’t go to the circus if you’re afraid of clowns.” But on the

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