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Get Ready For Frameline 48!
Catching films being screened at the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (hereafter “Frameline 48”) is the best kind of cinematic insult to Christian nationalists and other right-wing homophobic slime. More than 80 programs of queer-friendly stuff await interested viewers. From Lil Nas X to the legendary Sally Gearhart,

Academy of Sciences Workers Say Unionizing Efforts Are at A Breaking Point
The workers in the CalAcademy Workers United have taken to papering telephone poles throughout San Francisco. That’s because the union says the California Academy of Science, which began bargaining with the group in December 2023, has made a slew of decisions in recent months that have pitched tensions between management

Best Bay Area Events 6/19-7/8
See the California Jewish Open at The CJM The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s first major open call invited artists in the Golden State to consider how they look to the many aspects of Jewish culture, identity, and community to explore connection. See their intriguing responses in the California Jewish Open—an exhibition bringing

The Oakland Street Photographers Who Elevate the Everyday
Walking through the gallery felt like being inside a street scene itself. Passing each photo, I was transported into a moment of reflection, a slice of life being played out right before my eyes.

Crime Is Down In The Bay Area, Why Are People Pretending It’s Not?
I remember my first day of Sociology class, Dr. Schutz, still one of the best professors I ever had, asked the class if we knew that the highest recorded homicide rate in United States history ever recorded by the FBI was just a 45 minute walk from the heart of

Islamophobic Rant At San Francisco Park Leaves Community Stunned
A man walking two dogs at San Francisco’s McLaren Park verbally attacked a Muslim group gathering for communal prayer on Monday morning, coinciding with the annual Eid al-Adha holiday, as reported by members of the Islamic Center of San Francisco to SFGATE. In a video provided by Islamic Center

Famed Musicians Weigh In on AI-Generated Music
With the very recent controversy surrounding the possible release of AI-generated recordings of deceased Small Faces and Humble Pie singer Steve Marriott, it has become apparent that a tipping point in the evolution of music has been reached and breached. As the old joke goes, the difference between a drum

How To See San Francisco Like a First Timer
So you’ve lived here long enough to develop a routine and now you want to break out of it. What if you’re strapped for cash and you forgot why you work so hard to stay here? It’s more common than you think. One possibility is that it’s time for new