Back in 2022, it came to my attention that San Francisco had been ordered by the State of California to build roughly 80,000 new housing units by 2031 in order to make rents more affordable, home ownership more attainable and homelessness less prevalent in the City by the Bay. So,

Do you ever feel like we’re living in Hell? Do you ever get that certain sensation that accompanies the consumption of news that makes you feel like you’re perpetually burning alive? Maybe it’s just me, but this is one of those stories. Donald Trump, the orange man with the spray

An unusual passenger took MUNI riders by surprise last week. A harmless snake found its way aboard an outbound K-Ingleside train. Video shows the curious serpent climbing the articulated bend. Identified as a boa constrictor, a nonvenomous breed and popular pet, the specimen frightened some and fascinated others. The man

“Company” has come to call at the Orpheum in San Francisco in the form of a gender-flipped revival of the original 1970 version. It opened Thursday, June 5th, at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theater running through the 29th. Originally a story of a marriage avoidant bachelor, the story takes on an a

Call the Summer 2024 program at the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (hereafter “BAMPFA”) one filled with gateway drug cinema.  From a film noir series brimming with acknowledged genre classics to a series featuring a local filmmaker who introduced audiences to the joys of garlic and zydeco music to

Unlike Hulu, Netflix’s June 2024 programming does not seem to prioritize LGBTQ+ content despite June being Pride Month.  Seeing Sean Baker’s “Tangerine” and a documentary history of queer stand-up comedians feels more like a sop rather than an answer to demands for more queer-friendly programming.  Queer folks can only go

Movement Electronic Music Festival has been around so long it’s seen Bush (W.), Obama, Trump, and Biden all hold terms in office, which means the artists and attendees have lived (and partied) through 5 presidential elections. This year was one of those times again when nearly 100K+ ravers and rave-inducers

Venice – The Art Biennale in Venice is an Olympic gathering where nations showcase their top artists. An artwork highlighting the refugee as ‘foreigner’ was one of my favorites. French-Moroccan artist, Bouchra Khalili, presented The Mapping Journey Project, a spacious installation of videos and corresponding silkscreens.