Exotic instruments, vessels, flamboyant ephemera in jade and silk, bronze bells and lacquered open-mouthed tigers transport the museumgoer to China’s Bronze Age in The Asian Art... Read More
In the final results of San Francisco’s March 5, 2024, election, the “Democrats for Change,” or as I call them, the “Democrats for Commonsense,” nearly wiped the slate c... Read More
Exit Brandon Crawford, Joc Pederson, Mitch Haniger, J.D. Davis and Alex Wood. Enter Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Jung Hoo Lee, Nick Ahmed and Blake Snell. Say hello to the new-lo... Read More
Irving Penn’s direct, expressive portraits are celebrated among the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century. In a career that spanned 70 years, Penn was a regular cont... Read More
“Public safety and homelessness are the two issues I’ve heard the most about and spent the most time on as a supervisor, and without a doubt they will remain two areas of ... Read More
As the end of December approached, I was unprepared to discover my friends engaged in an activity wholly out of place. In their New Year’s posts on social media, gone were the d... Read More
Riccardo Rossati. Island of the Living, 2007. Photo: Courtesy of Museo Italo Americano The compelling works in this exhibition by Italian artist Riccardo Rossati are surrealist... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO RACES Superior Court Judges Seat 1: Albert “Chip” Zecher (Challenger) Seat 13: Jean Myungjin Roland (Challenger) Despite what the incumbents se... Read More
Say what you will about San Francisco these days, but the city is one of the truly classic settings for movie and television projects, and the local love of cinema is ongoing — ... Read More
When Garret Doty, a transient from Louisiana, was caught on security footage methodically grabbing two metal pipes, putting them together, taking practice swings, then chasing for... Read More
On the March 2024 election ballots, San Francisco residents will be asked to vote for Proposition D to change city ethics laws and expand the restrictions on gifts to city officia... Read More
From bohemian styles to high-end evening wear, San Francisco’s location on the Pacific Rim combined with its creative, inclusive mindset helped to develop the unique fashion of ... Read More
Like the winds of winter and solstice celebrations, an annual best-of-the-year list from movie critics is inevitable as the calendar flips to January. So here’s a survey of my T... Read More
It may not come as a surprise, but several of the 2023 nominees for my second annual Hypocrite Hill Awards made the list in 2022. This year’s runner-up, however, isn’t an indi... Read More
“Google, Google you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.” —Pro-Palestinian Google employees protesting their own company “Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide... Read More