A Climate Expert on What’s Missing From Super El Niño Headlines
Rainfall inches are easy to quantify and think about, but what happens after it lands on us?
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What Is a Dad, Anyway?
Our provocative ‘Dadliest Band’ bracket inspires deep questions — and a Soleil apology tour.
The Most Groundbreaking Dance Party in San Francisco Was on ’90s Public Access TV
‘Lavender Lounge,’ a queer variety show that ran from 1991 to 1995, returns to the screen for the first time in 30 years in a new documentary short.
Boots Riley Is Here to Recruit You
First, he’d like you to go see ‘I Love Boosters’ in theaters May 22. Then please consider joining the revolution.
An Interview With a Kid Who Loves His 3-Legged Cat
The story of a San Francisco feline who lost a leg and gained his biggest fan.
‘How Could You Be Against Joy?’: Bay Area Artists Are Turning on the Civic Joy Fund
A private initiative founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire is increasingly shaping San Francisco’s arts scene. Musicians are asking questions — and some are calling for a boycott.
Taifa Nia Finds His Second Wind
With new EP ‘Invidia’ and two more on the way, the San Francisco musician and prolific collaborator comes into his own as a solo artist.
‘Unsung Heroines’ Is a Rollicking Feminist History of the Bay
Rae Alexandra’s new essay collection celebrates 35 leaders, activists, and rule-breakers we should have learned about in school.
Area Teachers Tired of Bullshit
San Francisco educators continue their historic strike, and parents and kids are on the picket lines alongside them. But don’t worry, Daniel Lurie is making Instagram videos.
Some Google Searches I, a San Francisco Parent, Have Done In the Past Week
I’m sleeping great, how about you
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their own terms.
‘Joy Is at the Core’: Drag Story Hour Sashays Into Its Next Decade
Despite Trump, transphobes, and a pandemic, the San Francisco storytelling event-turned-international-movement has plenty to celebrate.