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View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Graffiti artists tagging in the sunshine at Precita Park
A muralist puts his signature on a free-standing art board at Precita Park. Check out the rest of our photos below. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezNormally the sound of 20 or so artists rattling and...
View ArticleMore reviews from the SF Jewish Film Festival
Anywhere ElsePhoto by J. PrausIf Instagram is anything to go by (read: it’s not), anyone can make a short film — just slap a filter on it and call it a day! Thankfully, the protagonists in Anywhere...
View ArticleWill San Francisco voters give Muni more money to serve a growing population?
Beating up on Muni and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is a perennial pastime for many San Franciscans, who will be given the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are...
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Carletta Sue Kay performs Fri/25 at The Chapel.Not long after I sat down with Randy Walker, the male, non-performing ego of one of San Francisco's most undefinable musical acts, vocal powerhouse...
View ArticleTwitter releases diversity figures: mostly white, mostly male
Twitter's diversity figures, supplied from its blog.Surprise, shock, flabbergasting awe -- these are all completely invalid responses to Twitter's revelation of its diversity figures, which the...
View ArticleSmart Bomb goes off in Oakland
Secret Sidewalk plays the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland this Sat/26.By Micah DubreuilAs a child, you imagine your toys come to life whenever your back is turned. As an adult in the Bay Area, you...
View ArticleSF voters to weigh in on Beach Chalet turf war
Artist rendering of proposed Beach Chalet project.A city project that would install artificial turf and stadium lighting at the Beach Chalet soccer fields at the west end of Golden Gate Park has...
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