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Mission Local

Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

The San Francisco dance festival, in its 21st year, runs from Feb. 21 to March 1 at the Dance Mission Theater. Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

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Mission Local

Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

Mission Local

Tenderloin Buzz: Black history walking tour, gallery re-opening, and more

Here's what's new in the Tenderloin: A Black history walking tour, an art gallery re-opening, and new security gates for three businesses. Tenderloin Buzz: Black history walking tour, gallery re-opening, and more

2 days ago

Mission Local

Tenderloin Buzz: Black history walking tour, gallery re-opening, and more

SFiST

Field Notes: BART Poetry, Revolutionary Black Panther Art, and from Rural Alaska to the Super Bowl

This week: The Dipsea Trail, a crow take-over, award-winning BART poem, and site-specific sculptural CD art. Plus, a beloved pop-up bakery gets its own space, a local violinist shines at the Super Bowl, and Black Panther Emory Douglas’s collage images.

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SFiST

Field Notes: BART Poetry, Revolutionary Black Panther Art, and from Rural Alaska to the Super Bowl

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Oakland to Celebrate Black History Month With Black Joy Parade

MAHA proponents are turning against RFK Jr. after Trump ordered a boost in the production of weedkiller glyphosate; authorities are investigating the ski guide company involved in the deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche; and Oakland’s ninth annual Black Joy Parade takes place Sunday.

2 days ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Oakland to Celebrate Black History Month With Black Joy Parade

SF Standard

BART halts Transbay Tube service

It is the latest snafu in BART service after a string of service meltdowns last year.

7 hours ago

BART halts Transbay Tube service

SFiST

BART Service Through Transbay Tube Halted, Shuttle Bus Running Between SF, Oakland

An alert was sent out to riders Sunday evening that BART service was paused in the Transbay Tube due to communication issues, along with information on transbay bus lines, but no details were provided on when service through the Tube would be restored.

2 hours ago

BART Service Through Transbay Tube Halted, Shuttle Bus Running Between SF, Oakland

SF Standard

Photos: Before winning Olympic gold, Alysa Liu was just an East Bay kid

Ryan Young first photographed the star figure skater for the New York Times in 2018, and again in 2024.

20 hours ago

Photos: Before winning Olympic gold, Alysa Liu was just an East Bay kid

SFiST

Arrest Made In Rincon Hill Killing of East Bay Rapper After Super Bowl

San Francisco police have made an arrest in the February 9 shooting of Bay Area rapper Curnal, aka Keonte Antonio Deshawn Woods, on Harrison Street in Rincon Hill.

2 days ago

Arrest Made In Rincon Hill Killing of East Bay Rapper After Super Bowl

SF Standard

‘It was chaos’: Marina neighbors survey the damage after SF’s F1 event

Residents reported broken windows, damaged roofs, and people urinating in yards after Saturday’s Red Bull Showrun drew an estimated 40,000 spectators.

9 hours ago

‘It was chaos’: Marina neighbors survey the damage after SF’s F1 event

SF Standard

The Marina went full F1 Saturday — and it was gloriously chaotic

Yuki Tsunoda got the biggest cheers, the mayor took a wild ride, while one car threw smoke and flames.

20 hours ago

The Marina went full F1 Saturday — and it was gloriously chaotic

SFiST

Formula 1 Race Draws 50,000 to Marina, Widespread Property Damage, Public Urination Ensue

San Francisco’s Marina Boulevard was turned into a demo racetrack Saturday as a Formula 1 car and other vehicles raced along the waterfront for a brief eight-tenths-of-a-mile stretch, drawing around 50,000 spectators who reportedly trashed the Marina District on their way out.

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Formula 1 Race Draws 50,000 to Marina, Widespread Property Damage, Public Urination Ensue

SFiST

Sunday Links: Ninety-Five Percent of Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike

A body that was found in Napa County is believed to be connected to the kidnapping of a Sikh man in the Central Valley; cartel violence has taken over Puerto Vallarta; and Oakland’s teachers’ union is demanding a 12% pay increase as 95% of educators voted to strike.

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Sunday Links: Ninety-Five Percent of Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike

Mission Local

They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

Sarahí and Julián Rodriguez were born 16 months apart and fought constantly as kids. They've matured, and now do business together. They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

22 hours ago

They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

SFiST

Supervisor Mahmood Wants to Establish a ‘Theater Arts District’ to Gussy Up Mid-Market

It's no secret that SF’s Mid-Market home to many Broadway theaters and concert venues can be a little rough around the edges, so the district's Supervisor Bilal Mahmood hopes to jazz it up as a “theater arts district.”

2 days ago

Supervisor Mahmood Wants to Establish a ‘Theater Arts District’ to Gussy Up Mid-Market