This flashback to Trish Toledo's December show at Brick & Mortar conjures the much-needed magic of the singer's SoCal soul #LiveShots

In the City of Angels, Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn offers nori, crab, and uni to amuse your bouche—courtesy of a hyper-talented SF chef #GoodTaste @tamarapalmer.bsky.social

Maybe the glorious Hearst Building should be a hotel. But, Sup. Connie Chan argues, this kind of spendy, project-by-project tax cut plan is incoherent—and the city should present an overall plan for downtown economic development. 48hills.org/2026/02/supe...

A painting of her daughter pressed eagerly against a glass door, her face full of curiosity and wonder: South Bay artist Meghna Sharma's speaks of her compelling scenes of everyday immigrant joy.

Let our culture experts guide you through this very #BIGWEEK — featuring Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir's 11th Black History Month celebration at Berkeley's iconic Freight, Afro Latine drag with @nickijizz.bsky.social and so much more.

One of our favorite intimate venues in North Beach @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social is offering two tickets to the below February shows—from Willy Tea Taylor to a night of illusionist wonder—for lucky 48 Hills readers. But they are going soon! [GIVEAWAY]

SF partygoers will be able to score at seven separate “Heated Rivalry” theme parties in the next month—let your sticks cross and your pucks fly ✏️ @supermarke.bsky.social

The memory of a stalwart of the local scene is honored at the Nick Medeveff fundraiser concert at Kilowatt on Sat/7. "I truly think this is how he would want to be remembered," says an organizer #UnderTheStars @padlife.bsky.social

"Nothing exemplifies our existence in the shittiest timeline than an announcement for an SF “March For Billionaires” needing to be scrutinized for potential satire," writes stage critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks

Thee Parkside is gone end of the year..... Pretty in Pink for Valentine's SF Bay Popfest at Bottom of The Hill in August Xiu Xiu is a Psycho Killer And R.E. Seraphin's double reissue feels like a mystery going backward It's Under The Stars.... ✒️ @48hills.bsky.social 48hills.org/2026/02/unde...

"I see music as an escape from reality, a moment where time can feel suspended, even distorted," says the curator of SF Symphony's Soundbox: Dream Awake.

The Edwardian Ball celebrates the sensual, knowing its pleasures are ethereal—and @jonbauer.bsky.social and Patty Riek were there to document its 25th anniversary's body adornments and carnivalesque contortions #LiveShots

"A major, unheralded source of Yimbys' success is the mainstream media’s virtual blackout of their critics," writes Zelda Bronstein. "So it’s newsworthy that The Washington Post reported on growing scholarly dissent from the supply-side housing agenda."

Which screenings are a must at @sfindiefest.bsky.social and Mostly British this week? Critic Dennis Harvey delivers his top picks for Bay-centric docs and innovative feature films #ScreenGrabs

Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to give a private developer $40 million to help build a hotel on Third Street in the Hearst Building. The city would be advancing the money it would have received in hotel taxes for the next 20 years.

“It happened so fast,” Twiggy told us in an interview on the occasion of her new, probing documentary. “And I was so young.” See the film Fri/6 at The Vogue theater

We've got 10 pairs of @sfindiefest.bsky.social tickets to 'Join The Club', the doc chronicling beloved queer cannabis pioneer Dennis Peron, at the Roxie on Sat/7! [GIVEAWAY]

"Beyond question, Peter Duesberg left a trail of death—not with bullets or knives, but with lies about AIDS, HIV and the treatments that still keep many of my friends alive," writes Bruce Mirken.

#repost Tonite at Bottom of the Hill SF Peeps..... Pateka, Richmond, Ca based art-rock, jazz fusion quartet plays tonite with clever architecture and witty visuals.... ✒️ @48hills.bsky.social 48hills.org/2026/01/dont...

Public defender offices are chronically underfunded across the country, eroding people's Constitutional right to effective counsel & due process. In this op-ed @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov Chief Atty Matt Gonzalez explains why our office has been forced to declare unavailable on a small # of new cases.

One of RFK's top vaccine officials argued that all childhood vaccines be optional. "Essentially, he wants to conduct a giant experiment to see what happens if we let these previously controlled viruses run rampant," writes Bruce Mirken.

BART management—without first getting board approval—has entered into a deal with Uber that will allow riders to use the BART app to book Uber rides at the station.

High times for elite-level cinema fans: an in-person Stateside Robert Beavers sighting at @bampfa.bsky.social and Bay auteur Rob Nilsson's films at featuring Tenderloin residents and pro actors alike #ScreenGrabs

A celebration of dark whimsy and baroque frivolity that has graced SF for a quarter of a century (Edwardian Ball, of course) + delicious anti-ICE pastries: this is #BIGWEEK

Chili crab with rice, delivered at an affordable price by a neighborhood treasure? How could you not order Damansara for dinner tonight, asks @tamarapalmer.bsky.social in #GoodTaste

In which the San Francisco Mint is transformed into an Irish family home on the banks of a mystical river. The veil is thin in this edition of #LiveShots

Oakland's Satya will shine at SFJAZZ Joan Baez joins Taj Mahal benefit Noise Pop Phase Three pays tribute to Bottom Of The Hill @tropicalfuckstorm.bsky.social keeps the confusion wolves at bay & We love ya, Sweet Bobby Weir, RIP Under The Stars.. @48hills.bsky.social ✒️ 48hills.org/2026/01/unde...

💬 INTERVIEW: Pateka, the fusion band out of Richmond, CA plays an eclectic version of jazz meets experimental art-rock that is sure to snap heads in the Bay Area. They play Bottom of the Hill this Friday 1/30. I spoke with them in @48hills.bsky.social 48hills.org/2026/01/dont...

He's been interviewing legends like Robin Williams since back in the '80s at KQA 98.9 FM aka The Quake. Now Alex Bennett is being honored at a SF Sketchfest tribute to the radio great.

In the history of the modern charter, only one person, Aaron Peskin, has ever served two terms, waited four years, and won another election. No mayor has even tried. “This,” Supervisor Shamann Walton noted, “is a solution in search of a problem.”

This week, #UnderTheStars goes all in on recommendations for your upcoming live music dancecard, from Satya at SFJAZZ to BottleRock Napa and Tropical Fuck Storm at The Chapel ✏ @padlife.bsky.social

We’ve got free passes for you and a guest to see blues and reggae singer Corey Harris at Mitchell Community Center in Palo Alto Wednesday through Friday! [GIVEAWAY]

Richard Whipple fired from the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs in November. No cause was given. Read about the important work he did in this firsthand account.

A six-vote conservative majority on the Board of Supes wants to change the rules to make sure someone like Aaron Peskin can no longer have a lengthy career at City Hall.

"Nurses such as myself and Alex Pretti showed up for all of us throughout pandemic fear, misinformation, and hatred," writes Sasha Cuttler in this op-ed on this weekend's ICE murder in Minneapolis.

Protesters gathered in downtown SF on Saturday in response to ICE killing Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse. Pretti is now the second person shot to death by border patrol agents in less than a month.

NEW: Farsight EP DJ DELON drum and bass mix DIS mix from Circuit 73 SF PARAMETER FESTIVAL dates and line-ups more #UnderTheStars ✒️ @48hills.bsky.social 48hills.org/2026/01/unde...

Jonathan Crow's 1st solo show 'Cul-de-Sac', through May 3 at Santa Clara's Triton Museum was influenced by his formative visits to California in the 1970s. "It occurred to me that those trees would be a very fitting background for that abandoned ice cream cart."

"Gelatinously wobbling basslines that reverberate throughout his distinctive, progressive dance floor arrangements"? That's SF producer Farsight, who shares the inspiration for his bass lines with #UnderTheStars x @padlife.bsky.social

Women are taking center screen this week, from the self-launched Second Coming of 'Ang Lee' to the distressed, bird of prey-toting protagonist of 'H is for Hawk', and beyond #ScreenGrabs

"Now that Donald Trump has taken over Venezuela’s oil wells and even appointed himself 'acting president' of that country on his website, I can’t help but wonder if California’s oil wells will be his next acquisition," writes parodist Joel Schechter.

"'The Book of Mormon' retains the edge-lord sensationalism that made me give up 'South Park' nearly 15 years ago—and which has become a signature feature of conservative culture," writes stage critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks

Felony cases have increased 55% in the last few years—and now an SF judge has told an already-stretched-thin public defender's office to take on even more cases, putting clients at risk. "What would you do?" asks chief attorney Matt Gonzalez #oped

There's a thousand reasons to make you proud of the Bay this week, from a tribute to SFAI films to black sesame croissants to raves on the piers to an appearance by the “coolest rock star in the world right now.” Check out our top picks at #BIGWEEK

Elmer Bischoff may have been a central member of the Bay Area Figurative movement—but he was first and foremost a teacher whose kindess was beloved by students. More than 30 of his works are now on display at the gallery Nelson Duni.

World-class @sfsketchfest.bsky.social takes over town through February 1, and we are part of the hot comedy action. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to Thomas Lennon & Friends and Smoke Show w/ Jodie Sweetin [GIVEAWAY]

A Bay Area tradition!

Sure, we're white-knuckling 2026 so far—but let's remember (courtesy this list by @supermarke.bsky.social) that even the dumpster fire of 2025 brought the Golden State Valkyries, Coyote Media, the rise of Mychal the Librarian, and flowers for Bay hip-hop history <3

Gearing up for @sfsketchfest.bsky.social with Thomas Lennon on his note-perfect Smiths and Morrissey tribute band, Randall Park on his dad's immigrant journey to SF, and Jodie Sweetin's "Full House" memories.

"A few signs that have occupied my mind of late," as stage critic Charles Lewis III puts it, range from 2025 AI usage in local theaters to a triad of indie companies making "incendiary work in the best possible way". #DramaMasks