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See a show for free at Lost Church in March - 48 hills Flamenco, comedy, variety, music: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.

One of our favorite intimate venues in North Beach, the Lost Church, is offering two tickets to the below February shows for lucky 48 Hills readers! [GIVEAWAY]

The real story behind Muni's budget deficit - 48 hills Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it

"To guarantee the service that citizens and workers expect from a city like San Francisco requires a committed vision of the future, one that centers Muni as the public good that it is," writes Ian Firstenberg.

YBCA's 'Conjuring Power' grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history - 48 hills Ester Hernández, Serge Gay Jr., Crystal Mason, Tanya Wischerath, and others carry on distinctly SF practice of world-building.

It's time to call upon the queer and trans ancestors — and the rising class of LGBTQ+ artists. The minds behind the new group exhibition at YBCA think so, at least.

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment - 48 hills Protesters say 80 percent cut would imperil Climate Action Plan

Despite a campaign pledge to “prioritize climate action not just in words, but in dollars and policy,” advocates say the mayor’s proposed budget would cripple implementation of San Francisco’s commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages - 48 hills Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.

Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a "theatre arts district" makes it clear that he doesn't know much about SF's actual downtown stage scene #DramaMasks

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot - 48 hills 'Buddy' taps horror in children's TV, Channing Tatum shines as SF father in Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine', a surprising wartime divorce comedy soars.

Sundance has made its name showcasing risk-taking indies. This year's crop is no exception, from a tale of a teen staging an elaborate musical about her own trauma to rip-roaring crime dramas and beyond.

And now, another big tax cut for the developers and speculators in SF - 48 hills Lurie, Mahmood want to eliminate affordable housing money to help the profits of luxury developers

The United States has more than 50 years of data showing that tax cuts don’t trickle down, don’t improve the economy, and simply give the very rich even more money.

Why are we even talking about this?

Party Radar: With 'Unabridged,' the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay - 48 hills As You Like It crew brings in legends like Jeff Mills, Moodymann, and Stacy 'Hotwaxx' Hale for BBQ, film, panels, and lots of dancing.

SF and Detroit techno share deep funkiness, key players—a connection to be celebrated by the As You Like It crew this weekend with panels, a classic film, afternoon BBQ, a chill mixer, and of course plenty of late-night dancing #PartyRadar @supermarke.bsky.social

Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura - 48 hills Plus: Jewish Film Institute’s Winterfest, Emeryville International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, BAMPFA gets psychedelic, more.

Tfw your comeback is two feature films debuting the same week. Catching up with Carmen Maura in #ScreenGrabs

Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year's SF Beer Week - 48 hills Venture capital exodus be damned—Sayre Piotrkowski will advocate for the pours of 71 Bay Area Brewers Guild members until last call.

“What grew this industry was a ton of ingenuity, hard work, creativity, and getting people to understand what was special about what we were doing," says the mind behind this year's SF Beer Week ✏️ @agspinelli.bsky.social

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens' 50-year SF punk detonation - 48 hills Iconic North Beach venue hosts day-to-night convergence of unruly local history and modern-day community.

The Mabuhay was home to SF's a confrontational, artistic, defiantly independent punk scene in the '70s and '80s.

On Sat/28, that legacy—and its modern-day lineage—roars back into North Beach.

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare? - 48 hills 57th edition of rare volume exhibition brings treasures to Pier 27—and some ironic commodity fetishism.

This year at the Antiquarian Book Fair, you can arrange to buy a four-volume set of Marx's 'Capital' from the same bookseller for $134,900.

Noise Pop Diary: Indie legend Christopher Owens returns, with a flamenco twist - 48 hills The Girls frontman has been through hell, but has kept making music; his presence brought roars from the local crowd.

A local legend that has survived through it all and an audience grateful for that perseverance. Our Noise Pop diary from Girls frontman Christopher Owens' gig at Swedish American Hall.

No, taxes on billionaires won't destroy innovation in California - 48 hills Tax opponents are putting out a line that makes no sense; just look at Bay Area tech history

Let’s ask ourselves a question.

Would Hewlitt and Packard have sat in that garage and said, “Gee, I think we might be able to turn this oscilloscope into a bigger thing, maybe even a successful company … but then we would have to pay taxes"?

Under the Stars: Carlos Niño & Friends deliver a glad-to-be-alive moment - 48 hills Plus: Celebrate 50 years of San Francisco punk at Mabuhay Gardens, DJ Sep hits The Riptide, more.

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Carlos Niño & Friends
DIRECTIONS IN STEREO DJ Night
Punk at Mabuhay Gardens this Saturday
DJ at Riptide in SF
New ELECTROSOUL from DJ Harrison @stonesthrow.bsky.social

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What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts - 48 hills An ode to Barbara Hammer, a women's chess champ, Marianne Faithfull's reckoning—and polar bears.

Exploring the fraught coexistence between polar bears and humans to a gathering of every living luminary of the Harlem Renaissance, this year's Sundance Film Festival documentaries recalled how facts can fly.

A zap of Latine abstraction in 'Rebel Forms' - 48 hills Romer Young's small but powerful show taps into possibilities of futurity, freedom, and unfettered beauty.

At Romer Young Gallery, abstract works recalled the freedom of night cruising, the exquisite trauma of birth, and the often deadly borders placed around women’s bodily autonomy.

Bernie Sanders talks about AI—and the billionaires who control it - 48 hills Plus: The DCCC holds its endorsements meeting, and the supes vote on more chain stores and an illegal $40 million luxury hotel tax break. That's The Agenda for Feb. 22-March 1

At a Friday town hall in Stanford with Ro Khanna, Sanders questioned whether the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Peter Theil were working for the benefit of humanity.

“I know these guys,” he said. “I don’t think so.”

Local arts non-profit 836M is venturing beyond it walls to the iconic Roxie Theater for the launch of its first mini documentary festival on Sun/22: 836M FEST!

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Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay - 48 hills Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

"Why does Davis still matter? His tinkering with jazz and music at large is still influencing how we hear composition," writes @padlife.bsky.social ~ Find out where to celebrate the great's 100th birthday in this edition of #UnderTheStars

With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November? - 48 hills The state's weird primary system could put two Republicans in the general election for governor. What is a party with too many weak candidates going to do?

Eight Democrats, all of them reasonably credible candidates, are running for governor. Nobody has emerged as a front-runner.

If the election were held today two Republicans would top the field—and no Democrat would be on the November ballot.

Party Radar: The Night's Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife - 48 hills New org demonstrates how to open more lines of safe communication and plans of action to face down enduring problem.

When unsafe situations dance your way in the club, The Night's Watch will be there.

A new community group holds its educational rager February 26 at The Stud.

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out - 48 hills Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.

Looking to let that scream out? This week is FULL of horror movies that provide the perfect excuse #ScreenGrabs

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay - 48 hills Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

#MilesDavis centennial celebrations in The Bay at SF Jazz &
Presidio Theatre
Drum & Bass don Calibre never disappoints
LA's DJ Harrison new release on @stonesthrow.bsky.social
Arthur Russell's alt-rock band The Necessaries
Gets an expansive reissue

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Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF - 48 hills No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms

Why, if Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna will be in town, aren't they scheduled to speak at the California Democratic Party's midterm convention?

Because the party is controlled by Corporate Democrats, who don’t want anyone to talk about the billionaire tax.

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands - 48 hills Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

Reviewer Lou Fancher saw in the 100th anniversary of Martha Graham Dane Company at Cal Performances a "tribute to things we struggle in contemporary times to believe in, such as love, hope, truth, and an America united despite differences."

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang - 48 hills Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).

"An explosive assortment of massive fireworks lit up the skies as dense crowds gathered in the oldest Chinatown in the country." Celebrating 🔥🐴 #LiveShots

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week - 48 hills Soup dumplings and a hazy IPA, ad hoc taproom disc golf, bus routes to brews—hop lovers, clear your calendars.

10 days of tippling are coming the way of all those who are hop-inclined with SF Beer Week. Let @agspinelli.bsky.social guide you through the best of the brews, from dim sum and crab feed pairings to SoMa block parties and disc golf.

BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O'Hara drag, and Bernie vs AI - 48 hills Plus: Circlesongs, Joe Claussell, SF Beer Week, Hwa Mi Won, Japanese American WWII film fest, more.

Happy Year of the Horse! #BIGWEEK is celebrating with family-friendly gatherings, revolutionary graphics, by joining Bernie in his questioning of AI and SO MUCH MORE.

A visit with Alice the Anarchist to 'Manet & Morisot' - 48 hills What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?

Where are Manet's works documenting the revolutionary demands of the Paris Commune at the de Young? A parodic journey into the French masters' exhibit closing this week.