AI-backed PAC puts up $3 million for Wiener
Plus: DCCC chair won't step down, Telemakus blazes back, Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering, Creative Collective is the Best
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COME TO OUR GALA AND SAVE LOCAL JOURNALISM (THE FUN WAY)
Live entertainment, local bites, great cocktails, and tons of elbow-rubbing on October 27 at El Rio club. Join us October 27, 6pm-9pm, at El Rio to celebrate 13 years of 48 Hills, 60 years of the Bay Guardian, and our 2026 Best of the Bay winners!
MARKET STREET COMES ALIVE!
Saturday, October 17th get ready for the first ever Market Street Arts & Theater Festival, a FREE fringe-style festival showcasing 50+ creative experiences at 35+ locations between 5th & Van Ness on Market Street.
FRAMELINE FALL SHOWCASE IS STACKED WITH FILM GEMS
Whether you’re into gay yearning, inspired animation, or exquisite coming-of-age stories, the Frameline Fall Showcase has something you’ll love — and something else you’ll love to discover. Join Frameline on select dates in October and November to experience the season’s best queer cinema, featuring talent like Andrew Scott, Abbi Jacobson, and more. Tickets available at frameline.org.
Today's headlines:
AI-backed PAC puts up $3 million to elect Wiener to Congress
By Tim Redmond
These folks are not fools; they clearly think Wiener will be their best ally in Washington
Photos: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering commemorated Alcatraz reclamation
By Emma Garcia
Annual voyage and ceremony marks 55 years since the occupation of the island—and celebrates a resilient culture.
DCCC chair won’t step down—and can utterly avoid accountability
By Tim Redmond
There appears to be no process to recall an elected member of a party central committee.
Under the Stars: Telemakus blazes back on the future jazz path
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: Allah-Las at Psyched! Fest, Stones Throw 30, Crud, Naked Eyes, and the weirdest 'reunion' tour ever, courtesy Gnarls Barkley
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective
By Dorothy Odonnell
Event production company looks on the bright side of the city's artistic future, with events like Pier Party, the Diwali Festival, and Lower Polk Live!
In case you missed it:
Screen Grabs: Green and UN film fests land at a raw moment for humanity
At Sui Generis, 20 years of fierce looks and immigrant vision
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection
Best of the Bay 2026 winners are here!
AN AUDIOVISUAL JOURNEY INTO THE VISIONARY HEART OF NEW AGE MUSIC
Discover New Age music’s cultural history, from its countercultural roots in the Bay Area to the visionary artists who turned spiritual exploration into a groundbreaking sonic movement.
SQREAM: THE '90S SLASHER PARODY MUSICAL RETURNS!
Do you like scary movie drag parodies? OASIS introduces SQREAM, a drag horror parody set to your favorite hit songs of the 1990s. It's a super queer whodunnit spanning the entire OASIS nightclub, and it's as campy, sexy and gory as your millennial adolescence. They're ready to slay... are you?
JOIN US FOR ANOTHER SEISMIC LITQUAKE
Litquake, San Francisco's literary festival, is back from October 8–24. Presenting 80+ events across the Bay Area, from readings and performances to panels and workshops. More than 75% of events are FREE to attend.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE AT TERROR VAULT: SLASHED
The latest immersive horror experience from diabolical creators Peaches Christ and Michael Flowers takes over the San Francisco Mint with a tale inspired by '80s slashers! October 1-November 7
