How to fund SF's Public Bank 💵

Plus: 'The Hills of California' sing a family tune at Berkeley Rep, New York Film Fest's best feature flicks

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Today's headlines:

Supes to vote on public bank—and we can start to talk about ways to fund it

Sup. Jackie Fielder

By Tim Redmond
Several ballot measures at the state and local level would start to tax the very rich

‘Hills of California’ aims to sing with real-life family harmony—and discord

By Lou Fancher
Director Loretta Greco brings decades-hopping story of four sisters and their ambitious mother to Berkeley Rep.

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of feature films

By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Big director names filled up screens, from Richard Linklater and Noah Baumbach to Kathryn Bigelow and Luca Guadagnino.

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What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of experimental gems

BEST OF THE BAY 2025 IS HERE!

The winners of our 51st annual Best of the Bay Readers' Poll winners have been announced. Thousands voted—see who came out on top!