Inside SF's private surveillance state
Robert Crumb bio zaps, the big player behind Lurie's upzoning, Miss Major passes, more
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Today's headlines:
Inside SF’s private surveillance state
By Ian Firstenberg
The privatization of public safety (and spy cameras) is a costly threat to all of us
First-ever Robert Crumb biography zaps with iconoclast’s free speech and wild pen
By Joel Schechter
Author Dan Nadel gained intimate access to living legend and comic book peers for 'A Cartoonist's Life.'
News media coverage about Lurie’s upzoning plan misses the most important player
By Tim Redmond
The ugly choices the city faces are largely the result of one person: Scott Wiener
Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran
By Caitlin Donohue
'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.
Blues musician Mike Henderson enjoys the ride, right on through to solo art show
By Lou Fancher
At Haines Gallery, Cabin Fever bandmember's multimedia expressions of Black life crackle with humor and insight.
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