Latino Film Fest celebrates a Sesame Street icon
Plus: Labor supports Connie Chan, what the supes should ask the mayor, bloodsuckers at Balboa, Bosco is Best
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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:
Screen Grabs: SF Latino Film Fest finds a happy place in heavy times
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Horny fairy tale triumph 'Wicker,' powerful immigrant doc 'One in a Million,' Cannes-winner 'Fjord,' more new movies
Here’s what the supes ought to be asking the mayor
By Tim Redmond
Tech worker horrors, Money to fight ICE, data centers, affordable housing: What a missed opportunity Tuesday's meeting will be.
Opinion: Why labor supports Connie Chan for Congress
By Larry Mazzola Jr., Mike Casey, and Kim Tavaglione
Local unions aren't always in agreement on politics—but they agree on this election.
Bloodsuckers ran amok at International Vampire Film Festival
By Dhruv Baronia
Garlic from Gilroy, plastic-fanged goths, spooky films from all over the world: Balboa Theater gave vamp fans plenty to sink their teeth into.
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Bosco
By Adrian Spinelli
New 140-seat Italian restaurant in SoMa feels astonishingly intimate, with innovative yet homey dishes straight from Mother Nature.
In case you missed it:
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Rize Up Bakery
Live Shots: Danny Elfman delivered raging rock spiked with a Halloween fave at the Masonic
Raucous electronic artist Tricky FM knows you’re shocked
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SQREAM: THE '90S SLASHER PARODY MUSICAL RETURNS!
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