Study: Upzoning might make SF affordable—in 100 years
Plus: Our 15 favorite local cultural moments of 2025, SF theater predictions, Sketchfest stars' wild tales
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SKETCHFEST GIVEAWAYS! WIN TICKETS TO SEE JODIE SWEETIN AND THOMAS LENNON
We've got a pair of tickets each for these great shows to give away!
FRI/23 at Great American Music Hall: Thomas Lennon & Friends Sing The Smiths with The Sweet and Tender Hooligans with Ana Gasteyer, Ben Gibbard, Tony Hale, Natasha Leggero and more
and
SAT/24 at BATS Bayfront Theatre: Smoke Show with Jodie Sweetin with Sara Benincasa, Michael Hitchcock, and M.K. Paulsen, with an opening set by Austin Kress
TO ENTER: Email marke@48hills.org by Thu/22 at mdnight with either "Jodie" or "Thomas" in the title and your full name in the body. Winners will be informed Friday morning and chosen at random. Good luck!
Today's headlines:
New study shows that deregulation is not the answer to the affordable housing crisis
By Tim Redmond
Upzoning might make SF affordable—in 100 years. Or we could address economic inequality, the real cause of the problem
It wasn’t all bad! Our 15 favorite local cultural moments of 2025
By 48 Hills Arts Team
Dead & Co, Mychal Threets, Coyote Media, Golden State Valkyries, Art Book Fair, rap royalty—here's to the city's brilliance
Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026
By Charles Lewis III
Will AI take over companies? Would a recession be good for artists? And which three companies give us hope for local theatre's future?
Sketchfest stars reflect on wild comedy journeys: ‘I worked at two Starbucks’
By Joshua Rotter
Randall Park's odd jobs, Thomas Lennon's Smiths obsessions, Jodie Sweetin's 'Full House' roots teased out at fest.
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