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San Francisco's daily online community-supported news + culture source, from the editors of the legendary SF Bay Guardian. www.48hills.org | [email protected]

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 14h

SHE HAS ARRIVED. Complete list of winners for the 51st annual Best of the Bay awards just dropped! Thanks to all who voted for their community favorites.

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 2d

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𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 + 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 & 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦

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sound qualities @padlife.bsky.social · 1d

#rewind #repost

Talking Heads Remain in Light turns 45 today. Its influence, that residue is evergreen.

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Big suit antics aside, it's Talking Heads that shine in 'Stop Making Sense' - 48 hills

40th anniversary re-release of Jonathan Demme's concert film reminds that the band never got a proper farewell.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

"Nothing, and no-one, is spared," writes @poormagazine.bsky.social on the crushing sweeps of unhoused people's communities that led her to make 'Crushing Wheelchairs'

Catch the new film November 9 at the Roxie Theater and December 6 at The New Parkway

Catch a new film about the brutality of sweeps and attacks on the unhoused - 48 hills

With no love from Hollywood, 'Crushing Wheelchairs' gets two Bay Area screenings

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

Several countries the US at least used to be friends with friends with are well-represented in the latest edition of 3rd i’s San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, Fri/10-Sun/12 at the Roxie Theater #ScreenGrabs

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest reaches 'Beyond Bollywood' for thrills - 48 hills

Plus: Mexican terror in 'Noche Oscura,' bittersweet SF nostalgia in 'Fairyland,' dark fantasy 'Ice Tower,' Orwell on the line, more movies

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

We have one pair of tickets to each of these shows—act fast!

TO ENTER: Email [email protected] by midnight on Thu/9 with the name of the show you wanna see in the subject line + the name of your favorite local Chinese restaurant in the body. [GIVEAWAY]

Win tickets to TV on the Radio, Ty Segall, Shoreline Mafia - 48 hills

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

Across mediums—and in his current show at Gallery Wendi Norris—there is one constant in the work of Julio César Morales: sharing the immigrant experience.

Julio César Morales' tender work renders the pain of migration - 48 hills

The artist's latest show 'My America' utilizes painting, sculpture, immersive sound installation, and neon to tell 'the story.'

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

“What kept me alive during those times was that hope of when I get out of the situation, I am going to have a business," says Tamara Esparza, whose family has found a permanent home for their sweet—and accessibly priced—Honey & Pearl baking business #GoodTaste ✏️ @tamarapalmer.bsky.social

Good Taste: Honey & Pearl sweetens up Emeryville - 48 hills

Former South Bay pop-up bakery finds a permanent home—and the banana pudding is a must.

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Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to see this move forward! San Francisco needs a public bank to invest in affordable housing, green infrastructure, and small businesses. Thanks for leading on this SF Public Bank Coalition and @jackiefielder.bsky.social

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 2d

2/3 of likely San Francisco voters support the idea of a public bank, a new poll shows.

Thatt’s a pretty dramatic outcome for an issue that isn’t even on the ballot.

New poll shows resounding support for public bank in San Francisco - 48 hills

Across demographic groups, 67 percent favor the concept

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

Sup. Sean Dorsey is pushing sobriety as a requirement for city housing, despite decades of research showing that it’s almost impossible to address addiction issues if you’re living on the streets.

Dorsey wants to block city funding for supportive housing that isn't drug-free - 48 hills

Bill is a direct challenge to years of data-driven policy that focuses on 'housing first' and harm reduction

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 2d

@francoisknyc.bsky.social has revolutionized dance floors several times. Ahead of his Fri/10 set at High Level, he gave a rare interview to @supermarke.bsky.social

Dance music legend François K: 'I can't cry for DJs who feel challenged to play for two hours' - 48 hills

Rare interview with 71-year-old trailblazer before SF appearance delves into past, present, and forward-looking sounds.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 2d

Longtime cultural troublemaker is releasing a 350-page retrospective and celebrating with an October 17 launch party—the date City Hall will officially declare @brokeassstuart.bsky.social Day.

Two decades in, you still can't break Broke-Ass Stuart - 48 hills

Beloved SF chronicler and bon vivant releases new book 'The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death & Dive Bars.'

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 2d

2/3 of likely San Francisco voters support the idea of a public bank, a new poll shows.

Thatt’s a pretty dramatic outcome for an issue that isn’t even on the ballot.

New poll shows resounding support for public bank in San Francisco - 48 hills

Across demographic groups, 67 percent favor the concept

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sound qualities @padlife.bsky.social · 4d

#sunday #rewind #Detroit
"Prog rock, disco, house, techno—all parts of his record collection—made it into his tracks.

Being from Detroit he might have looped up some Anita Baker too, "

We revisit
J Dilla, Welcome 2 Detroit!
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Everything played: Cue the 20th anniversary re-release of J Dilla's 'Welcome 2 Detroit' - 48 hills

The wizard producer changed hip-hop several times over before his early death, and we're all still catching up.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3d

“If there were ever a time not to undermine laws to stop the government from spying on its people, this would be the time,” former San Francisco Supervisor told @48hills.bsky.social.
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A move to undermine SF's law that controls police surveillance - 48 hills

Plus: Rent control for luxury apartments instead of affordable housing ... and Sup. Joel Engardio is 12 days from losing his seat. That's The Agenda for Oct. 6-13

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 3d

The SF Board of Supes passed a landmark privacy law in 2019 that requires cops to report new surveillance tools.

Now Sup. Matt Dorsey, a former press flack for SFPD, wants to gut that provision.

A move to undermine SF's law that controls police surveillance - 48 hills

Plus: Rent control for luxury apartments instead of affordable housing ... and Sup. Joel Engardio is 12 days from losing his seat. That's The Agenda for Oct. 6-13

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes, you need a singer-songwriter who is going to tell the truth, but also slow it down so the sentiment can sink in. That's Amelia Ray and she's at Berkeley's Back Room on Sun/5 #UnderTheStars @padlife.bsky.social

Under the Stars: Amelia Ray puts us under the right 'Soulveillance' - 48 hills

Plus: Eris Drew 'Kicks' ass, Mal Waldron calls in from 1975, Peki Momés' Anatolian rare groove vibes, more great music.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

Bubbles and chocolate-covered strawberries? A (meat-free) bacon tea? Flavors like ube, mixed berry, and tomato? No wonder The Post Room is taking the lead in the SF high tea scene—and that it scored an Editors Pick #BOB2025

Best of the Bay: The Post Room - 48 hills

In the former Francis Drake Hotel (now Beacon Grand), a small tea room oasis keeps a lovely tradition alive.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

"Her deeply immersive multimedia works are like four-way conversations between human bodies, technology, traditional acoustic instruments, and invented or found materials." Catch @evicshen.bsky.social with Kronos Quartet October 11

Victoria Shen transduces quantum mechanics into Kronos Quartet universe - 48 hills

Her needle-tipped bows, laser-cut vinyl—even acrylic nails—create their own sonic physics with legendary players at Zellerbach Hall.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

It's the last day to weigh in on Best of the Bay 2025!

Hype your faves! Undermine your enemies! Vote now!

VOTE NOW in the 2025 Best of the Bay Readers' Poll! - 48 hills

Our 51st installment of the Bay Area classic is 'new and improved' for 2025—and still full of local love.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

The upcoming race features the D8 incumbent versus the Pelosi machine, Wiener problems, no left/progressive candidate, and more!

D8 supe race will create fascinating political battle - 48 hills

It's the D8 incumbent and maybe the mayor against the Nancy Pelosi operation. What will Wiener do?

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sound qualities @padlife.bsky.social · 6d

HEY! ✅ @48hills.bsky.social SF Arts & Culture-Music Column
Under The Stars!
Amelia Ray-All Day
#SML returns to #SFJAZZ + New album
Nightmares on Wax + Yasiin Bey
#K7Records / #DJKICKS join the Eris Drew Motherbeat
+ more

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Under the Stars: Amelia Ray puts us under the right 'Soulveillance' - 48 hills

Plus: Eris Drew 'Kicks' ass, Mal Waldron calls in from 1975, Peki Momés' Anatolian rare groove vibes, more great music.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 7d

Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the West Texas Exiles, Lucinda Williams, Samara Joy, Courtney Barnett, Reverend Horton Heat, Watchhouse and Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets? There's noooo denying that @hardlystrictly.bsky.social is a week highlight—learn others in #BIGWEEK

BIG WEEK: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Oktoberfest, Ube Fest... - 48 hills

Middle Eastern Food Fest, Theo Parrish, Mill Valley Film Fest, Ledisi sings Dinah Washington, Richmond Autumn Moon Fest, more to do

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 7d

A recent Chronicle oped goes to extraordinary lengths to suggest that opposition to the mayor’s new zoning plan is somehow rooted in a culture of political violence.

Sigh.

Booing the mayor isn't political violence - 48 hills

Violence by the billionaire class has threatened vulnerable communities for years. You can't blame them if they show up and shout.

48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 8d

Cornerstore succession is at play in Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT #DramaMasks

Drama Masks: 'Kim's Convenience' bags the laughs with intriguing drama - 48 hills

Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT tells the story of a Canadian shopkeeper's family facing the future.