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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 20h

@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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 22h

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.'

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 3d

#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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“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

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 2d

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

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 4d

"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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 5d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 5d

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

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

Our 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala is happening 6pm-9pm on Wednesday, October 22, at El Rio—and we need our community to join us to help ensure our independent reporting thrives!

Keep 48 Hills alive! Come to our Gala on October 22 and party for our future - 48 hills

We need you! Let's fill El Rio in the Mission with community spirit and dancing—and ensure that independent media survives.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

This summer, Stonestown’s food court and the rest of the mall welcomed in new restaurants and snack vendors that make it a worthy dining destination and not just a place to grab food when shopping. A #BOB2025 for that!

Best of the Bay Editor's Pick 2025: Stonestown - 48 hills

Stunning transformation from mall food court to dining destination points a way forward for brick and mortar behemoths.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 6d

A membership initiative that can help save devoted clubbers some dough in these expensive nightlife times. That's good news! #PartyRadar @supermarke.bsky.social

Party Radar: A 'union' for nightlifers? You better work - 48 hills

Public Works' 15th anniversary parties—and recently launched PW Union membership program—pack in community goodies.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 7d

A quick collection of shows we think will be worth checking out between now and December, including timely pelvic thrusts and Marga Gomez's coming-of-age tale.

Fall into theater: 11 shows to catch this season - 48 hills

From Arthurian opera and deportation reenactment to D.I.R.T. Fest and 'Spanish Stew'—our critic's picks for best stage bets.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 7d

"How safe are we as immigrants, as Latinos at SFO with such a person on the SF Airport Commission? We may have to thinking about flying out of or into a different airport," says David Campos.

Lurie appointee to Airport Commission opposed measure to block ICE in California - 48 hills

'So disappointing and scary for so many immigrants.'

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 8d

"While all the naughtiness was still intact, and perhaps even ratcheted up a few notches in response to the backwards, censorious times we’re living in right now, there was also a chill vibe in the air..." 📷 @jonlbauer.bsky.social

Live Shots: Folsom Street Fair 2025 was big, slutty, and beautiful - 48 hills

42nd installment of kink and fetish festival expanded for a more chill vibe—without sacrificing the naughtiness.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 8d

Aerial dance troupe Flyaway Production’s 'Down on the Corner' is inspired by a 1966 uprising that was one of the first times LGBTQ people fought back against constant police harassment and violence.

Spirit of Compton's Cafeteria Riot soars again in new Flyaway work - 48 hills

Inspired by 1966 LGBTQ uprising in the Tenderloin, 'Down on the Corner' showcases Tenderloin talent and legacy of resistance.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 8d

It's your last week to vote for Best of the Bay —voting has been extended through October 5!

Best of the Bay voting extended through October 3! - 48 hills

You've got until the end of the week to tell us what you love in our 51st annual Readers' Poll.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 8d

Wiener passed a 2024 bill banning cities from collecting affordable housing fees until the luxury project is open for occupancy.

That way, developers make more profit on their luxury projects, so more of that type of housing will get built.

How Scott Wiener is undermining affordable housing - 48 hills

Plus: A strange move to allow city donations to a law-enforcement group, and why SF should buy apartments from a bankrupt landlord. That's The Agenda for Sept. 28-Oct. 5

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sound qualities @padlife.bsky.social · 10d

#rewind
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“Oh Say Can You See”: It’s probably the unsexiest song on the planet, but not in Marvin’s hands.

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That one time Marvin Gaye sexed up the national anthem - 48 hills

As a 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of the great soul artist's 'Let's Get It On' is released, we recall another hot moment

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