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San Francisco has always been known as a place for the odd, the abnormal, and the innovative. A city truly reborn through the arts of the World's Fair after the 1906 Earthquake, S.F. is a city where counter-culture arts bleed into business events, and where new entertainers are born.

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Green Day’s Billie Joe Shares Trump-Bashing Casino Anecdote in Election Eve Instagram Videos

The East Bay’s own Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day endorsed Kamala Harris in Instagram videos posted the night before the election, but also shared a tale that makes it clear why he probably won’t be asked back to perform at Trump hotels or casinos.

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ICYMI: Salesforce Tower Had 'Vote For Tomorrow' Message Monday Night

The crown of Salesforce Tower had a special message for everyone on Election Eve — what will it say tonight?

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Mary Zimmerman's Miniaturized 'Matchbox Magic Flute' Is Full of Fresh Delights at Berkeley Rep

More of an artful condensation than an adaptation, Mary Zimmerman's slimmed-down version of Mozart's famous opera 'The Magic Flute' becomes a music-hall comedy that's accessible for all.

Día De Los Muertos Parade Brings Life to Mission District

The Mission District was fully decorated and lively on Saturday evening, as hundreds gathered for a parade to celebrate Día De Los Muertos for the 43rd time. The procession, led by traditional Aztec dancers, also included many attendees adorned in attire with a skeletal theme.

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Temple of Wings, the Getty Estate In the Berkeley Hills, Sells for $5.85 Million

The grand Berkeley Hills estate owned by Ann and Gordon Getty since 1994, dubbed the Temple of Wings, was listed for $5 million in August and just sold for $5.85 million.

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New Contemporary Art Museum Now Open In Downtown SF, and It's Free

The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) opened as planned over the weekend in its new digs in The Cube building at 345 Montgomery Street.

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Longtime Grateful Dead Bass Player Phil Lesh Has Died at 84

Grief will ripple through the Bay Area music community today, as the family of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh announced that he passed away peacefully early Friday morning.

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Japanese Arcade With Bowling Opening Next Month at Stonestown

An arcade complex that's kind of like a Japanese version of Dave & Busters, with a lot of claw machines, is getting set to open in November at Stonestown Galleria.

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New 2,000-Pound Star Sculpture From Occasional Burning Man Artists Arrives In Mint Plaza

A new star-shaped, gold-painted sculpture, which will cast entrancing shadows from a light within it at night, has just been installed at Mint Plaza.

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SF Getting Another Mosaic Tiled Stairway, This One In Anza Vista, as a Tribute to ‘Grandpa Vicha’ Ratanapakdee

SF’s next tiled mosaic stairway was just approved to be installed without fees, and it’s a powerful homage to late 84-year-old “Grandpa Vicha” Ratanapakdee, who was killed nearby in a brazen morning attack in 2021.

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SF’s Newest Park Just Opened Right Next to Chase Center, Featuring Steel Beams From the Old Bay Bridge

SF’s newest park has some retro charm in the form of benches and beams from the disassembled old eastern span of the Bay Bridge, as the $32 million Bayfront Park just opened Tuesday right next to the Chase Center.

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SF’s Most New Expensive Park Opening Saturday, as India Basin Waterfront Park Spruces Up Hunters Point

After being fenced off for years, the 2.5-acre India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes has its grand opening Saturday, and will eventually be part of sprawling 65-acre park that hopes to rejuvenate Bayview and Hunters Point.

Latest Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Sex Assault Allegations Come From an Incident in Orinda

As sexual assault accusations pile up against the now-jailed Sean “Diddy” Combs, the newest of these comes from a woman who says Combs raped her in Orinda in March 2018.

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Castro Halloween Will Again Be Tame, Mostly Daytime Affair This Year

Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, which in the Castro basically counts as a Friday, but don't expect any big block party or street closure — neither of which has happened in nearly two decades.

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More Creepy Allegations Surface About Coppola’s Behavior on ‘Megalopolis’ Set, Now Accused of Kissing 13-Year-Old Girl

The legacy of Francis Ford Coppola’s mega-flop “Megalopolis” may be the number of sexual misconduct allegations Coppola’s on-set behavior has generated, as now we have claims that he kissed a 13-year-old girl.

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Watch: 2,471-Pound Pumpkin From Minnesota Wins Half Moon Bay's World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

The city of Half Moon Bay was out of its gourd again Monday morning for the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, and it was a squeaker, as the winning 2,471-pound pumpkin won by a razor-thin margin of just six pounds.

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Comet Not Seen From Earth For 80,000 Years Will Pass By Us Starting This Weekend

A comet that likely has never been viewed by modern humans, and was last visible from Earth at the time of the Neanderthals, will come in its closest path by our planet on Saturday, and you may be able to see it with your naked eye for several weeks in a row.

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Cal Shakes, a Beloved Summer Tradition For East Bay Theater Lovers, Shuts Down For Good After 50 Years

Late Thursday, a message went out from Cal Shakes' Executive Director Clive Worsley making the sad announcement that the 50-year-old theater company, based in Orinda, would be shutting its doors for good amid significant financial strain.

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It Was Very, Very Hot For the 50th Anniversary of the Castro Street Fair Sunday

People came out in droves but most were trying to huddle in the shadier parts of the Castro neighborhood for the 50th anniversary of the Castro Street Fair on Sunday.

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Kicks Off In Full Sun; Friday Lineup Includes Cat Power, Sleater-Kinney

Starting at 1 pm Friday, the music will be playing in Golden Gate Park as the 24th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicks off amid a persistent heatwave.

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Popular SF Artist and Oasis Muralist Diego Gomez Brutally Attacked, Placed in Intensive Care

SF muralist Diego Gomez, who painted much of The Oasis and is also known as drag personality Trangela Lansbury, is in intensive care after a Monday attack in the Tenderloin left him with multiple facial fractures.

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SF Disability Justice Activist Alice Wong Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Grant, as Does Cabaret Star Justin Vivian Bond

The MacArthur Fellows for 2024 have been announced, and among them are San Francisco-based disability justice activist and writer Alice Wong, and onetime SF resident and famed cabaret performer Justin Vivian Bond.

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Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf Closes for Good After 61 Years

Madame Tussauds, which had operated the longtime wax museum at Fisherman's Wharf for the last decade, has permanently closed up shop, and this staple attraction of the Wharf for several generations is no more.

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Alameda Complains Less, SF Complains More About Noise From This Year's Portola Festival

The first two Portola Music Festivals in 2022 and 2023 elicited widespread noise complaints, particularly from residents on the island of Alameda — who said they were kept up with rattling windows and unpleasant, dubstep-borne bass vibrations all weekend.

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Jack White Fan Alert: He's Playing a Show at Great American Music Hall on Friday

Musician Jack White and his band are coming to the Bay Area for a pair of "pop-up" shows at small venues this week, and tickets go on sale in a couple hours, as of this writing.