1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1037+ words) Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. Although Juneteenth wasn't designated a federal holiday until 2021, it's been celebrated by Black communities since 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, discovered they were free " over two months…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (534+ words) Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. Let's just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music. Playing "September" and "Celebration" is often what's most required....

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (931+ words) The 44th CAAMFest kicks off May 710 in San Francisco's Japantown, just as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month gets underway. At a time when Asian actors made up only 3. 7% of lead roles in the top theatrical films of 2025, this film…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (710+ words) Director Morgan Neville's wide-ranging documentary about Saturday Night Live's coolly enigmatic creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, begins with an odd admission. Even with cameras in his life, Michaels isn't about to reveal himself. Colin Jost, SNL writer and Weekend…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (803+ words) Then, on Feb. 28, the U. S. and Israel began attacking Iran. Suddenly, the entire Middle East was destabilized. Shehada found himself landing on U. S. soil only to be taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "He was detained at the border for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (624+ words) Big Mistakes, the new Netflix comedy co-created by Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek) and Rachel Sennott (I Love LA), opens with Laurie Metcalf yelling at a dying old lady. Episode one, scene one. It's the proverbial jump, and Laurie Metcalf is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1820+ words) Our funding has been cut, but we won't be muted. Right now, Buck & Carolyn Hall are matching all donations up to $50, 000. Make your tax-deductible donation before midnight on December 31 and make twice the impact for our community. View the full…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (854+ words) In the late "80s and early "90s, a group of five African American men " all famous comedians " created a body of work that shifted popular culture, altered the entertainment industry and impacted generations to come. Known collectively as "The Black Pack," Eddie…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (364+ words) The move comes after a year of budget woes and staff layoffs, and during a particularly hard time for the local arts sector, which is seeing galleries, museums and longstanding arts institutions closing. For residents struggling with an ever-rising cost…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (627+ words) This year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the first year the federal holiday is not included on the list of entrance fee-free days to national parks, a choice made by the Trump administration towards the end of 2025. Despite this…...