This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask.

The mayor's anti-crime agenda has a cost—and the indigent clients of the :Public Defender's Office shouldn't be paying it ...

The president might even commend Newsom’s approval of further drilling in the state. In September 2025, Newsom signed a bill ...

A hectic Super Bowl LX week in the Bay Area is approaching. If you need to eat something besides pizza dip, Good Taste has ...

Endzeit takes Pier 29, Tiny Criossanterie pops up, Fuzz leaves the garage, Josh Kornbluth returns, more to do!

Elmer Bischoff' at new Nelson Duni Gallery is the largest showing of the Figurative Movement legend's work in 20 years.

SAT/24 at BATS Bayfront Theatre: Smoke Show with Jodie Sweetin with Sara Benincasa, Michael Hitchcock, and M.K. Paulsen, with ...

Upzoning might make SF affordable—in 100 years. Or we could address economic inequality, the real cause of the problem ...

Dead & Co, Mychal Threets, Coyote Media, Golden State Valkyries, Art Book Fair, rap royalty... moments that shone last year ...

Will AI take over companies? Would a recession be good for artists? And which three companies give us hope for local ...

Randall Park's odd jobs, Thomas Lennon's Smiths obsessions, Jodie Sweetin's 'Full House' roots teased out at fest.