San Francisco's daily online community-supported news + culture source, from the editors of the legendary SF Bay Guardian. www.48hills.org | info@48hills.org https://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvnhxivzp22eA theatre company whose complex tales of MENA life are all too relevant in our dystopic panorama. #BestOfTheBay2026 Editors' Pick celebrates the work of Golden Thread Productions: https://48hills.org/2026/09/best-of-the-bay-2026-editors-pick-golden-thread-productions/16 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhxivzp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvnhtqzyrc2eAt last week's Oakland forum, political organizers contextualized Palantir as a “political project” rather than just another surveillance giant. They were right. https://48hills.org/2026/09/up-against-palantir-a-community-forum-confronts-threats-to-privacy/16 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhtqzyrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvngvsaxsc2e#BestOfTheBay2026 is upon us—have you voted yet? Today, our Editors' Pick goes to SF’s beloved nonprofit creative reuse center SCRAP. https://48hills.org/2026/09/best-of-the-bay-2026-editors-pick-scrap-sf/16 Sep 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvngvsaxsc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvl2v4guks2bElon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes docs will bring unflattering attention to the elite this fall film season—but there’s not much scandal to be mongered from the inaugural Critter Fest, which takes place at 4Star Theater Thu/17-Sun/20 #ScreenGrabs https://48hills.org/2026/09/screen-grabs-who-doesnt-love-a-bear-in-a-hot-tub/15 Sep 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl2v4guks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvl27ihpj22bIt's rare that rock en español comes out of the Bay Area, much less Cherryland—a small, unincorporated community just north of Hayward. But for The Cires, making bops is all they know. https://48hills.org/2026/09/these-mexican-brothers-want-to-bring-rock-en-espanol-to-the-bays-forefront/15 Sep 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl27ihpj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvkygsyy4c2b“I don’t think arm wrestling can explain the world,” says Brass Wrists Arm Wrestling founder Tianyi “Jack” Sun. “The world is more than just winning or losing and… elbow foul—but with people’s help, we could always feel less overwhelmed.” https://48hills.org/2026/09/san-mateos-brass-wrists-arm-wrestling-is-one-for-the-underdogs/15 Sep 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkygsyy4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvihhgmpqs2f#SFBayPopfest turned out to be a moment for local artists to love on—and rock to—one another. But there was something sad in the air. @padlife.bsky.social https://48hills.org/2026/09/at-sf-bay-popfest-the-aislers-set-and-kids-on-a-crime-spree-celebrated-love-loss-local-tunes/14 Sep 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvihhgmpqs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvigm3eyok2f"Call off the IPOs," writes Tim Redmond. "Then there’s no need for an AI arms race, no need to push to unleash things we can’t understand. If AI destroys society, it won’t be about rogue tech. It will be about investor and founder greed." https://48hills.org/2026/09/want-to-slow-down-ai-before-it-kills-us-maybe-just-cancel-all-the-ipos/14 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvigm3eyok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvifm2lpw22fCoincidentally, our list of autumnal books is heavy on the local authors—and a local publisher who brought us Dolly in her own words #FallArtsPreview 🍁🍁🍁 https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-books-preview-leaf-through-these-10-transcendent-tomes/14 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvifm2lpw22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvaxudf5gs25The life of the party—and a very good friend. Reporter and early tech adopter Jim Balderston died, and Tim Redmond is remembering both their award-winning exposé of asbestos in schools and running from the cops at an investigative journalism conference. https://48hills.org/2026/09/jim-balderston-reporter-1955-2026/11 Sep 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaxudf5gs25https://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvawkgovek25"Suddenly, I was a displaced student without a jacket or change of clothes," Joshua Rotter remembers of 9/11. "Disasters are made up of small practical problems, too. You still get cold and need clean clothes and a warm, safe place to sleep." https://48hills.org/2026/09/the-world-and-my-life-changed-on-sept-11-25-years-ago/11 Sep 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawkgovek25https://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvavwbxs2k25"There was the world before 9/11, and the world after it," writes Joshua Rotter. "When I walked out of my apartment, I was still living in the first one. By the time I came home, covered in white dust and carrying an undrunk latte, I was in the second." https://48hills.org/2026/09/the-world-and-my-life-changed-on-sept-11-25-years-ago/11 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvavwbxs2k25https://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mvauesark225Here's a hero! Master prestidigitator @kevinblakemagichas performed his wry sleight-of-hand show 500-plus times at The Palace Theater. Today, he gets his #BestoftheBay2026 Editors' Pick https://48hills.org/2026/09/best-of-the-bay-2026-editors-pick-illusionist-kevin-blake/11 Sep 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvauesark225https://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv7lioqnpc2wInnaritu's 'Digger,' Taika Waititi's 'Klara and the Sun,' Jesse Eisenberg's 'The Debut,' 'Barbara Forever' at @bampfa.bsky.social 'The Social Reckoning,' the Arab Film Festival—plus bears in hot tubs at SF CritterFest? See you at the movies #FallsArtsPreview https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-film-preview-flicks-you-cant-miss-from-starry-fests-to-hot-local-docs/11 Sep 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7lioqnpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv6frtpyqs2e#FallArtsPreview continues with our roundup of the season's best upcoming festivals—from Diwali with Non Stop Bhangra, Bay Area Science Fest, SF Cheese Festival, 20 years of Maker Faire Bay Area, Autumn Moon Festival, and more! https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-festivals-preview-10-fab-fairs-and-fests-to-light-up-the-season/10 Sep 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6frtpyqs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv6exai2222eFrom a lion dancer troupe founder to an eight-year-old McLaren fan, the Bay Area showed up with pride for Chinatown's 5th annual Car Show and Parade. https://48hills.org/2026/09/cruising-chinatown-classic-car-parade-revs-bay-area-pride/10 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6exai2222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv6el3oyr22eBest of the Bay 2026 voting is open! Support your favorite locals now. To get you ready, we are deploying our Editors' Picks... like Fentons Creamery's sweet treat in the name of our favorite East Bay gold medal winner ✨ https://48hills.org/2026/09/best-of-the-bay-2026-editors-pick-alysas-gold-from-fentons-creamery/10 Sep 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6el3oyr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv6dkph4kc2eGet hungry for fall, with openings of Rize Up Bakery on Howard Street, rumors of the return of Julius' Castle, new places to eat at Serramonte Center, and a SoMa sando spot called Meat Packers?! #FallArtsPreview https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-food-preview-fresh-openings-classic-comebacks-and-malls-are-back-baby/10 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6dkph4kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3yuczpak2xAll the sweet sounds of #FallArtsPreview music edition — from highlights of Portola Festival to Martin Luther McCoy at the SF War Memorial to Erykah Badu & The Alchemist! https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-arts-preview-10-live-music-shows-to-ring-in-autumn-ears/09 Sep 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3yuczpak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3xkwh2722x“Can you tell us which room the corrupt insiders stay in?” Alice asked the guard at City Hall. “You think they’d all fit in one room?” he responded #PARODY https://48hills.org/2026/09/a-search-for-the-corrupt-insiders-in-luries-city-hall/09 Sep 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3xkwh2722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3xiqnvb22xThe House of Representatives barred implementation of a notorious Trump rule that would have made nearly all federal grants—to state and local governments as well as nonprofits— subject to the administration’s political whims. https://48hills.org/2026/09/a-temporary-win-for-science-and-sanity/09 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3xiqnvb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3xfhnnw22x"You may move," writes John-Paul Shiver in his review of Oakland duo abracadabra's new EP. "Being guided by low-sung observations, deviant disco beats, steam whistles, and a sound system siren." Check the other upcoming gigs and releases in #UnderTheStars https://48hills.org/2026/09/under-the-stars-abracadabra-summons-spiky-80s-downtown-funk-magic/09 Sep 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3xfhnnw22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3wthnooc2xHow does Manny Yekutiel gain the SF DCCC endorsement despite sexual assault allegations? SEIU nurse Sasha Cuttler weighs in on abuse in progressive environments—and what can be done to stop it. https://48hills.org/2026/09/ai-sexual-harassment-and-a-drag-queen-at-a-nurses-convention/09 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3wthnooc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3wjxh7qk2xFall Arts Preview on stage! Find out about shows, from @margaretcho.bsky.social at Berkeley Rep to Killing My Lobster's first proper show in awhile, to Oakland Theater Project's 'King Lear' at Z Space. https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-arts-preview-grab-a-seat-or-run-for-your-life-at-these-11-great-stage-shows/09 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3wjxh7qk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3mv3v47nk5k2xOur Fall Arts Preview is here! Dazzling visual shows beckon, from the 3rd edition of Nexus Black Art Week with Museum of the African Diaspora, SFMOMA — plus Asian Art Museum, Museum of Craft and Design, and so much more. https://48hills.org/2026/09/fall-arts-preview-8-visual-art-shows-you-simply-must-see/09 Sep 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3v47nk5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3muxsgkzm6c2yThe SF Opera union (the American Federation of Musicians–Local 6) have threatened an opening-night strike. "Of all the trends to catch on among 'high art' institutions, short-changing employees is one of the worst," writes Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks https://48hills.org/2026/09/drama-masks-a-message-of-trans-power-delivered-with-operatic-oomph/08 Sep 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxsgkzm6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3muxsa4yrhs2y"It was a sort of poetic phrase, really," Bratmobile drummer Molly Neuman reflects on the coining of the term "riot grrrl." She spoke on the genre's outrageous history before the group's SF gigs Fri/11 and Sat/12. https://48hills.org/2026/09/35-years-in-bratmobile-revs-up-the-power-of-riot-grrrl/08 Sep 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxsa4yrhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/48hills.bsky.social/post/3muxr7nc4dk2yThere is no greater preservation of the Bay Area’s underground voice and neighborhood spirit than local rap—as these albums make clear. https://48hills.org/2026/09/the-best-bay-area-rap-albums-of-2026-so-far/08 Sep 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:5lhekjfumjcpsccf2prjd2qf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxr7nc4dk2y