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An employer that allowed rap music with sexually explicit and violent lyrics to be played loudly on its premises will face a sex discrimination suit brought by eight ex-employees, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday 3-0 in its decision overturning a motion to dismiss by Chief U.S.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a 2023 North American tour titled ‘The End Is Nero’ that kicks off in August.The 28-city-date tour will commence in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. From there, the band will make stops in Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta and more.

Last month, the board of the Temecula Valley Unified School District voted to block a social studies textbook whose supplemental resources mention gay civil rights activist and politician Harvey Milk as a historical figure of note, with the president of the conservative-leaning board calling the former San Francisco Supervisor a “pedophile.”The textbook, titled Social Studies Alive, was recommended to be approved for students in first through fifth grades. Although the textbook itself doesn’t mention Milk, the board’s conservative Christian majority – which took power during the 2022 midterms – objected to a supplemental reading package mentioning Milk that accompanies the textbook. Milk, a U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO and Words + Pictures have launched production on a documentary about Barry Bonds, one of baseball’s greatest players – and one of the most polarizing figures in all professional sport.

Robin Wagner, one of Broadway’s most prolific and celebrated set designers with three Tony Awards and a roster of major credits including Angels in America, Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, The Producers and Jelly’s Last Jam, died Monday in his sleep in New York City. He was 89.

From rags to riches! Tony Bennett has had a long and successful career as a jazz artist – but the “Because of You” singer started out with humble beginnings.

Frameline announced the full program for the 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47). Running June 14–24, with a streaming encore to follow from June 24–July 2, Frameline47 returns with nearly 90 film screenings, including 12 World, 16 North American, and 9 U.S. premieres. In celebration of the Festival’s 47th iteration, Frameline will host 47 screenings at the Castro Theatre, which equates to an average of four screenings per day throughout the 11-day event.

Dave Chappelle slammed San Francisco during a surprise show at the SF Masonic Auditorium on Thursday night. The 49-year-old comedian took aim at the homelessness crisis in the Golden City, which he referred to during the set as his "second home," according to a report by SFGate.

Dave Chappelle returned to San Francisco Thursday night with a surprise show at the Masonic Auditorium. He didn’t like what he’s seen in the City by the Bay.

the Golden State these days.While doing a surprise performance in San Francisco on Thursday evening at the Masonic Auditorium, the controversial comedian expressed his contempt for the city, asking the crowd a very important question.“What the f—k happened to this place?” he asked during his set, according to SFGATE’s review of the show. During the performance, Chapelle, 49, spoke about the homelessness problem in San Francisco, and allegedly told a story about seeing someone poop right in front of the restaurant he was about to dine at.According to a February 2023 report by the Public Policy Institute of California, 30% of all people who experienced homelessness last year in the United States resided in California.Chapelle also said that The Bay Area had become “half ‘Glee,’ half zombie movie,” and joked that they needed “a Batman,” the outlet reported.

The stars of Joy Ride brought their movie to San Francisco!

FRAMELINE, the arts nonprofit that hosts San Francisco’s International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announced a new partnership with the Colin Higgins Foundation entitled the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant, a new initiative centered on providing young LGBTQ+ filmmakers with financial support to continue their work. 

Paul Stanley’s statement regarding his own thoughts on the trans community and gender-affirming care for children. “You know what? There was a time where ‘I felt pretty’ too.

Zendaya and Tom Holland have taken their romantic travels back to the Bay Area for some date night fun in San Francisco. On Thursday, the couple checked out Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals, watching the Golden State Warriors defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100.The stars kept it casual for their date night, with the Oakland native sporting a white shirt, black cap and gold-rimmed glasses.

who was killed last month in San Francisco, died from multiple stab wounds, the city's medical examiner determined. Lee suffered three stab wounds, two to the left side of his chest and one to his right hip, the report obtained by CBS News said. One of the stab wounds went into part of his lung and the right ventricle, according to the report.Ketamine, cocaine and cocaethylene — a substance that is produced by concurrent use of alcohol and cocaine, according to the National Institutes of Health — were also detected, although the amounts were not given in the medical examiner's report.Nima Momeni, 38, was arrested and charged with Lee's murder about a week and a half after the April 4 stabbing.

Frameline Film Festival will open with a screening of the Sofia Coppola-produced movie “Fairyland.” The 11-day, LGBTQ-focused festival will return to San Francisco and Oakland from June 14-24. “Fairyland” will be followed by the festival’s Oakland Centerpiece event, which will screen “Cora Bora” on June 15. Its Pride Kickoff screening will be of “God Save the Queens” on June 22.

Sky Ferreria's upcoming music release schedule still has as big a question mark as ever hovering over it, but the pop auteur has confirmed a handful of west coast tour dates for later this summer. The shows, part of the fifth anniversary celebrations of the promotor Minty Boi, take place in Maryland, Wilmington, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles from June 29 to July 8.

According to Bay Area homicide investigators, Cash App co-founder Bob Lee was stabbed by his killer amid an argument over the suspect’s sister. New court docs filed late this week by

An arrest has been made in the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee.

San Francisco police have arrested a suspect in the April 4 stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, and say the alleged killer and his victim knew one another.

The San Francisco Police Department has made an arrest in the Bob Lee murder case.

K.J. Yossman Elon Musk has called his take-over of Twitter “quite painful” in an unexpected late-night interview with the BBC. The tech billionaire sat down with BBC North America tech reporter James Clayton at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco on Tuesday evening local time. Asked about his previous comments regarding Twitter being “painful,” Musk acknowledged that was still the case but added, “I wasn’t stabbed, like some people around here.” The comment is understood to refer to the murder of Cash app founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death in San Francisco last week.

“Star Trek: Picard” fans curious to see how the Paramount+ series comes to an end will have a chance to watch the final two episodes a day early, in a movie theater no less. 10 participating Imax theaters will showcase the last two episodes of the series on Wed, April 19, a day before the series finale is available to stream on Paramount+. The screenings will be free to attend and fans can sign up and register at http://startrekpicardfinalescreenings.com on Wed., April 12 at 10:00 a.m., PT/1:00 p.m.

McKinley Franklin author Paramount+ and CBS Studios have announced an Imax live screening opportunity for the final two episodes of their original series “Star Trek: Picard,” Variety can exclusively reveal. On Wednesday, April 19, ten participating Imax theaters in the U.S. will provide an early screening of the last two episodes of the third and final season, including the series finale, ahead of its Paramount+ debut on Thursday, April 20.  Tickets to the screenings are free and fans can sign up and register at http://startrekpicardfinalescreenings.com on Wednesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The exclusive screening event will take place at 10 participating Imax theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Dallas.

Thania Garcia Rimas Entertainment CEO Noah Assad, his star client Bad Bunny, and Rimas exec Jonathan Miranda have jointly launched a sports management agency with a starting roster comprised of Major League Baseball players. “We are thrilled to break into a new industry with the launch of Rimas Sports. In the music world we accomplished success by knowing how to develop talent, helping our clients reach their vision by catering to their unique needs,” said Assad in a statement. “This new venture is an expansion of that mission as we aim to bring greater representation to the Latin community in the world of sports.” Miranda will serve as president of the newly-created Rimas Sports which offers services like agent management and public relations, performance and skills training, financial guidance, concierge, and logistics. As for the talent, it’s an All-Star affair with Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez, a 14-time All-Star winner and an American League MVP honoree (1999), tapped as an ambassador.

Just For You Café, a cozy brunch spot in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood — the blueprint for the Belcher family’s burger joint on the Fox series — shuttered after 43 years on Monday.Pandemic-incurred debt, rising inflation rates and building issues led to its closer, owner Reid Hannula told SFGATE. “The long and short of it is that we really haven’t been making money since COVID, and it’s just been kind of a battle,” he told the outlet. “I used a disaster loan to float us, personal money to float us … I love the restaurant, but it hadn’t been able to pay me for the last two years.”In the long-running series, which debuted in 2011 and is now in its 13th season, Bob Belcher runs his dream restaurant, Bob’s Burgers, with his wife, Linda, and children Tina, Gene and Louise.

Gwynedd on Tuesday. The couple had decided to get married in the US quite spontaneously after Klaire flew to a conference in San Francisco then on to an event in New York where Lynz, 28, who is a bar manager, joined her. Read more: Shrek 5 on the way after 13 years with original cast returning, studio executive saysKlaire, Lynz, and their best man Kayley Roberts had been preparing for the open air ceremony in Central Park last weekend.

Sara Foster, daughter of legendary musician David Foster, disavowed "liberal politicians" as details emerged about the death of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee. Lee, the 43-year-old founder of Cash App, was fatally stabbed at around 2:30 a.m.Tuesday in the Rincon Hill area of San Francisco. Authorities have not identified a suspect in the attack.

New details are coming in about the tragic stabbing death of Cash App co-founder Bob Lee. As we reported on Wednesday, the 43-ye

The founder of the mobile payment service Cash App was fatally stabbed on a San Francisco street yesterday, his family confirmed today.