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OPINION: Commissions are about engagement. Abolishing them is a bad idea

I was a commissioner. Then I was fired. Here's why we need more, not less, civic participation
Opinion Tim Paulson -
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New Melgar-Lurie plan for affordable housing is great; cutting other funding is not

Expanding the Housing Trust Fund could bring in $125 million a year. Repealing Prop. I could wipe out almost as much
Housing Tim Redmond -
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Screen Grabs: 25th DocFest bring high-heeled anarchy, Amazing Sea Monkeys, rock stars’ wangs

Oakland tent evictions, queer rights in Cuba, a Palestinian comedy club, NOFX and Grateful Dead jams also on menu.
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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A legendary planning commissioner plans to retire after 20 years of exceptional service

Mandelman can now reshape panel to be more developer-friendly. Plus: Dorsey's drug-free housing bill is back—but who's going to pay for it? That's The Agenda for May 24-June 1
The Agenda Tim Redmond -
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Soapy ‘Diamonds’ may just be the Italian ‘Steel Magnolias’

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Hitchcock Fest hits the Balboa, while Alamo Drafthouse celebrates Brian De Palma's Hitchcockian breakthroughs.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Taking an inch… and finishing the hat

Charles Lewis III -
'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' at NCTC cranks things up and down. Plus: The colorful drama of SFMOMA's 'Woman in a hat'
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Music

Under the Stars: Sweet summer sounds heat up, from Yerba Buena to SFJAZZ

John-Paul Shiver -
Dub Mission, Dirtybird Campout, Total Accord Fest, more roll in with the fog. But why is DJ Shadow dissing SF?
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Carnaval, World Goth Night, American Football, secret Hologram burger…

Marke B. -
Primitive Ring, Foodieland, Laraaji, Hitchcock Fest, 'Songs from a Sinking Ship,' Terry Riley at 90, more to do!
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Composer Tyler Taylor’s ‘secret’ mission: sneak some sax back into the symphony

Music Marke B. -
Emerging Black Composers Project-winner brings 'Embers' to Davies Hall, pushing a marginalized horn to center stage.
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Lurie wants to undermine Free City College

City Hall Tim Redmond -
The life-changing program that has attracted national attention is facing a devastating budget cut—in defiance of the will of the voters
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Hey Elon: SF has lots more tech oligarchs you can go ahead and sue

Humor Joel Schechter -
AI may not help the Bay Area, but dozens of lawsuits against AI lords could create a wonderful spectator sport for us all.
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A tale of two raves

Nightlife Andrew Brobst -
What did big, shiny Club Darc and homegrown massive Parameter Fest have to say about the state of the city? Plenty, it turns out.
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Boots Riley is here to boost you

Movies Joshua Rotter -
Oakland icon pulls no punches talking about new movie 'I Love Boosters' and the power of collective organizing.
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Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

Music Review Tom Molanphy -
All-star tribute 'Unlimited Miles' at Presidio Theatre voyaged through five decades of the jazz giant's astonishments.
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Comedy pioneers BATS Improv turn 40, with more wild flights of storytelling

Comedy Joshua Rotter -
'The excitement of improvisation was palpable, and the joy of being onstage together was addictive,' co-founder says of early years.
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Live Shots: La Doña returned in triumph at UC Theater

Music D.A. Mission -
The hometown hero brought songs from new album 'Corrientes,' advancing her feminist-forward preservation of traditional sounds.
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Pelosi endorses Chan. What does that mean for the Congressional race?

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
Popular, powerful speaker emerita finally weighs in. Could this help Chan finish in the top two?
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Richmond Review, Sunset Beacon publisher enters hospice

News + Politics Marke B. -
Michael Durand has announced he has terminal cancer. His neighborhood papers' coverage has been essential.
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Reproductive injustice in 1960s San Francisco exposed in Kate Schatz’s debut novel

Lit Lou Fancher -
Horrendous recent Supreme Court decision and a very personal connection spurred tale of teenager facing pregnancy.
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Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Silence from the Chron on Breed-Sherrill-Bloomberg story—and a move to save community clinics from the Lurie axe. That's The Agenda for May 17-24
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