Wednesday, July 1, 2026

In Cuba, blackouts and resilience

Trump's blockade is taking a terrible toll, but Cubans continue to resist. A report from the Building Relations with Cuban Labor delegation visit.
Opinion Mark Ginsburg -
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Drama Masks: Send in the clowns, they’re already here

Circus Bella sticks to thrilling formula while adding new tricks, making a statement without flipping into politics.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Screen Grabs: On America’s birthday, a scathing oligarch slapdown returns

'Citizen Kane' rides again. Plus: Julie Carmen's colorful career, hilarious 'She's the He,' a Studio Ghibli legend, more movies
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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All aboard the ‘Goal Rush’: SFMTA hops on World Cup fever with local watch parties

Catch soccer with the sea lions or grab a brew at a local pub—for prizes—as public transport whisks you from game to game.
Transportation Alan Chazaro -
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Music

Percussion wizard Carlos Niño feels a sparkling transition

John-Paul Shiver -
Improvisational player-composer has been everywhere lately, holding 'space' as a visionary jazz wave pushes through.
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News + Politics

Politicized federal funding rule could spell disaster for California aid programs

Bruce Mirken -
OMB's breathtakingly broad proposal would subject disaster recovery, medical research, healthcare, more to ideological review.
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Crime

Again, Jenkins takes dubious case to trial—and loses. It’s a disturbing pattern

Tim Redmond -
A felony charge over $54 worth of underpants (that weren't even stolen). This is what the current DA is doing to clog the courts
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Good Taste

Good Taste: Summer’s delicious coming attractions

Tamara Palmer -
Turkish delights, fresh food halls, exciting expansions—and some old favorites return to the scene.
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Politicians know they’ll get booed at Trans March; harassment from cops is real issue

Opinion Gabriel Haaland -
Officials like Wiener are always confronted at radical event. But why did SFPD show overwhelming force at march and party?
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A Friday police riot and a glorious peaceful Sunday for Pride…

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
... Plus: Why is an attack on affordable housing happening the day before the July 4 weekend—and the Giants players and Sen. Hawley need to go back to Bible School. That's The Agenda for June 28-July 5
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Supes reject $28 million in Lurie budget cuts

City Hall Tim Redmond -
Agreement restores funding for critical services—but why was this so hard?
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High Sierra Music Fest still grooves, now moves within easier reach of the Bay

Music Marke B. -
Now in Grass Valley, the 34-year-old family-friendly blast boasts a stellar lineup for full immersion or just a daytime dip.
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Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music
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Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey -
The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada'
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Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search

Police Ian Firstenberg -
Flock Safety’s myriad devices and integrated network keep us all under surveillance, regardless of criminality
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Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.
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Ultimate Pride Guide 2026: No strikes, all homies

LGBTQ Marke B. -
30+ choice events that will send you over the rainbow, into the streets, and onto the dance floors—nothing foul about it.
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After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

City Hall Tim Redmond -
Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion
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Who is she? Comedian John Early holds the key to ‘Maddie’s Secret’

Movies Pam Grady -
'I could take a women's picture-type TV-movie narrative and inject it with a Paul Verhoeven kind of intensity,' says filmmaker.
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The Chron and right wing are now blaming DSA and Dean Preston for the problems of tech IPOs

Business + Tech Tim Redmond -
The 'left' didn't create the housing crisis, and the free market is never going to solve it. Let's unpack the latest bogus media narrative
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A Friday police riot and a glorious peaceful Sunday for Pride…

... Plus: Why is an attack on affordable housing happening the day before the July 4 weekend—and the Giants players and Sen. Hawley need to go back to Bible School. That's The Agenda for June 28-July 5
The Agenda Tim Redmond -
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Supes reject $28 million in Lurie budget cuts

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

SF public bank plan moves toward November ballot

This week, the public gets to weigh in on the brutal Lurie budget cuts

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