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LGBTQ

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

Marke B. -
On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'
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Art

$100,000 ice cream sundae? What MrBeast’s flamboyant sums say about our internet

Leah Isobel -
A talk with video artist Morry Kolman, who forces viewers to gaze beyond the YouTuber's vapid philanthropism.
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News + Politics

Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Zelda Bronstein -
Her history as president of the League of Women Voters suggests otherwise
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Music

Live Shots: Teens In Trouble fulfill 7×7 dreams at Bottom of the Hill homecoming

D.A. Mission -
A gratifyingly punk Women's History Month closer.
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Screen Grabs: O say can you see? Frederick Wiseman and ‘The Encampments’ turn gaze to U.S. injustice

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Documentaries on teen folk star Janis Ian, funk history, and songwriter Allee Willis sound off.
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Homelessness

Workers, families face eviction as racetrack in Pleasanton closes abruptly

Tiny -
Alameda County Fairgrounds stops horse racing—so stable workers lose their jobs, and their homes
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The Agenda

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

Tim Redmond -
Plus: SFPD still seems to have problems with illegal searches. That's The Agenda for March 31-April 6
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Healthcare

When fundamentalist religious thought replaces science, we are in serious trouble

Bruce Mirken -
Under RFK Jr, researchers are looking for data that supports their political agenda, not data that seeks the truth.
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Three bills that threaten the rights of sex workers—and civil rights in general

Opinion Maxine Doogan -
Sacramento is again cracking down on sex work—in ways that will just further criminalize vulnerable people
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Bay Area Derby skates into new season—and all are welcome to the jam

Sports Joshua Rotter -
Transphobia is about as popular in this high-octane women's sport as rink rash.
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Queer American Songbook to Ukrainian trans theater, SF International Arts Festival won’t play it straight

Art Caitlin Donohue -
Venerable fest doubles down at unlikely, if urgent moment for convening global LGBTQ+ creatives.
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Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

LGBTQ Nina Ruth Mir -
For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.
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New study by Fed economists directly contradicts Yimby narrative on housing prices

Housing Tim Redmond -
Dramatic data suggests gentrification and income inequality are far more important than 'constraints' on development as the cause of high housing prices
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OPINION: SF teachers fight to rebuild what Trump is tearing down

Opinion Cassondra Curiel -
To save public education, start with fully staffed schools and fair pay for teachers
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City College names building after Harry Britt

LGBTQ Andrew Brobst -
Legendary LGBTQ+ leader gets his due four yeas after his death. We spoke to his friend Tom Ammiano about why it's important.
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Join us at Acterra’s ‘Promise to the Planet 2025’ celebration

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The 55-year-old environmental action nonprofit's May 17 event will be truly special. Save $100 in early bird tickets!
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OPINION: Time for local Democrats to step up the resistance to Trump

Opinion John Avalos -
State and local party leaders should be looking for solutions here at home, including taxes on the rich and protections for vulnerable communities. Here are some ideas.
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Drama Masks: Dreamlike delivery of prim-and-proper trans history in ‘I Am My Own Wife’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Plus: SF Ballet's 'Frankenstein' was a Gothic, if not great, delight and Killing My Lobster's new 'fun run' rips and roars.
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Under the Stars: 30 years of ‘Pulp Fiction’, or how a video store clerk changed the sound of cinema

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Local legends come correct, from son of SF rave gawd Cahl Sel's ravetime to Reds, Pinks and Purples' sadcore savant.
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BIG WEEK: Regency glow up, march for Heklina, Union Square pastry explosion…

Big Week Marke B. -
Bioneers Conference, 'Wild With Happy,' Vinyl Sundays at Mars Bar, CubaCaribe Dance Fest, more to do this week
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