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Allen Ginsberg ‘Howl’s again at all-star centennial celebration

Kronos Quartet, Kim Stanley Robinson, Merrill Garbus, Brontez Purnell, Andy Cabic, morę mark 100 years of poet-iconoclast.
Lit Joshua Rotter -
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Big Week: Hamburger Eyes, Yerba Buena Gardens Fest, Mother of Collaboration…

Plus: OM Records 30-Year Blast, Miss Grits, Beat Freaks, Broad Street Oyster Co, 'Mean Girls,' 'Blue Heron,' more to do
Big Week Marke B. -
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The complete failure of Lurie’s tax cuts for developers on full display at hearing

Cutting fees won't bring more affordable housing; it just makes the budget problem even worse
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Under the Stars: JWords is getting there, and ‘the path feels wondrous’

Plus: Old Skool Cafe still kicks, bliss abyss channels The Cure, Neal Francis dives into house, Lyra Pramuk's 'Hymnal' gets resung.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: CAAMFest eye-openers include ‘the Godfather of Silicon Valley’s Indian Mafia’

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Odes to impresarios Robert Wilson and Craig Baldwin, risky 'Blue Heron' and foodie-feminist 'Mistura.' New movies!
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Music

‘Real Bay Shit’: Nonprofit hardcore shows are planting the seeds of change

Bianca Sieraski -
Bay Area bookers organize benefit concerts to uplift communities in need, opening gateways to activism.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Get in, loser, we’re going to the theater

Charles Lewis III -
Changes are afoot on local stages—and 'Mean Girls' run amok at Ray of Light. Plus: 'Orpheus' retold, via storefront psychic
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Housing

Cutting fees for developers has not encouraged much new housing

Tim Redmond -
New report suggests Yimby approach of Lurie, Mahmood to reduce affordable housing fees is hurting, not helping, the crisis
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Lara Downes gathers friends to reflect on musical resilience of ‘This Land’

Music Lou Fancher -
As country's 250th birthday approaches, acclaimed pianist is joined by Judy Collins, more for genre-spanning, resonant concert.
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New looks now: Academy of Art fashion students bloom into view

Fashion Joshua Rotter -
19 graduating designers send their theses down the runway at two special shows and a Halston-inspired Union Square showcase.
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Letter to the Editor: Lurie’s ‘Reset Center’ is a disaster waiting to happen

Letters to the Editor 48 Hills -
Withdrawal from a drug of choice may be life-threatening without skilled medical supervision.  
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Progressives never push term limits

Opinion Tim Paulson -
Opinion: In the labor movement, we elect the leaders we want. What's wrong with that?
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Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a powerhouse ensemble and dark history

Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
Oakland Ballet Company enlists seven choreographers, 'Monkey King' composer to relate tales of Asian immigrant imprisonment.
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Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: term limits for commission members? Where did that come from, and why can't we vote on it? That's The Agenda for May 3-10
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Screen Grabs: Silent Film Fest returns to its ancestral home

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Back to the Castro with plenty of rarities and gems. Plus: Tap into Ovid for a wacky 1974 Lithuanian rock opera and more.
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The Pope of San Francisco has died

Remembrance Marke B. -
RIP to striking Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence icon Pope Dementia the Last, who has passed away at 91 but partied til the end.
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Blending archeology and translation, Paola de la Calle’s art digs deep

Art Mary Corbin -
An encounter with Mission political art inspired the Colombian American to examine how history is told and preserved.
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Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Homelessness Tim Redmond -
But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness?
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50% off tickets to the Stardella party! Join us Saturday on the dance floor

Promotion Marke B. -
Come together at the Great Northern club for a great night of smiles and grooves.
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