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Under the Stars: A sip of Magic Fig’s ‘Valerian Tea’

Plus: A PJ Harvey classic at 25, 37 Houses hit Knockout, Thundercat's Baked Potato, Eris Drew's mighty kicks, more music
Music John-Paul Shiver -
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Drama Masks: Could the tide be turning?

What Pandora's box really held. Plus: youthful (and not so youthful) hijinks in SF Opera's 'Parsifal' and 'Dada Teen Musical'
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

Economic populism seems to be working. Siding with Trump doesn't. Where does the Democratic Party go now?
Elections Tim Redmond -
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Good Taste: Our dining column turns 200 with a culinary crossword

Celebrate our big birthday with a puzzle composed of delicious local delights. Can you name them all?
Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
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Housing

Rich Family Zoning Plan delayed again as data shows it will not lower rents

Tim Redmond -
State Sen. Scott Wiener was (finally) front and center in the debate over a plan that has no funding or provisions for affordable housing
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Homelessness

Dorsey pushes an end to Housing First—and an end to controls on government spying

Tim Redmond -
Supes oust Prop. C author from commission as Dorsey calls for an end to tight limits on surveillance technology
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Score a FREE Cirque du Soleil ticket (and help save local indie media, too)

Marke B. -
New big top show ECHO comes to Oracle Park starting Nov. 20—here's how to get a ticket and support 48 Hills.
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LGBTQ

75 years ago, they sparked the gay rights movement with ‘exhilarating freedom’

Joshua Rotter -
Library event celebrates groundbreaking 1950 Mattachine Society, which helped shape modern queer identity.
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Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest kicks off with ‘Palestine 36’

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Doc Stories, Ode to Joy, Gunvor Nelson, Marta Mateus, Rithy Pahn, terrific 'Train Dreams,' misfire 'Nuremberg,' more movies
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Obscure bill could open more neighborhoods to chain stores (and undermine labor)

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Conditions at a private prison in the Tenderloin, Lurie's Rich Family Housing Plan, and taxing the billionaires ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 3 to 10
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Queer activists ‘Scare the State’ at ICE protest on Halloween

Protest Marke B. -
Colorful protest at 100 Montgomery drew attention to immigration court abductions, with drag, costumes, and piñatas.
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Live Shots: Lorna Shore brought deathcore power and stunning lights to Masonic

Music D.A. Mission -
New Jersey quintet tore into favorites like 'To the Hellfire,' 'Of the Abyss,' and 'Unbreakable.'
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In ‘Vera,’ Gary Shteyngart depicts growing up in a world becoming ever more cruel

Lit Lou Fancher -
The writer draws on his Soviet childhood—and watching his own son today—for latest novel about a wondrous little girl.
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New study makes clear: The Wiener-Lurie plan will NOT bring down housing prices

Housing Tim Redmond -
The Yimbys are furious that a new report says upzoning won't produce much new housing. The bigger story is that it will fail to produce affordability
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Good Taste: Help alleviate hunger at these local orgs and eateries

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Benefits are being cut, need is surging: Here's where to lend a hand or donation—or where to get food yourself.
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Under the Stars: Noise Pop phase one beams in Cali power players

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: RIP Ace Frehley, Jay Som swings back strong, Nas knocks with symphonics, Yazmin Lacey's quiet conquest, more music
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Activists pressure Melgar on key element of mayor’s Rich Family Zoning Plan

Development Tim Redmond -
Land Use chair will have to decide between tenant activists and the mayor
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From ball courts to Chase Center, Adia Millett captures the visual jazz of interconnectedness

Art Mary Corbin -
'The Bay Area lifestyle feels liberated, casual, and saturated with color,' says the Oakland artist.
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BIG WEEK: Great Pumpkin edition—all you need to Halloween (and Día, too)

Big Week Marke B. -
Kronos Quartet, Ben Klock, Sama' Abdulhadi, Substance Fest, Día de los Muertos concerts, much more light up the city.
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Natalie Gee, community organizer, enters race for D4 supervisor

City Hall Tim Redmond -
Candidate offers a platform of opening the Great Highway, opposing Lurie's upzoning—and taxing the rich
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