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Housing

SF needs $19 billion to meet state affordable housing goals—and Breed has no plan

Tim Redmond -
Mayor's Office has no clue where to find the money, and won't even spend the existing Prop. I windfall right now. It's 'unbelievable.'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: For the love of Monica

Dennis Harvey -
A tribute to Italian screen siren Monica Vitti, two Davids (Lynch and Cronenberg) face off, 'Hold Your Fire,' more movies
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Art

SF’s Lisa Esherick paints ‘how light comes crashing down into darkness’

Mary Corbin -
A natural voyeur with no interest in the posed model, the artist makes paintings of ordinary life that pique imagination
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Onstage

Oaklash explodes with a full week of drag activism, film, parties, cute shows

Joshua Rotter -
'I want Oaklash to be the next Treasure Island Music Festival, the next Treasure Island Media,' says founder
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Onstage

Pop-Up Magazine springs back onstage, with one of Oakland’s best young artists

Marke B. -
Adrian L. Burrell taps deep levels of Oakland family history at the live storytelling spectacle (and discovers a surprise Beyonce connection)
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Homelessness

Homeless numbers are declining—despite what the Breed Administration has done

Tim Redmond -
Progressive initiatives, opposed by the mayor, seem to be working.
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Economy

What if we let artists and homeless people take over all the empty SF office space?

Tim Redmond -
The old work model is over, and downtown and the local economy is going to suffer—unless we get creative about the future.
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Music

Live Shots: Son Lux spellbinds with Nappy Nina at August Hall

Jon Bauer -
The experimental trio brought out local favorites to complement their otherworldly sound
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Dancers lifted by a resonant voice in Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s ‘Deep River’

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Collaboration among choreographer King, composer Jason Moran, and vocalist Lisa Fisher at YBCA captivates
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A public bank for San Francisco is moving forward, this week

Opinion Rick Girling -
Historic proposal that could transform municipal and nonprofit financing will present preliminary plans.
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65-year-old cancer survivor is fighting Ellis Act eviction—for the second time

Housing Sam Lew -
Community rallies around 'flower lady' as Apple engineer seeks to throw her out of her home in Bernal Heights.
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Good Taste: Best inari in SF, plus next-level recipes

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
The humble fried bean curd and rice pocket grows up—learn how to make your own!
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Puff: Searching high and low—in SF and NYC—for that perfect score

Puff Dan Karkoska -
A tale of two cannabis scavenger hunts, on two very different coasts.
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‘It was more than rock ‘n roll’: Ben Fong-Torres on SF’s music heyday and ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

Arts + Culture Joshua Rotter -
A new doc spotlights the iconic rock journalist's experience with legends—and being an Asian American reporter in the '60s and '70s
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Under the Stars: The hip-hop field re-energized, from Black Star to UglyFace

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Slumberland on tour, excellent Australian soul-jazz, Arp's 'New Pleasures,' Vetiver, Kolumbo, more music
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Boomers ruled (musically) at Cruel World fest, the “Gothchella” for ’80s fans

Music Tamara Palmer -
Sexagenarian and septuagenarian icons Blondie, Bauhaus, Devo, The Damned, and more reigned in SoCal.
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Screen Grabs: How ‘Fiddler’ leapt from roof to big screen

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A brand new 'Firestarter,' eye-opening 'Castro's Spies,' a special appearance 'Sleepaway Camp,' more movies
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Soprano Julia Bullock finds ‘History’s Persistent Voice’ in records of formerly enslaved

Music Emily Wilson -
At SF Symphony, the singer performs a collection of historical words set to new music by Black women composers
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The price of Ellis Act speculation, and how SF can help tenants survive it

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: How is the city going to meet its state-mandate affordable housing goals? That's The Agenda for May 16-22
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Crack down on homeless people—or prevent people from becoming homeless?

Homelessness Tim Redmond -
Two very different approaches to housing policy were under discussion this week.
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