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Composer Tyler Taylor’s ‘secret’ mission: sneak some sax back into the symphony

Emerging Black Composers Project-winner brings 'Embers' to Davies Hall, pushing a marginalized horn to center stage.
Music Marke B. -
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Lurie wants to undermine Free City College

The life-changing program that has attracted national attention is facing a devastating budget cut—in defiance of the will of the voters
City Hall Tim Redmond -
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BIG WEEK: Carnaval, World Goth Night, American Football, secret Hologram burger…

Primitive Ring, Foodieland, Laraaji, Hitchcock Fest, 'Songs from a Sinking Ship,' Terry Riley at 90, more to do!
Big Week Marke B. -
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Hey Elon: SF has lots more tech oligarchs you can go ahead and sue

AI may not help the Bay Area, but dozens of lawsuits against AI lords could create a wonderful spectator sport for us all.
Humor Joel Schechter -
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Nightlife

A tale of two raves

Andrew Brobst -
What did big, shiny Club Darc and homegrown massive Parameter Fest have to say about the state of the city? Plenty, it turns out.
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Movies

Boots Riley is here to boost you

Joshua Rotter -
Oakland icon pulls no punches talking about new movie 'I Love Boosters' and the power of collective organizing.
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Music Review

Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

Tom Molanphy -
All-star tribute 'Unlimited Miles' at Presidio Theatre voyaged through five decades of the jazz giant's astonishments.
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Comedy

Comedy pioneers BATS Improv turn 40, with more wild flights of storytelling

Joshua Rotter -
'The excitement of improvisation was palpable, and the joy of being onstage together was addictive,' co-founder says of early years.
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Live Shots: La Doña returned in triumph at UC Theater

Music D.A. Mission -
The hometown hero brought songs from new album 'Corrientes,' advancing her feminist-forward preservation of traditional sounds.
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Pelosi endorses Chan. What does that mean for the Congressional race?

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
Popular, powerful speaker emerita finally weighs in. Could this help Chan finish in the top two?
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Richmond Review, Sunset Beacon publisher enters hospice

News + Politics Marke B. -
Michael Durand has announced he has terminal cancer. His neighborhood papers' coverage has been essential.
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Reproductive injustice in 1960s San Francisco exposed in Kate Schatz’s debut novel

Lit Lou Fancher -
Horrendous recent Supreme Court decision and a very personal connection spurred tale of teenager facing pregnancy.
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Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Silence from the Chron on Breed-Sherrill-Bloomberg story—and a move to save community clinics from the Lurie axe. That's The Agenda for May 17-24
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Inside San Quentin, a new approach to rehabilitation and training

Crime Tim Redmond -
The Last Mile helps teach residents skills that will get them jobs on the outside. It's inspiring—but it's still a prison with too many people behind bars
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Broad coalition urges No on B vote

Elections JJ Lansing -
Advocates say it's a solution in search of a problem.
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Like her mother, sculptor Maryam Yousif is inspired by a Mesopotamian warrior queen

Art Mary Corbin -
Iraqi artist's multitudinous clay explorations are powered by ancient myths, Arabian pop art, anonymous bloggers.
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Through the looking glass at the National Queer Arts Festival

Arts + Culture Marke B. -
28th iteration dives into a 'Magic Mirror' of community reflection and ancestral resonance, with sound baths, Black astrology, more.
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Screen Grabs: Forbidden, foreboding ‘Hitler, A Film From Germany’ returns

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Jude Law as Putin in 'Wizard of the Kremlin,' 500 years of ginkgo in 'Silent Friend,' and a masterpiece of non-sectarian mysticism
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Sonic encounters with civil rights giants on ‘Glorious Mahalia’

Music Marke B. -
New Kronos Quartet LP connects younger composers and an activist legend for timely revival of gospel icon.
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A right-wing group comes to SF—and city officials are happy to be part of it

Business + Tech Tim Redmond -
When we start welcoming the role of anti-labor billionaires and their national allies in local politics, it's a disturbing trend.
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