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Live Shots: A glamorous trip back to the 1930s with Alex Mendham and his Orchestra

The Peacock Ballroom filled with tip-top dancers and nostalgic standards, in a tribute to NBC broadcaster Anson Weeks.
Music Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
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Win a pair of tickets to see Infinity Song, Cut Copy, Thundercat, Jesse McCartney

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.
Contest Marke B. -
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Refuse Fascism launches sustained peaceful resistance movement in DC

Catching up with the young activists as they press for the removal of the Trump regime through multiple protest actions.
Protest Dorothy O'Donnell -
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A communal nexus where young dancers could connect—and possibilities ignite

With 'Ignite' and 'Flux and Form,' artists are creating supportive spaces and showcases in the face of devastating cuts.
Dance Lucia Verzola -
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Art

‘Data Trust’ envisions a technology of equity

Genevieve Quick -
At San José Institute of Contemporary Art, Stephanie Dinkins asks how (and whose) stories can be passed on digitally.
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News + Politics

The death of a Lucky, and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

Tom Molanphy -
With little notice, a grocery store once promoted as a 'game changer' shuts down—just as people are losing their SNAP benefits
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Street Food Fest, Hip-Hop Dance Fest, Electronic Music Fest, Flamin’ Groovies…

Marke B. -
As You Like It, World Folk Jam, Ode to Joy, Bar Italia, Dada Teen Musical, Chitresh Das Dance, more great things to do.
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Elections

‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

Tim Redmond -
Economic populism seems to be working. Siding with Trump doesn't. Where does the Democratic Party go now?
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Under the Stars: A sip of Magic Fig’s ‘Valerian Tea’

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

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
What Pandora's box really held. Plus: youthful (and not so youthful) hijinks in SF Opera's 'Parsifal' and 'Dada Teen Musical'
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Good Taste: Our dining column turns 200 with a culinary crossword

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Celebrate our big birthday with a puzzle composed of delicious local delights. Can you name them all?
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Rich Family Zoning Plan delayed again as data shows it will not lower rents

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

Homelessness 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)

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

LGBTQ 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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