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A tale of two raves

What did big, shiny Club Darc and homegrown massive Parameter Fest have to say about the state of the city? Plenty, it turns out.
Nightlife Andrew Brobst -
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Boots Riley is here to boost you

Oakland icon pulls no punches talking about new movie 'I Love Boosters' and the power of collective organizing.
Movies Joshua Rotter -
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Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

All-star tribute 'Unlimited Miles' at Presidio Theatre voyaged through five decades of the jazz giant's astonishments.
Music Review Tom Molanphy -
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Comedy pioneers BATS Improv turn 40, with more wild flights of storytelling

'The excitement of improvisation was palpable, and the joy of being onstage together was addictive,' co-founder says of early years.
Comedy Joshua Rotter -
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Music

Live Shots: La Doña returned in triumph at UC Theater

D.A. Mission -
The hometown hero brought songs from new album 'Corrientes,' advancing her feminist-forward preservation of traditional sounds.
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News + Politics

Pelosi endorses Chan. What does that mean for the Congressional race?

Tim Redmond -
Popular, powerful speaker emerita finally weighs in. Could this help Chan finish in the top two?
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News + Politics

Richmond Review, Sunset Beacon publisher enters hospice

Marke B. -
Michael Durand has announced he has terminal cancer. His neighborhood papers' coverage has been essential.
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Lit

Reproductive injustice in 1960s San Francisco exposed in Kate Schatz’s debut novel

Lou Fancher -
Horrendous recent Supreme Court decision and a very personal connection spurred tale of teenager facing pregnancy.
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The Agenda

Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

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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Crime

Inside San Quentin, a new approach to rehabilitation and training

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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Elections

Broad coalition urges No on B vote

JJ Lansing -
Advocates say it's a solution in search of a problem.
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Art

Like her mother, sculptor Maryam Yousif is inspired by a Mesopotamian warrior queen

Mary Corbin -
Iraqi artist's multitudinous clay explorations are powered by ancient myths, Arabian pop art, anonymous bloggers.
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Arts + Culture

Through the looking glass at the National Queer Arts Festival

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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Movies

Screen Grabs: Forbidden, foreboding ‘Hitler, A Film From Germany’ returns

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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Music

Sonic encounters with civil rights giants on ‘Glorious Mahalia’

Marke B. -
New Kronos Quartet LP connects younger composers and an activist legend for timely revival of gospel icon.
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Business + Tech

A right-wing group comes to SF—and city officials are happy to be part of it

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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Music

Under the Stars: Martin Luther McCoy’s first solo flight in 14 years exudes Bay ease

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Sleater-Kinney and Liz Phair's long-awaited tour, TsuShiMaMiRe brings Japanese noise punk to BOTH, 37 Houses' poly rippers.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Outside Lands is pushing pastry carts and collaborations

Tamara Palmer -
Korean cornflake corndogs, lobster lumpia, more crazy treats coming to music fest’s Taste of the Bay Area. Save our slate of snacks!
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Oaklash Fest, Roxie Mixtape, Parameter, La Doña, World Goth Day…

Marke B. -
Remembering Joe Kukura, CCA Graduate Exhibition, Kukje Bakery, DJ Said, BAVC's 50th, Fogo Na Roupa, 'Silent Friend,' more to do!
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