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Billionaires bought the SF Democratic Party. Why are we suprised at its endorsements?

The Big Tech slate won control of the DCCC. Now they're using it for their agenda. It's a total embarrassment
Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
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OPINION: These police sex-worker stings have got to stop

Why are the cops and the news media obsessing about the sex lives of consenting adults?
Opinion Maxine Doogan -
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Maren Hassinger’s evocative BAMPFA retrospective reaches up, up, up

From coiled hemp rope to wall of eye-popping pink plastic, the artist's community, colors, and contrasts are a buoying force.
Art Lou Fancher -
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Drama Masks: A drag disaster to die for

Farewell, Dolly Parton. And hello 'Disastrous!'—D'Arcy Drollinger's latest uproarious sendup of '70s genre flicks.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Tori Amos, Scumdance Film Fest, ‘Hairspray,’ Black House Radio, Dick Day…

Marke B. -
Annual Freight Fiddle Summit, Greyboy Allstars, Egg Pals, Down Dirty Drinks, Connie, more to do!
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Housing

How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon

Michael Barnes -
Wiener's housing laws are set up for cities and counties to fail, allowing developers to do almost anything they want, for many years to come
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Meep meep! ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ finally crashes into theaters

Dennis Harvey -
Refreshingly old-fashioned but mixed-bag 'The Deb,' hard-hitting 'American Doctor,' hilarious 'Idiots,' Nippon sex cinema returns, more
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Music

Live Shots: Salt Lake’s Krooked Kings find indie adoration

D.A. Mission -
At The Independent, the five-piece communed with fans on 'In Another Life' tour.
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Opinion

Jenkins sends a Trump-like message with bridge protester trial

Bobbie Stein -
San Francisco DAs have never charged peaceful protesters with felonies and forced them to trial. Now it's happened
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Humor

Here’s a trade deal: Lurie for Mamdani and maybe a Knicks’ point guard

Joel Schechter -
Steph Curry is off the table, but maybe our billionaire mayor would like to ride a Waymo down Fifth Avenue
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Remembrance

RIP, Dolly: Read our 2011 interview about drag queens, dance floors, honky tonk preaching

Marke B. -
“I couldn’t really get much gaudier—unless maybe I walked out with a beaver on my head!” We'll miss you, Country Queen.
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Music

Under the Stars: Jeff Parker & co. stepped into Berkeley with spectral, slippery riffs

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Alice Coltrane tapes—once heard only by ashram members—to take flight, and producer Carré serves dubby late-summer heat.
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Movies

‘American Doctor’: Racing against death and dehumanization in Gaza

Pam Grady -
Poh Si Teng's doc follows three medics—Muslim, Jewish, Zoroastrian—and the threats they face during Israel's bombardment.
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Prestidigitation, ichthyomancy, and more legerdemain at ‘Secret Magic’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Yes, there was even a fortune-telling fish at this intimate lollapalooza of sorcery at Palace Theater.
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Lit

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Lou Fancher -
Local literary hero and trained artist's latest novel dives into a wide-ranging love story that shows a more mature side.
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Art

Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future

Herbert F. Mintz II -
American Indian Cultural District's unveiled orbs bring the Raven and the Medicine Wheel to 16th Street BART Plaza.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school

Tamara Palmer -
Iranian chef Shekoh Moossavi offers one-day classes ranging from Persian and Italian cooking to knife skills.
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The Agenda

Ro Khanna’s endorsement of Connie Chan could make a difference with Chakrabarti voters

Tim Redmond -
Plus: Will the local Democratic Party side with the billionaires—and why is Lurie opposing affordable housing? That's The Agenda for Aug. 23-30
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Music

Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Cindy Blackman Santana bangs out the vibes, Pearl & the Oysters open their 'Monkey Mind,' Club DeLuxe reopens, more music
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