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Business + Tech

California could vastly expand affordable broadband — if the Legislature acts now

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - June 10, 2021

Gov. Newsom has asked for money for expanding accessible Internet service all over the state. The Legislature is stalling.

Music

Jazz star Jaimie Branch’s ‘FLY or DIE LIVE’ a timely reminder of resistance

John-Paul Shiver - June 10, 2021

Klezmer upswings, bluesy testimonials, and bombastic electronic warmth define the firebrand's latest album.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Walk gently into reopening with Kronos Festival and Pop-Up Mag

Marke B. - June 9, 2021

SOUNDWALK and 'The Sidewalk Issue' get you outside. Plus: Performing Diaspora, Flor Y Canto fest, Out of Site, more

Art

A new gallery uplifts contemporary Asian art to counter misconceptions

Emily Wilson - June 7, 2021

Curator Abby Chen on how the Asian Art Museum's Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery connects antiquities to urgent current concerns.

The Agenda

Giants honor Tom Ammiano as Honey Mahogany sings the national anthem

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2021

Plus: Hearings start on Breed's budget -- and why is the mayor making a controversy out of parklets when everyone pretty much agrees? That's The Agenda for June 6-13

Transportation

The view from behind the wheel: How Muni drivers have handled COVID

Victor Tence - June 4, 2021

A labor shortage, passengers who refuse to wear masks ... the people who carry essential workers to work have been on the front lines.

Art

From refuse, artist Kloe Chan creates emotional refuge

Mary Corbin - June 1, 2021

Physical space and community play an important role in hand-crafted works like 'I Will Knit Us a Sanctuary'

COVID

The COVID pandemic is far from over in California workplaces

Marc Norton - May 31, 2021

Foster Farms case is just one example of how workers are still getting sick -- and in some cases, dying.

Music

SF Jazz Fest lifts off with guiding spirit Thelonious Monk

John-Paul Shiver - May 30, 2021

Online 38th annual cornucopia of sounds features rarely seen 1985 documentary of the master, who's been having a moment

Movies

Screen Grabs: An unlikely hero stands up to massive redevelopment in ‘Dead Pigs’

Dennis Harvey - May 28, 2021

Plus: Thrilling sequel 'A Quiet Place 2,' a lost Black intellectual classic from 1982, and a trans romance gem.

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