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Housing

Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

Zelda Bronstein - July 20, 2021

Read the fine print: Obscene development in Tassajara Valley could qualify for special protection under SB 10.

Nightlife

Nicki Jizz’s Black drag revue Reparations goes IRL after raising $20k online

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2021

Local queen didn't see the melanin-heavy show of her dreams as a baby gay. So she decided to create one.

Music

The smoky, not-country newness of Faye Webster’s ‘I Know I’m Funny haha’

John-Paul Shiver - July 4, 2021

Traditional strummers may opt for that repeated whiskey burn, but Webster's Atlanta sound is not thirsty

News + Politics

The indigenous struggle to save trees — and sacred spaces — in Humboldt

Tiny - June 21, 2021

Between the timber companies and state agencies, so much devastation.

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.

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.

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'

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.

The Agenda

Big Telecom giveaway bills head for state Assembly votes

Tim Redmond - May 16, 2021

Plus: Measure to limit CEQA appeals goes before supes and a rally to limit supportive housing rents. That's The Agenda for May 17-23

News + Politics

Can immigration reform be part of Biden’s infrastructure plan?

Garrett Leahy - May 8, 2021

Advocates call on Pelosi to push the measure -- but that will be a tough battle in this Congress.

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