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The Mayor called for tax cuts, more cops, more “respect” for the cops—and an immediate appropriation of $25 million for increased police overtime.
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Today is the 30th Anniversary of Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets.
I spoke with the Assistant teaching professor in the UC San Diego music department , who was
the band's first DJ.
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The goal is to book hilarious comedians that have a fire inside them," tells . "If they have dope political commentary, even better."
The legendary comedian brings her all-woman review (OK, there's a token guy) to
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"CLOSE is an exquisitely tuned heartbreaker. It’s not a tearjerker, though, in the sense of emotional manipulation or melodramatic contrivance." --Dennis Harvey,
Lukas Dhont’s astute coming-of-age awards contender opens here February 24: bit.ly/CloseRoxie
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The Grammys had their dragons to slay: Making amends with their less-than-formidable treatment of hip-hop and officially making good with Beyonce, the Queen of Pop.
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"with those fusion blends you’d expect from a Bundick arrangement, we now know Mattson has a handle on stylized psych-rock coolness"
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It’s an unusually sexy weekend at the cinema, with the return of Dan Savage’s running Fri/10-February 18 at #ScreenGrabs
A new Carol Doda mural glimmers in North Beach honoring, "the ultimate entertainer,” said Doda’s friend and local tour guide Blandina Farley. “Clothes on or clothes off it didn’t matter. She loved entertaining people."
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Castro Theater Conservancy made a 2nd offer to Another Planet Entertainment and the Nasser family for the building, with a promise to raise $20 million for renovations.
CTC's Julie Richter says, “We want to be clear there are other options out there.”
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Ready for new music? is channeling the sociopolitical density in the air, and an compilation filled with Bay Area artists stands up for reproductive rights #UnderTheStars
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Two options when it comes to the heart-shaped pie at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, depending on your mood and moment: split the thing with a sweetie, or rip the thing apart in a fit of solo hunger #GoodTaste
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Rollerskate-friendly parties are the moment—today on #ArtsForecast we speak with about their V-Day Oakland 💃🏾🛼 hybrid affair #HomeBase Also: of conducts at the and brings the suds.
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"It feels as if this is all the generals fighting the last war."
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Under The Stars (music column)
⏺️ release at SF's Vinyl Dreams
techno tribute to AYLI DJ Johnny Igaz
East Londons drops alive jazz transfigurations
Jared Mattson (of The Mattson 2) imbues "stylized psych-rock coolness"
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"Yes, it’s a dybbuk movie!" Scads of screams await you in this week's new releases #ScreenGrabs
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"Watching the story of the fictional Blue, I couldn’t help but see parallels between he and Kanye West: near-preternaturally talented musicians openly vocal about disdain for their own people."
Charles Lewis III on 'Paradise Blue'
A caviar sunflower, an octupus lasagna: the tasting menu at reflects the tastes of chef Dennis Efthymiou's youth growing up in the coastal Grecian town of Igoumeni.
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The Board of Supes Rules Committee postponed action on ending remote comment today after close to 100 people made strong arguments against the policy—through remote comment.
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From 1978-'82, one punk band did the unthinkable (and illegal) in South Africa: Black and white members performed and lived together.
Learn more about this phenomenal group at the at . We spoke to the film's director:
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The policy, First Amendment advocates say, is not only bad policy but quite possible unconstitutional.
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You KNOW you need to see "Baby, I Love Your Way" performed live. Enter here to win tickets for the Fri/10 concert with and
This year's program is full of esteemed female personages…be they stars “of a certain age,” or figures of a certain historical era.
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This raucous, delightfully devilish local quartet has been tickling mosh-pit fancy for awhile— and with new album 'Shout at the Hetero,' will sign you up for their queer punk resurgence.
goes in, red-cheeked ✏️
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“There’s such a social history behind maps,” said at exhibitions director Erin Garcia of the new show charting the state's often painful history.
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Supes considering $5 million cash payment in reparations to Black residents?
Listen: there are around 60 billionaires in SF—and a lot of that wealth came, historically (and even fairly recently) at the expense of Black people #TheAgenda
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At the and 50th anniversary tribute, history mixed with lawsuits, divorces, films, albums, arrests, international success, and, now, the legal cannabis biz.
But how hilarious was it? Charles Lewis III reports:
You ready? Springtime concert season brings at , 's 'The Sound of Bed-Stuy,' all around the Bay—and surprising festival lineups. Get those tickets!
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Next month’s Tribe Jazz (Feb 16) was named by as one of the ‘live shows and fests to carry you through spring’ via
“…firing up that spiritual jazz to cosmic grooves combo. Making that dancefloor jazz to jazzy house connections”
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Readers had *many* reactions to our story last week on possible ramifications of the city not being able to fulfill the goals of the state's Housing Element.
Editor Tim Redmond sat down to answer a few of your letters.
And there's nothing quite like getting some bouncy lurve from (in ) to put some pep in your step⚡️💥: Arts Forecast: Two-Spirit Powwow, Black History Month, Edwardian Ball, Qaotiq….
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Colorful pageantry, sacred ceremony, incredible dancing, and Native American goods—and don’t forget the loaded fry bread.
The (Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits) Powwow steals the spotlight in this week's #ArtForecast
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A star-studded round-up! "I’m just very used to getting a lot of bang for my buck making movies," says to — who also spoke w/ Moby [] & ahead of screenings at the fest's 25th edition.
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Tomorrow, will present "James Baldwin Abroad," three recently restored vintage shorts that capture the late great author at the peak of his celebrity as an active literary figure and sociopolitical commentator.
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The Historic Preservation Commission punted, meaning the Board of Supervisor will have to decide on just how much of the Castro Theater qualifies as a historic landmark.
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My interviews with , , , , and about their latest films—screening at the this week, as part of :
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