After Pride cop violence, trans leaders submit demands to Lurie
Plus: SF's recent past expored in 'City on the Edge,' Cuban jazz legend Omar Sosa visits, Free Folk Fest got freak on.
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Today's headlines:
After police violence over Pride weekend, trans leaders deliver demands to Lurie
By Marke B.
Speakers described being attacked by cops in full riot gear, violent arrests, cars driving into Trans March
Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024
By Tim Redmond
Booms, busts, tech, evictions, Burning Man... We talk to 'City on the Edge' author Jonathan Weber about our contentious moment.
Cuban jazz legend Omar Sosa: ‘Everything started in San Francisco’
By Lou Fancher
New Quarteto Americanos album 'We Are Not the Headliner' celebrates 'art as the reality of the community.'
No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest
By Jess Oledan
Sea shanty workshops, Celtic flair, jangling morris dancers, zydeco rhythms, more global styles brought everyone in.
In case you missed it:
Jewish lullaby echoes from tragically relevant past in ‘The Lonely Child’
Indian indie act Peter Cat Recording Co.’s psychedelic trip to Stern Grove
Dance feeds the soul—and body—in Julia Adam’s gourmet ‘Lunae’
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