City Hall fills with Lurie cuts protestors
Plus: Channel Tres and Astu lit up Stern Grove Fest, Berkeley’s Orwellian upzoning plan, "saving" queer Arabs by bombing them?
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Lurie budget draws mass protest
By Tim Redmond
Hundreds turn out to oppose massive cuts; are the supes paying attention?
Live Shots: Compton, Oakland took the stage at Stern Grove Festival
Channel Tres and Astu lit up the free fest's 88th season.
Berkeley’s Orwellian upzoning plan
New language would undermine the Citizen Participation Element of the city's General Plan.
No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death
By Marke B.
Bastardizing the fight for gay rights to justify war, whether on Gaza or Iran, is ridiculous and must end.
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PINK BLOCK ROCKS PRIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 28
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