How the middle-class is getting priced out of summer fun
Ground-breaking comedian Nori Reed, chaos surrounds the Joel Engardio recall, can't-miss September concerts, more.
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Today's headlines:
The middle class is getting priced out of fun
By Tim Redmond
Plus: A big labor day rally, a tax cut for telecoms, and gearing up for a major fight over West Side upzoning ... That's The Agenda for AUG. 31 to Sept. 6
For dark times, comedian Nori Reed believes in the joy of jokes
By Joshua Rotter
Bay Area stand-up wrote the Disney Channel's first live-action trans character, rejects reductive approaches to identity.
How the Engardio recall has scrambled local politics
By Tim Redmond
The billionaire-backed DCCC slate won with West Side Chinese voters—who want to get rid of Engardio. The big money seems willing to throw him under the bus.
Under the Stars: Getting live in September with Sextile, KXSF’s seven-year bash, more
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: Rochelle Jordan's swaggeringly perfect '90s soul comeback and Makaya McCraven at GAMH.
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