Local push to tax the rich gets national attention
Plus: BIG WEEK event picks, hot docs by the truckload, ACT's 'Hamnet' reviewed, more
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Today's headlines:
Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention
By Tim Redmond
New study by DC think tank looks at the money pouring into the campaign against Prop. D. It's stunning.
BIG WEEK: Selena de Mayo, Phenomenal Ball, Stardella, Gilman Jazz Fest, Bliss Abyss…
By 48 Hills Arts Team
Coco & Breezy, Catchlight Live, 20 years of 'Donuts,' Chotto Matte x Festus Feasts, 'Bloodline,' more to do!
Screen Grabs: Everyone is lying to you for money and no one cares about crazy people
By Dennis Harvey
Searing docs by the truckload, from DocLands fest to two Barbara Kopple classics. Plus: Charlie XCX goes Polish, more movies
Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?
By Charles Lewis III
Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.
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