Lurie, Mahmood propose another developer tax break?
Plus: As You Like's Motor City techno series, the best of this year's Sundance, the Manhattanization of SF stage.
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Today's headlines:
And now, another big tax cut for the developers and speculators in SF
By Tim Redmond
Lurie, Mahmood want to eliminate affordable housing money to help the profits of luxury developers.
Party Radar: With ‘Unabridged,’ the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay
By Marke B.
As You Like It crew brings in legends like Jeff Mills, Moodymann, and Stacy 'Hotwaxx' Hale for BBQ, film, panels, and lots of dancing.
Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages
By Charles Lewis III
Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.
What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot
By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
'Buddy' taps horror in children's TV, Channing Tatum shines as SF father in Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine', a surprising wartime divorce comedy soars.
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