Mayor proposes gutting Department of Education
Plus: 'Conjuring Power' celebrates queer and trans history across the city, the real deal with the Muni deficit, and see a free show at Lost Church!
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Today's headlines:
Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment
By Tim Redmond
Protesters say 80 percent cut would imperil Climate Action Plan.
YBCA's 'Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ power in our shared history
By Lou Fancher
Ester Hernández, Serge Gay Jr., Crystal Mason, Tanya Wischerath, and others carry on distinctly SF practice of world-building.
The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit
By Ian Firstenberg
Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it.
See a show for free at Lost Church in March
By Marke B.
Flamenco, comedy, variety, music: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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