New Melgar-Lurie affordable housing plan is great—cutting other funding is not
And who will pay for Dorsey's drug-free housing bill? Plus: DocFest brings anarchy in high heels, and Chapterhouse dives back into shoegaze 'Whirlpool'
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Today's headlines:
New Melgar-Lurie plan for affordable housing is great; cutting other funding is not
By Tim Redmond
Expanding the Housing Trust Fund could bring in $125 million a year. Repealing Prop. I could wipe out almost as much
Screen Grabs: 25th DocFest bring high-heeled anarchy, Amazing Sea Monkeys, rock star wangs
By Dennis Harvey
Oakland tent evictions, queer rights in Cuba, a Palestinian comedy club, NOFX and Grateful Dead jams also on menu.
A legendary planning commissioner plans to retire after 20 years of exceptional service
By Tim Redmond
Mandelman can now reshape panel to be more developer-friendly. Plus: Dorsey's drug-free housing bill is back—but who's going to pay for it? That's The Agenda for May 26-June 1
Shoegaze dreamers Chapterhouse leap back into ‘Whirlpool,’ 35 years on
By Joshua Rotter
'Incredible pop tunes hidden in all that noise': UK outfit's landmark LP swam in scene's deep end—and still grows in influence.
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