Study: Wiener-Lurie plan won't bring down housing prices
Lorna Shore's deathmetal blast, Gary Shteyngart's 'Vera,' another chain store invastion, queer ICE piñatas
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Today's headlines:
New study makes clear: The Wiener-Lurie plan will NOT bring down housing prices
By Tim Redmond
The Yimbys are furious that a new report says upzoning won't produce much new housing. The bigger story is that it will fail to produce affordability
Queer activists ‘Scare the State’ at ICE protest on Halloween
By Marke B.
Colorful protest at 100 Montgomery drew attention to immigration court abductions, with drag, costumes, and piñatas.
Obscure bill could open more neighborhoods to chain stores (and undermine labor)
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Conditions at a private prison in the Tenderloin, Lurie's Rich Family Housing Plan, and taxing the billionaires ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 3 to 10
In ‘Vera,’ Gary Shteyngart depicts growing up in a world becoming ever more cruel
By Lou Fancher
The writer draws on his Soviet childhood—and watching his own child today—for latest novel about a wondrous little girl.
Live Shots: Lorna Shore brought deathcore power and stunning lightshow to Masonic
By D.A. Mission
New Jersey quintet tore into favorites like 'To the Hellfire,' 'Of the Abyss,' and 'Unbreakable.'
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