Supes may save some programs after heartrending testimony
Plus: Ultimate Pride Guide 2026, Chon blames Preston and DSA for housing crisis, John Early holds 'Maddie's Secret'
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Today's headlines:
After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs
By Tim Redmond
Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion
Ultimate Pride Guide 2026: No strikes, all homies
By Marke B.
30+ choice events that will send you over the rainbow, into the streets, and onto the dance floors—nothing foul about it.
The Chron and right wing are now blaming DSA and Dean Preston for the problems of tech IPOs
By Tim Redmond
The 'left' didn't create the housing crisis, and the free market is never going to solve it. Let's unpack the latest bogus media narrative
Who is she? Comedian John Early holds the key to ‘Maddie’s Secret’
By John Early
'I could take a women's picture-type TV-movie narrative and inject it with a Paul Verhoeven kind of intensity,' says filmmaker.
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