Wavy Gravy turns 90 with a wild party
Plus: How to tax the rich locally and six trustworthy health reporting sites.
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Today's headlines:
Wavy Gravy is turning 90. Of course there’s a wild party.
By Joshua Rotter
Maria Muldauer, Harper Simon, Cat Power, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Earle, more to celebrate SF's 'saint in a clown suit.'
San Francisco could tax the rich—locally—and avoid brutal cuts to city services. Here’s how
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Will the supes call for public power, now? Why are we bailing out the privatized zoo? That's The Agenda for May 10-17
Looking for trustworthy health info? Here are six sites that cut through the noise
By Bruce Mirken
Mass media, caught in a tsunami of cutbacks and misinformation, is dropping the ball on accurate reporting.
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