Will Corporate Democrats sink the election?
Plus: Fear and Faith Horror Festival, this weekend's CA Democrats convention, Miles Davis 100th birthday celebrations.
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Today's headlines:
Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF
By Tim Redmond
No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms.
Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.
With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November?
By Tim Redmond
The state's weird primary system could put two Republicans in the general election for governor. What is a party with too many weak candidates going to do?
Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out
By Dennis Harvey
Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.
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