Bay Area
Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Free Opera San Jose, Beethoven’s Ninth, Trillian Welch, Lewis Belt, and more
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Opera, folk, symphony, musical theater, and comedy are on stages around the region this weekend.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass delight with nostalgia, great tunes in Davies Hall
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The beloved musician and his band brought down the house at a 60th anniversary celebration of the hit LP "Whipped Cream & Other Delights."
Around Town
SWMRS | How Piedmont’s best-known punk band remade itself
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The Becker family goes all in as the punk group tours this summer and gets ready to release a new album.City
City Council adopts budget for 2026-2027 fiscal year
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Council also voted to place an increase to Piedmont’s real estate transfer tax – a one-time tax levied on a property at the time of sale – on the November ballot.
Bay Area
Golden Gate Bridge to close for July Fourth fireworks show
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The location replaces a waterfront event along San Francisco's Embarcadero; Karl the Fog has yet to weigh in.Bay Area
University of California committee to consider bringing back SAT, ACT requirement in admissions
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Committee will also investigate the possibility of using 11th grade Smarter Balanced scores.Arts & Entertainment
