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Review: San Francisco Opera stages a flashy new ‘Magic Flute’
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Production channels 1920s German Expressionism and the world of silent film.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – June 2024
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New fiction books, from Bay Area and Northern California authors, listed by release date.California
Short of signatures for fall, organizers target 2026 ballot for tightening transgender rights
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Initiative organizers were buoyed by the 400,000 signatures that thousands of volunteers collected.Housing
California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing
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The California Supreme Court gave the greenlight to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a years-long legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.Arts & Entertainment
Thistle be fun: Artichoke Festival celebrates prickly produce in Monterey this weekend
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Cooking demonstrations, live music and, of course, lots of artichoke dishes will be on hand Saturday and Sunday in Monterey.Bay Area
Officer injured, 13 arrested after protesters barricade inside Stanford president’s office
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A group calling itself Liberate Stanford, made up of Stanford students and alumni, claimed responsibility.Arts & Entertainment
Review: San Francisco Opera’s powerful ‘Innocence’ speaks to today’s violent times
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Performances are 7:30 p.m. June 7, June 12, June 18 and June 21 and 2 p.m. June 16 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Free Concord concerts, Little Village showcase, TheatreWorks’ Soundheim celebration, LINES Ballet and SF Symphony, Slavyanka
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Bay Area cover bands and rock, folk, jazz and world music make up the free live outdoor music scene.crime
