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05 Jun 2025

La Onda 2025: A Cowboy Hat Convention Disguised as a Music Festival

The La Onda music was great, but the cowboy hats were legendary! They had incredible performances from artists like Marco Antonio Solís, Banda MS, and Carín León. But let’s be honest—the real headliners were the hats. From intricately designed pieces to bold, statement-making toppers, the festival grounds were a runway of Western flair.

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03 Jun 2025

Best Bay Area Events 6/3-6/23

Dearly Beloved by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor It’s Pride Month. Prince’s birthday is this week. And Mother now owns all of her masters! All of this has put me in a celebratory mood. It’s our month to shine and here’s how I’ll be commemorating the week of 6/3 and beyond. Our Partners’

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27 May 2025

Best Bay Area Events 5/27-6/16

Take a Picture by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Last week was busy over here for me! I spent a day as a background actor on the set of “The Invite”. Two takes of me crossing the street. I think I was very believable. Followed that up with spending all

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27 May 2025

SF Protesters Call for AI Regulation to Prevent “Extinction of Humanity”

As the years go by, the world looks more and more like a science fiction dystopia than what we all know, or at least used to know as real life. We have all the ingredients to create whatever kind of society we want, and it seems that the well-financed elite

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27 May 2025

Why BART Should Be Free

The Bay Area is arguably the most economically unique region in the United States. Most metropolitan areas only have one city center and suburbs that sprawl somewhere between 20 and 50 miles in every direction of it. The San Francisco Bay Area has three city centers: San Francisco, Oakland and

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26 May 2025

We Wanna Send You to Opening Night of SF DocFest!

We Wanna Send you to see “Peaches Goes Bananas” on Opening Night of The San Francisco Documentary Festival at The Roxie Theater on May 29th! We want to send you to Opening Night of SF DocFest to see “Peaches Goes Bananas” at The Roxie Theater on May 29th. The 24th

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26 May 2025

BART Caught In Lie About Fare Evasion

BART is praising the efficiency of its hulking new fare gates, part of the agency’s effort to recoup lost revenue. The $90 million project, initiated in early 2024, takes credit for dramatic reductions in fare evasion where gates are installed. Last February, BART announced a 17% drop in crime at

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22 May 2025

BAMPFA Resilient in Face of Trump Budget Cuts

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive lost $260,000 in funding due to Trump’s cuts, but held a successful gala to honor artists Trevor Paglen and Cheryl Dunye, who’s works explore themes of race, gender, and sexuality.

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