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Tom Gogola on May 30, 2018
A story popped up in the New York Times recently about a San Francisco company that has developed an algorithm to assist local district attorneys in their efforts to expunge cannabis convictions as part of the Proposition 64 cannabis-legalization reform.
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Wallace Baine on May 25, 2018
Forget the adage “American as apple pie.” You just can’t get any more American than burgers and beer on Memorial Day weekend. This popular Fremont festival brings together a variety of brews from Bay Area craft brewers—all of them out to impress. (Last year’s People’s Choice Best Brew went to a Belgian…
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Yousif Kassab on May 23, 2018
Dust off that Saitama costume. Northern California’s biggest anime convention is back. For the uninitiated, FanimeCon is that time of year when thousands of cosplaying eccentrics descend on the McEnery Convention Center. But the annual celebration of all things anime is much more than that. Fans can expect plenty of screenings, vendors,…
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Wallace Baine on May 23, 2018
This classic of Chicano street theater by El Teatro Campesino visionary Luis Valdez was first staged in 1974. It tells the epic story of Latino farmworkers in America, largely through the story of one idealistic Mexican who comes to the U.S. for a better life, only to be tricked and exploited at…
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Avi Salem on May 18, 2018
An all-female cast of composers and songwriters perform 20 original songs inspired by and in honor of 20 remarkable women leaders, paying homage to the extraordinary achievements and courageous life choices made by women worldwide. A collaboration between the Women Like Us Foundation and Vital Voices, two female-run nonprofits focused on uplifting…
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Avi Salem on May 18, 2018
The South Bay Musical Theater’s musical adaptation of the story of Quasimodo incorporates elements of both the original Victor Hugo novel as well as the Disney animation that brought it to millions of American households. Featuring music by Grammy award-winning composer Alan Menken—who composed the scores to such ’90s Disney films as…
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Avi Salem on May 18, 2018
Calling all tinkerers, hackers and makers: Over the course of three days, immerse yourself in the curiosity and creativity of the Bay Area Maker Faire—a celebration of all aspects of maker culture. With over 800 exhibits and nine stages of performers, speakers and demonstrators, the whole family can explore hands-on activities as…
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Avi Salem on May 17, 2018
A multitude of words could describe the gay male experience at age 50, but playwright and actor Joe Gulla thinks it can be distilled down to just one: faggy. Gulla makes his Bay Area debut with his one-man monologue show, which describes in vivid, often cringeworthy, detail the trials and tribulations of…
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Avi Salem on May 17, 2018
Sandra Cisneros’ 1984 coming-of-age novella is adapted for the stage in Teatro Vision’s first youth production. Featuring a cast of local performers ages 12 to 18, the story of Esperanza Cordero’s life on Mango Street—including her newfound friendships, struggles with her family, and even sexual abuse—is told from the perspective of these…
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Julia Baum on May 16, 2018
With legal pot taking off at neck-breaking speed, a myriad of inventive products have hit the market as “cannasumer” demand grows and diversifies. And with even more women now reporting using marijuana than before, according to a May 2017 Forbes article, local dispensaries are selling items that target period pain alongside the…
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