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Airbnb, under pressure from labor, drops $120 million lawsuit against SF

After calls for boycott, giant company folds in a win for activists who fight corporate tax cuts

Business + Tech Tim Redmond - March 5, 2026

How close are Lurie and SFPD to ICE?

Disturbing comments by (former) head of homeland security and SFPOA suggest more cooperation than the Sanctuary City ordinance allows

Immigration Tim Redmond - March 5, 2026

The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again

After a tribute to the neighborhood's eternal topless queen is unceremoniously pulled off stage, its artist is set on a second act.

Art Dorothy O'Donnell - March 5, 2026

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - March 5, 2026

Music

Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass

John-Paul Shiver - March 5, 2026

Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zouaï's Sunset sensibilities, more.

Music

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Marke B. - March 5, 2026

Composer weaves sounds from German worksites—Bayer plant, futon stitchery, Gutenberg press—for latest piece.

Remembrance

Diamond Dave Whitaker, a San Francisco icon and legend, dies at 88

Tim Redmond - March 4, 2026

He turned Bob Dylan onto pot and Woody Guthrie. He organized underground poetry and political protest. He was part of the city's radical soul, and we will miss him

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Charles Lewis III - March 4, 2026

Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with Sun Ra Arkestra magic

John-Paul Shiver - March 4, 2026

By celebrating local talent and venues (with a sprinkling of cosmic legends), Noise Pop grew exponentially this year.

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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

Caitlin Donohue - March 4, 2026

Plus: African Film Festival, BFF.FM Super Schmackdown, Indian Restaurant Week, 'Paranormal Activity'.

Protest

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

Joel Schechter - March 3, 2026

On Saturday and Monday, crowds gathered to demand an end to US intervention in the Middle East.

Business + Tech

DA Brooke Jenkins attacks unions, says the city needs to be nicer to billionaires

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2026

At conference for democrats who want to crush the left, Jenkins says the city is at a "reckoning" with local labor

Music

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Marke B. - March 3, 2026

Jeff Mills performs his new, third score for Fritz Lang's dystopian 'Metropolis': 'I wish it weren't so relevant now'

Movies

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Dennis Harvey - March 3, 2026

Plus: New German cinema, African Film Festival, and Satyajit Ray’s 'Days and Nights in the Forest'.

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Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

John-Paul Shiver - March 3, 2026

Free show from tenderpunk faves erased the condos closing in; avant-rock trio took the beards on wild rides at GAMH.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

Daniel Bromfield - March 2, 2026

30-year-old 'August 10' soundtracks today's teen Reels, but the Canadian stalwart transcends viral splash with guitar chops.

Labor

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

David Bacon - March 2, 2026

Fresh produce is a great benefit of living in the Bay Area—but the workers in the fields are the ones who make it happen

Music

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2026

One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.

The Agenda

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2026

Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8

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Featured

Airbnb, under pressure from labor, drops $120 million lawsuit against SF

How close are Lurie and SFPD to ICE?

The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Diamond Dave Whitaker, a San Francisco icon and legend, dies at 88

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with Sun Ra Arkestra magic

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

DA Brooke Jenkins attacks unions, says the city needs to be nicer to billionaires

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

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