ICE: Lurie 'works with us very well'😬
Plus: North Beach's Carol Doda mural will rise again, Airbnb drops $120m lawsuit, ODC's 'Dance Downtown', Bay Area drum and bass history.
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Today's headlines:
How close are Lurie and SFPD to ICE?
By Tim Redmond
Disturbing comments by (former) head of homeland security and SFPOA suggest more cooperation than the Sanctuary City ordinance allows.
The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again
By Dorothy O'Donnell
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.
Airbnb, under pressure from labor, drops $120 million lawsuit against SF
By Tim Redmond
After calls for boycott, giant company folds in a win for activists who fight corporate tax cuts.
Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’
By Aimee Ts'ao
At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.
Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zouaï's Sunset sensibilities, more.
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CATCH ODC/DANCE PRESENTS: DANCE DOWNTOWN
Thrill to the uplifting and provocative power of dance March 5-8 with world premieres and acclaimed repertory from founding artistic director Brenda Way, co-artistic director Mia J. Chong, and guest choreographer Gypsy Snider, co-founder of The 7 Fingers and Dear San Francisco. Tickets start at $30!
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