Labor-led coalition calls for Airbnb boycott
Berkeley's 'cancel culture,' 3rd i film fest, 'Hot Wing King,' lots of great new music, more
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Labor-led coalition calls for Airbnb boycott
By JJ Lansing
The company is trying to get out of $120 million in local taxes. Labor is fighting back
Berkeley’s city planning ‘cancel culture’
By Zelda Bronstein
Small shops and the public cut out of the process of upzoning three neighborhoods.
Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest reaches ‘Beyond Bollywood’ for thrills
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Mexican terror in 'Noche Oscura,' bittersweet SF nostalgia in 'Fairyland,' dark fantasy 'Ice Tower,' Orwell on the line, more movies
Under the Stars: For Cahl Sel, electronic experimentation is a family affair
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: Akiko Yano's 1970s live love, Harvey Sutherland's top five house records, a new Ghostly Crushed, more music.
Drama Masks: ‘Hot Wing King’ pours on subversive tang
By Charles Lewis III
Plus: At Terror Vault's 'Hexed,' search for the magic crystal to fight the Coven of Three in the Himalayas!
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