The Standard Staff

This weekend: Psychedelic roller skating, Red Chamber Opera, Barack Obama and Nina Simone

Plus, the worldly sounds of Sofi Tukker, the Frameline Film Festival and two exhibitions of the late San Francisco Filipino artist, Carlo Villa.

‘Sometimes it’s better to do your homework,’ said one California student.

Union actors, NorCal politicians and supporters converged on San Francisco City Hall as local talent faces an uncertain future.


At rarely seen hearings, unaccompanied teenagers and families with toddlers face lawyers for the government.

Traffic fatality rates in the city remained basically unchanged despite a decade of work to end deaths altogether.