The Standard Staff

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

Culture

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

Sports Columnist

Tim Kawakami

Why these are probably the last days of the Giants’ Farhan Zaidi era

Sports

Giants ownership is probably looking for reasons to keep the general manager. Here are six of them. 

Sarah Holtz

Why are Marines working unpaid shifts as security guards at California concerts?

A private security firm linked to Coachella’s promoter regularly recruits Marines to work volunteer shifts at major California music festivals. Legal experts and industry insiders question the practice.

Culture Reporter 

Zara Stone

The ‘extraordinary alien underground’  helping tech’s skilled immigrants grab visas

Business

For the talented strivers of tech, the visa struggle is real. A network of  free advice-givers and paid consultants looks to lend a hand.

Frances Dinkelspiel

At Berkeley’s Gaza protest encampment, an uneasy calm holds—for now

A tense but steady calm held at Berkeley—a famous cauldron of protest and uncalm—while a sometimes-violent uproar has overtaken so many other universities across the US.

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

Why these are probably the last days of the Giants’ Farhan Zaidi era

Why are Marines working unpaid shifts as security guards at California concerts?

The ‘extraordinary alien underground’ helping tech’s skilled immigrants grab visas

At Berkeley’s Gaza protest encampment, an uneasy calm holds—for now