Are you ready for some free tickets to Wallice, skaiwater, or HEALTH and Carpenter Brut?? Tap in for instructions on how 48hills readers can win—but act fast! [GIVEAWAY]

In the uncannily off-kilter paintings in Rachel Simon Marino’s solo exhibition at San Francisco’s Berggruen Gallery 'Running on Air' (through April 30), pearl necklaces break, spilled wine flies through the air, doors lead to doors that lead to windows.

"The working rule is that no oligarch can survive 3.5% of the population in the streets. In the US, that would be just short of 12 million people, and the number that participated in the No Kings rallies was getting pretty close," writes Tim Redmond.

Dance your way into an annual Burning Man camp tradition— Opulent Temple's Sacred Dance “White Party” fundraiser, on Sat/4 at Regency Ballroom [GIVEAWAY] More info: 48hills.org/2026/03/win-...

How a Black man's fight against Sutro Baths forced California’s state courts to enforce its first law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations—and what it means for today's San Francisco.

Thousands of housing units are, indeed, approved and entitled, and those projects are, indeed, stalled. But that has nothing to do with the transfer tax, as a new conservative mailer implies.

The return of San Francisco's Homocore—as an anthology and a live event—lands less as nostalgia than as an interruption. This is a publication once gave queer punks a language for themselves.

SOOOOOO MUCH to dooooo — a new, vinyl soundtracked Japanese and Filipino coffee and matcha spot and the best place to find crafty treasures to spruce up your life lead the pack in #BIGWEEK

Our weekly music column's vibes edition opens with GENA, who bring "an uncut, outside-the-box approach to R&B," writes @padlife.bsky.social #UnderTheStars

Maria Chao's frustration led her to found Doll Fest—the femme-fronted, femme-run, all-ages festival that doesn’t just talk about inclusion, it builds itself around it.

last gdc piece is up! was thinking about how game devs of color and immigrants are navigating a hostile political and cultural climate. this is a big topic so i hope i did an ok job of articulating the current landscape!

Just stumbled on a Bay Area arts column that includes info on venue safety! This post included CO² levels. Much appreciated. @48hills.bsky.social <3 48hills.org/2026/03/dram...

Under the Stars: Vibe edition Our music column @48hills.bsky.social with the je ne sais quoi GENA, Cuzco, Mild Universe, Octo Octa, Space Ghost, #OutsideLands 48hills.org/2026/03/unde...

A judge ordered SF Public Defender Mano Raju to pay $26,000 for refusing to take cases his office can’t handle amid crushing workloads. Public defenders from around California stood with Raju. Their caseloads have soared since the passage of Prop 36.

We asked ‘Palestine 36’ director Annemarie Jacir about the power of art in tragic times: "Memory is a form of resistance," she said. "Telling our story, with no compromises, is also resistance."

1Umbrella: Lil Bean, Lil Yee, ALLBLACK, 22nd Jim, and ZayBang. Five Bay Area artists who spent years building their individual careers, before one studio night changed everything.

"Reading a collection of I.F. Stone’s columns, I 'discovered' that peace could have threatened to destroy the American economy in 1957. Today, peace may have less of a chance to disrupt the military-industrial complex," writes Joel Schechter.

We have one pair of tickets to local shows featuring Monaleo, Aries, The Maine, Carly Cosgrove — but you have to act fast! [GIVEAWAY]

When international videogame workers emigrated, "They used to have an immigrant’s American dream, but now this dream is collapsing," says a developer who made a game based on getting an H1-B visa. "How do they repackage everything [to] make sense?” ✏️ @humblepopstar.bsky.social

'Castration,' anyone? Critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks dives into his top flicks of last year.

A small CBS 24/7 team organized a 24-hour walkout Tuesday for fair wages and employee protections. CBS, under Bari Weiss, has announced it was shutting down its national news service for radio networks and laying off dozens of employees.

Lynn Breedlove's new album is a luminously detailed, sublimely tender meditation not just on his father’s murder and his tangled relationship with his stepbrother, but on many other men—and other strong spirits.

We have a chance to show widespread opposition to All Things Trump with the Sat/28 nationwide No Kings rallies. Two events in San Francisco: A main rally starting at 11:30 am at Embarcadero Plaza, and a No Kings human banner at Ocean Beach at 11am.

my first gdc piece for @48hills.bsky.social is up! wrote about the progress of the labor movement in games and how @videogameworkers.bsky.social is strategizing to meet the moment

second gdc report for @48hills.bsky.social is up! this one is about “ai-native” games and the storytelling and gameplay limitations inherent to that design

“We’re building a nostalgic thing,” says the founder of a new supper club highlighting Black and Brown chefs . “We’re going to do it through a Black lens, through Black culture, through actual community.” #GoodTaste @tamarapalmer.bsky.social

Lurie is hiring more cops at a cost of tens of millions. Jenkins is pressing more charges, filling the jails and clogging trial courts. And there’s another price they don't seem to want to cover: providing adequate legal defense for everyone charged.

Relatable content: “Politics has had a direct and lasting impact on my life. A sense of anxiety is something I carry every day, and regardless of medium, it remains at the core of my practice,” Iranian artist Shiva Ahmadi told 48hills.

The oracle of our times, Stormy Daniels is coming to SF Eagle 🔮 risky freebies that await at the new downtown location of a cone classic, and much more await you at our expertly curated calendar #BIGWEEK

"DJ Amir Abdullah is a crate-digger who is adamant about preserving the history of Black American music. He embarks on another deep excavation to curate a 2nd volume in his Strata Records–The Sound of Detroit compilations" #UnderTheStars @padlife.bsky.social

Reading the history lessons of YBCA's two shows, plus 'Gods & Monsters' at NCTC this week in #DramaMasks

Leah Isobel [@humblepopstar.bsky.social] navigates the crushing mass of AI projects at GDC Festival of Gaming. "In the absence of a clearer arc, the game experience became defined by the presence of AI. The plain fact of the technology’s existence is the primary selling point."

Colombian-born composer @lucreciadalt.bsky.social brings her album 'A Danger to Ourselves' to The Lab, placing one of contemporary experimental music’s most compelling voices inside one of the city’s most adventurous venues.

Writers and producers on the CBS News 24/7 team in San Francisco are set to strike today, after negotiations with Paramount/CBS News stalled out last week.

America’s premier festival of contemporary German cinema Berlin & Beyond celebrates 30 years at The Castro Theatre! 🎥 [SPONSORED] More info here: berlinbeyond.com/2026/

Curiosity is encouraged at Superfair! The event will Fort Mason with 180 independent artists, playful installations, and live art all weekend long [SPONSORED] More info: www.thesuperfair.com/san-francisco

Inside the annual Superfair, it doesn’t take long for the atmosphere to feel less like an art fair and more like a community gathering. The artist-driven event returns this weekend.

The city doesn’t allow conversion on this scale—even proposals to turn two units into one are typically rejected.

"Lurie views Muni as a 20th century relic. Transit solutions are based around supporting private enterprise and allowing those companies to fill the gaps, rather than putting money back into the system to make it better," writes Ian Firstenberg.

"When news came down earlier this year that DJ Buck had passed away at the age of 54, the outpouring of memories online and on finer dance floors was immediate and almost overwhelming" #PartyRadar @supermarke.bsky.social

'The Ache' at Z Below is never dull—if anything, its lead's journey through illness seems like an urgent tale #DramaMasks

LGBTQ wrestlers hit the ring! Plus, what to do if you didn't register in time for the big figure-skating to-do in The Town #BIGWEEK

👀 @48hills.bsky.social Music column Under The Stars this week Farewell Mr Willie Colon of #Fania Hello to The Kitchenettes & Maria BC album release shows at SF's 4 Star Theater Three decades in John Tejada, electronic music Don, keeps pushing an arsenal of sounds ✒️ 48hills.org/2026/03/unde...

The Czech immigrant whose San Rafael store Heller’s for Children attracted shoppers for 53 years, kept to himself that he survived the Holocaust. When he finally shared his story, it saved lives ✏️ @cinepam.bsky.social

Have you ever yearned to inject sludge metal into chamber music, or reunite your favorite avant-garde all-women ’90s band for a primal feminist scream? The Living Earth Show does it all.

Our government may be actively attacking seemingly half the world, but here in the Bay, we still cling to notions of achieving cultural understanding. This week brings another slew of events celebrating international cinema #ScreenGrabs

On the sheer power of "Ché Ché Colé". You'll be missed from subway platforms and by artists of all genres, Mr. Willie Colón #UnderTheStars @padlife.bsky.social

A great piece from independent @48hills.bsky.social on #GoGo's drummer #GinaSchock and her upcoming photo exhibit in @SanFrancisco. 'A View From the Throne' exhibit is built from her personal archive over the past 45+ years. 48hills.org/2026/03/go-g...

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Haight Street Art Center hosts an exhibition built from Go-Go's drummer Gina Schock's personal archive—photographs, artifacts, and tour ephemera documenting the band's rise from punk outsiders to global pop icons.

An important truth about San Francisco: The lowest 20 percent—and even the three quintiles in the middle—suffer during "booms", because they drive up the cost of living, but not wages for anyone but the top 20 percent.