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Tatum Bethune, Fred Warner’s fill-in, might be the 49ers’ best remaining linebacker
The former seventh-round draft pick has only started one game in two seasons. Now, he’s one of the most important players on Robert Saleh’s defense.
An alleged sexual abuser was released in SF. Eight days later, he offended again
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After he was booted from a locked, privately run mental health facility, officials faced an ugly reality: No other high-security mental health facility would take him.
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say
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San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game.
Comics Kumail Nanjiani and Ilana Glazer abruptly cancel Dreamforce performance
Both comedians have spoken out against unfair corporate practices, anti-immigration rhetoric, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Billionaire investor Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation over Benioff comments
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist bashed CEO Marc Benioff’s political right turn in a passionate message shared with The Standard.
In California’s ‘coolest’ neighborhood, residents demand somewhere to get a martini
Glen Park has four cafés and a handful of restaurants but only one place to order a cocktail.
After 20 years, Broke-Ass Stuart is still broke. He’s OK with that
The blogger, who has woven himself into the cultural fabric of San Francisco, will release a book Friday.
Lurie dismisses Benioff’s call for National Guard while Trump again sets sights on SF
Crime is down and there are more cops, according to the mayor, but the president says the city is a “mess.”
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Before Sam Sanders became an American culture guru, pop music was ‘forbidden fruit’
Raised Pentecostal in Texas, Sam Sanders wasn’t allowed pop music. He smuggled CDs home in his underwear and tells the story on The Standard’s music podcast.
Section 415: Steph Curry, Jonathan Kuminga, and a Warriors season preview
The Standard’s Danny Emerman analyzes how Kuminga and free-agent additions such as Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton can aid Curry’s championship quest.
San Mateo supervisors unanimously boot scandal-plagued Sheriff Christina Corpus
The vote marks the first removal of a sitting sheriff in San Mateo County history.
Top Lurie chief steered contract to tech firm with ties to mayor
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Records show the mayor’s office chose the software company OpenGov over a cheaper vendor that a majority of city staff preferred.
Inside the gutting of San Francisco’s women’s rights infrastructure
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Advocates say former director Kimberly Ellis put the Department on the Status of Women on a path to failure. Now they’re fighting not to lose its legacy.
Newsom vetoes AI child protection bill amid tech industry opposition
The governor said the measure’s broad limits on chatbots could unintentionally block minors from using AI entirely.
Elon Musk, California’s biggest hater, just can’t quit the state
The tech mogul’s companies haven’t been leaving the Bay Area, but rather, have been expanding their office footprint at every turn.
Q&A: What it’s like to have AI coworkers, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad
AI agents are a much more clear-cut win than chatbots because of how well they imitate human labor.
The $100K paint job that made a Cow Hollow condo pop
Art meets tech (plus a rainbow ombre wall) in serial founder’s bespoke condo.
Trump’s $100K visa bomb may supercharge Silicon Valley M&A
New research points companies toward a revised strategy: If you can’t recruit talent, just buy it.
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Before publicly turning on San Francisco, Marc Benioff had privately left it behind
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The Salesforce CEO now principally lives, works, and votes elsewhere, but as he argued in an interview with The Standard, “nobody has given more than my family.”
The Curry brothers’ last coach awaits their reunion: ‘What better way to make memories?’
Shonn Brown coached Steph and Seth Curry at Charlotte Christian High School. Two decades later, the brothers are finally teaming up again.
Family of four in murder-suicide investigation faced mounting financial struggles
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Public records and accounts from associates have unveiled a string of failed businesses and a growing tally of unpaid debts.
Changing math: How Eddy Piñeiro can keep the 49ers’ playoff hopes alive
The 49ers’ kicker is a perfect 15-for-15 on field goals and can help make up for injuries to key players such as Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, and Brock Purdy.
Giannis Watch: How the Warriors’ trade assets might stack up against other NBA teams
Golden State has tried to hold onto every possible asset in the event the market for the Bucks’ superstar heats up.
Kawakami: Warriors’ Joe Lacob on high expectations, Kerr’s future, and more
The Golden State owner said he “definitely would not have predicted” that Steph Curry and Draymond Green would still be playing at such a high level.
Kawakami: Who’ll be the 49ers’ new standard-bearer? It has to be Brock Purdy
With Fred Warner out for the season, Kyle Shanahan needs another leader to step up and guide the 49ers toward a more promising future.
Antiques were on display at Fall Show gala — but the real draw was the outfits
At the Fall Show, the city’s buttoned-up elites let their hair down.
DEI is ‘not a pair of skinny jeans,’ actor America Ferrera tells Dreamforce
Diversity and inclusion “shouldn’t come in and out of fad based on who wins an election and the changing winds,” she says on stage in SF.
‘South Park’ mocks Peter Thiel’s Antichrist obsession — and his SF lectures
The NSFW comedy series adds the billionaire investor to its target list.
22 fun events in SF this week, from vampire raves to an Internet Archive block party
What’s worth checking out? We’ll help you choose.
Fresh soba noodles star at soon-to-open Japantown restaurant
The creators of Hinodeya Ramen Bar will unveil a new restaurant called Sora Soba Dining next month.
North Beach’s nightlife domination continues with a new ‘elevated dive’
A shuttered 80-year-old bar reawakens as a craft cocktail destination with unpretentious vibes.
If there ever was a time to dine at Café Jacqueline, it’s now
In the face of the world’s warp speed, the soufflé restaurant can teach us a lesson or two
It only took 5,786 years, but Jewish food is having a moment
With a smattering of new, experimental eateries and popups, it is a remarkable time for Jewish food in San Francisco.
The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.
In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts
I called the mayor’s upzoning scheme “incremental.” Some readers were having none of it.
I’m a priest. Here’s why you should reject Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk
The cynicism of the billionaire venture capitalist stands in deep contrast to the true values of Jesus.
As longtime SF parks boss steps down, his conquests outshine his controversies
An exit interview with 16-year Rec and Park director Phil Ginsburg reveals a city lifer who absorbed constant criticism, but never became cynical.
