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Downtown SF’s Death Spiral Continues as Independent Bookstore Shutters

Downtown SF’s Death Spiral Continues as Independent Bookstore Shutters

Rupert Murdoch’s Bride-to-Be Has Bay Area Ties

Rupert Murdoch’s Bride-to-Be Has Bay Area Ties

San Francisco Ranks High for Shoebox Apartments 

San Francisco Ranks High for Shoebox Apartments 

Evictions of Formerly Homeless People Prompt Scrutiny From Supervisors

Evictions of Formerly Homeless People Prompt Scrutiny From Supervisors

Politics
Texas Bill Targeting Homeowners From These Four Countries Met With Condemnation in SF

Texas Bill Targeting Homeowners From These Four Countries Met With Condemnation in SF

Workers Injured as Windows Smashed at India’s San Francisco Consulate

Supervisors To Hash Out On-Demand Shelter Plan, Extend Eviction Freeze

Criminal Justice
Sex Trafficking Disproportionately Impacts Women, Girls and Nonbinary People in SF: Report

Sex Trafficking Disproportionately Impacts Women, Girls and Nonbinary People in SF: Report

Son Suspected of Killing Father, Marking San Jose’s 6th Homicide in 2023

Gunfire on Muni Sends Man to Hospital

A Man in Crisis Climbed SF Traffic Light. It Took 5 Hours To Help Him

Arts & Culture
This Internationally Renowned Ramen Shop is Opening New Bay Area Outpost 

This Internationally Renowned Ramen Shop is Opening New Bay Area Outpost 

Bureaucracy and Blight Have Turned a Once-Vibrant Club Into a ‘Cesspool,’ Owners Say

Fly Spaceships, Battle Aliens and Drive a ‘Crazy Taxi’ at This Oakland Museum

Centuries Old SF Images Reveal Fascinating, Forgotten Stories

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Unemployment Spikes to Highest Levels Since Pandemic Began in These Bay Area Metros 

Unemployment Spikes to Highest Levels Since Pandemic Began in These Bay Area Metros 

Experts say the ongoing tech bloodbath is starting to impact the Bay Area’s local economy.

Overcrowding at San Francisco Hospital Causes Major Ambulance Delays

Overcrowding at San Francisco Hospital Causes Major Ambulance Delays

Patients have waited multiple days before getting a room, nurses said. New data obtained by The Standard shows that in 2022, every hospital in San Francisco failed to meet targets for offloading patients quickly enough.

Wildflower Superblooms Explode in SF Parks After a Winter of Big Rains

Wildflower Superblooms Explode in SF Parks After a Winter of Big Rains

Follow our map to natural park areas filled with wildflowers around the city.

Cliff Views to Strip Clubs: New Study Finds the Emotional Highs and Lows of San Francisco

Cliff Views to Strip Clubs: New Study Finds the Emotional Highs and Lows of San Francisco

A team of international researchers analyzed the emotions of nearly 400,000 tweets from San Francisco.

San Francisco City Hall. | Camille Cohen/The Standard

Who Made the Most Money in SF’s City Hall Last Year? It Wasn’t Mayor Breed

Here are the top-paid city leaders, departments and employees on San Francisco’s $4 billion payroll.

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Peek Inside This SF Boutique Selling Taxidermy, Butterflies and Bones

At This ‘Death Cafe,’ Members Come To Talk About Dying

At This ‘Death Cafe,’ Members Come To Talk About Dying

Meet the Woman Keeping Jamaican Food Alive in SF

Meet the Woman Keeping Jamaican Food Alive in SF

What Just Happened to Silicon Valley Bank?

What Just Happened to Silicon Valley Bank?

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