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Parents rage at school closures list: ‘horrible,’ ‘devastating’
Amid a fiscal crisis, the district on Tuesday released a list of schools identified for potential closure and consolidation.
San Francisco’s voter guide is 300 (!) pages. Our ballot bot is here to help
Explore the city’s 15 ballot measures without getting a headache.
He hawks old coins on an app you’ve never heard of. He’ll make $5M this year
Cow Hollow’s Witter Coin his racking up sales on the shopping app Whatnot.
The city’s most stylish new hotel now has a restaurant to dress up for
Serving up Southern fine dining, Prelude at the Jay Hotel is a feast for the eyes.
13 SF public schools targeted for closure or mergers
The list includes 10 elementary schools, one K-8, and two high schools.
Antisemitic graffiti at Manny’s Cafe investigated as hate crime
Vandals target the Jewish-owned business Sunday in the Mission.
Homeless people told us their picks for San Francisco mayor
Most say they want a leader who won’t throw away their belongings and will get them into housing.
Landlords busted in undercover operation, watchdog says
A housing rights advocate filed a mammoth civil rights complaint against 203 California real estate agents, brokerage firms, and landlords.
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Former SF mayors call for criminal probe of Mark Farrell’s campaign
Willie Brown, Art Agnos, and Frank Jordan say the candidate is misusing funds.
Mayor’s race gets petty as Mark Farrell tells supporters to snub London Breed
Tensions are heating up in the San Francisco mayor’s race as candidates leverage the city’s ranked-choice voting in their favor.
The long, ugly feud that’s making the mayor’s race so nasty
A decade of bad blood between London Breed and Mark Farrell could cost them both the election.
After public Trump support, Ben and Felicia Horowitz flip to back Harris
The venture capitalist, who stated support for Trump on a podcast, attacked The Standard for reporting on the move.
Back-to-office mandates could be layoffs in disguise
As Big Tech employers start requiring workers to come back to the office, is RTO the new GTFO?
This real estate startup beat everyone to OpenAI. Now, it’s getting gobbled up
Global giant JLL is acquiring Raise Commercial Real Estate, the independent firm that was winning the biggest business in San Francisco.
Japantown is a rare post-pandemic success story. Can it last?
Japantown’s small businesses have thrived in the past year, unlike those elsewhere in SF. Merchants weigh in on the anomaly.
Gay bathhouses could come again. For once, no one is moaning
They’ve been gone from San Francisco since 1987. That could be changing.
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SF’s bikers, no longer bad boys, now just want to keep the culture alive
Veterans and young guns compared bikes and shared stories the San Francisco Motorcycle Club party in the Mission.
SFPD fires background investigator after Standard report on his troubled past
Richard Van Koll was tasked with backgrounding new recruits. But he had a troubling background of his own.
The 49ers are off to a terrible start — but they’ve been through worse
It’s all about perspective early in an NFL season — especially when it comes to the 49ers, who have a track record of starting slow.
‘Must-win’: The 49ers will face pass-happy Seattle without Talanoa Hufanga
The struggling 49ers are treating Thursday night’s game against the Seahawks as a make-or-break contest.
Kawakami: The 49ers Scapegoat List begins with a coach — but it’s not Kyle Shanahan
Nick Sorensen’s hot seat got even hotter after the Jets fired Robert Saleh on Tuesday. But the 49ers will give this some more time.
The 49ers are off to a terrible start — but they’ve been through worse
It’s all about perspective early in an NFL season — especially when it comes to the 49ers, who have a track record of starting slow.
The inside story of Buster Posey’s Giants coronation
Before he agreed to become the Giants’ president of baseball operations, Posey had to get his affairs in order, then decide if he really wanted the job.
OK, fine, I love Fleet Week. All it took was a helicopter ride under the bridge
The Standard got a Fleet Week tour of the USS Somerset, an ‘amphibious transport dock’ that anchored in the bay Sunday.
Photos: Castro Street Fair marks golden anniversary in sweltering heat
One of the city’s most popular block parties turned 50 on Sunday.
Photos: Niners fans endure literally the hottest game ever
Temperatures at Levi’s Stadium went from 95 degrees at kickoff to 99 by halftime.
SF’s bikers, no longer bad boys, now just want to keep the culture alive
Veterans and young guns compared bikes and shared stories the San Francisco Motorcycle Club party in the Mission.
The city’s most stylish new hotel now has a restaurant to dress up for
Serving up Southern fine dining, Prelude at the Jay Hotel is a feast for the eyes.
‘Don’t invest in SF, because you won’t make it’: Facing closure, chef unloads on city
Michelin awarded it two stars. Critics called it life-changing. But the accolades weren’t enough to see seafood restaurant Aphotic into its third year.
Why fancy SF chefs can’t resist the humble Filet-O-Fish
Fried fish, American cheese, tartar sauce — an incredibly comforting trifecta.
I found SF’s most, ahem, spirited Halloween pop-up bar
With Black Lagoon, renowned bar Kona’s Street Market goes all in on the spooky season.
Think you know Mark Cuban? Our podcast shows a different side of a shark
Mark Cuban: NBA owner, “Shark Tank” investor, and one very emotional guy. He lets it all hang out in the latest episode of “Life in Seven Songs.”
SF’s comeback summer could be permanent
Live music, public drinking, gay bathhouses — is San Francisco suddenly cool or something?
Wow, it’s hot. Here are the 15 coolest things to do this weekend in SF
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Oktoberfest, and late-night techno parties make the most of SF’s heat wave.
Hidden microphone captures the music of the Mission, see the playlist
A local prankster’s Shazam-powered ‘Bop Spotter’ is listening to the neighborhood’s music tastes, 24/7.
San Francisco’s ‘Dream Keepers’ are asking for legal trouble
Scandal has erupted around the Dream Keeper Initiative, but it’s not the only race- or gender-specific City Hall program that deserves legal scrutiny.
Why I’m funding a $100 million project to revive Fillmore Street
Investor Neil Mehta writes for the first time about his property purchases — and why the stories about him are wrong.
The worst-run city zoo in America
By retaining its CEO, the San Francisco Zoo shows that it still doesn’t get it.df
Why does London Breed keep illegally deleting her text messages?
Every time San Francisco’s mayor hits “delete” on her texts, she does democracy a disservice.
