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Oakland has a cop shortage. Why are officers busting bars for fruit flies?
Bar owners feel targeted and harassed by a dedicated Oakland police unit they have to pay to fund.
Overwhelmed: SF public defender stops taking cases, citing Lurie anti-fentanyl surge
The move comes as the mayor seeks to cut 15% from all city departments.
Kawakami: The Warriors — and Draymond Green — need a strategic and emotional reset
With Steph Curry unavailable, Golden State must create a new formula to have a chance against Minnesota in the NBA playoffs.
A crypto founder faked his death. We found him alive at his dad’s house
Life goes on for Jeffy Yu, despite his obituary.
Tesla factory workers think your anti-Elon stickers are lame
“Are they being honest, or are they just preventing their car from getting vandalized?” one employee asked. “It’s just a safety net.”
These are the first wealthy donors for Lurie’s 1,500 shelter beds
It’s the first time the mayor has exercised his fentanyl emergency powers to accept donations for city government work.
Bill Scott to run L.A. Metro’s new police force (it doesn’t exist yet)
The outgoing SFPD chief will lead the L.A. transit agency’s new safety department.
SFMOMA lays off 29 workers amid financial struggles
The cuts come during active bargaining efforts between union workers and museum management.
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SF Police Chief Bill Scott steps down
From scandals to the pandemic, he led the department through a tumultuous era.
Shedding staff, Urban Alchemy faces iffy future in SF’s Tenderloin
Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing the nonprofit’s contract, but its future is still iffy.
Uber taxis will roll onto Market Street against Lurie’s wishes
The company sent an email to the mayor’s office saying it intends to deploy taxis to the downtown thoroughfare in the coming days.
Nearly every major Bay Area museum has funding whacked by feds
SFMOMA, de Young, and the Asian Art Museum are among those to lose key federal grants.
SF bougie coffee startup held hostage by Trump’s trade war
The new rules for navigating global trade chaos? Keep calm, be flexible, and download Truth Social.
Nvidia pays $254M for three Santa Clara buildings as buying spree nears $1B
The AI boom has made the chipmaker flush with cash, which it is funneling toward Silicon Valley real estate.
Aggressive Nvidia is swallowing up offices of its Silicon Valley neighbors
An all-cash, $123 million deal nabs a 10-building campus adjacent to the chipmaker’s headquarters.
Asian brands are breathing new life into SF’s retail economy
As many traditional retailers pull out and leave empty storefronts, a new wave of businesses are coming to the rescue.
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Caviar on burgers and fried chicken? This is the woman to thank
Petra Higby of The Caviar Co. has chefs adding fish eggs to burgers, fried chicken, and cheese fries. Can she keep the good times rolling?
Out with the old: Why we need a mandatory retirement age for politicians
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Lots of professions have maximum age limits. Lawmakers and judges need them too.
‘Ghost Ship again’: Legendary club’s future in doubt as city red-tags illegal patio
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Eli’s Mile High Club battles a neighbor and the city of Oakland over unpermitted construction.
Draymond Green accuses NBA of ‘agenda’ making him look like an ‘angry Black man’
The Warriors star spoke to reporters after being assessed his fifth technical foul of the NBA playoffs.
Robert Saleh 2.0 has arrived. Here’s what that means for the 49ers
The 49ers’ defense looks different than the one the defensive coordinator inherited when he first coached with Kyle Shanahan in 2017.
Aaron Judge arrives in Sacramento, just as A’s owner John Fisher dreamed
Fisher mentioned the Yankees’ superstar by name at a news conference last April. Last month, Judge said, “I miss Oakland.”
Steph Curry vows to do ‘everything in my power’ to return from tricky hamstring injury
Curry scored 13 points in 13 minutes of Game 1 against the Timberwolves before an injury changed everything for Golden State.
17 great events in SF this week, from a Mother’s Day rooftop rave to a foodie game show
What’s worthy of your time? We’ll help you choose.
Presenting the SF100
The Standard’s highly subjective, surely divisive list of who holds power, influence, and attention in San Francisco in 2025
Extremists drove a drag performer from a library reading. So she fought back with a film
“After What Happened at the Library” details a 2022 incident at a Drag Story Hour — and, more important, the backlash.
Are airports really turning people without Real ID away? We flew to Reno to find out
Wednesday is Real ID deadline day, so The Standard sent a reporter to fly without one. Would she make it to Reno and back?
Once one of SF’s rising stars, this chef just snuck a wine bar into Hayes Valley
Luke Sung and business partner Eric Lin opened Kis Cafe in the former Petit Crenn space.
Brand new ‘Indo-Tex’ barbecue spot is already drawing lines at Chase Center
Cult barbecue joint Fikscue opens at Thrive City, just in time for the start of the Golden State Valkyries season.
Another acclaimed restaurant burns out: Osito is closing
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Chef-owner Seth Stowaway is closing his Michelin-starred restaurant, but intends to stay in the industry he loves.
4 most exciting new restaurants coming to SF in May
A pizzeria, a boat club with affordable wine, a Vietnamese mall outpost, and an escape room/speakeasy.
If Steve Hilton wants to be California governor, he should ditch the MAGA baggage
The Fox News host will need to appeal to a much wider base if he wants to pull a Schwarzenegger. So far, he’s doing the opposite.
UC Berkeley law dean: Harvard is right to fight Trump
Harvard was right to resist Trump’s illegal attacks. Other universities must do the same if they want to survive.
The myth of San Francisco’s failing public schools
From Marin realtors to private school parents, everyone loves to hate SF public schools. There’s just one problem – what they say isn’t true.
SFUSD faces financial crisis — so what’s with the pot of money it’s not spending?
Millions of dollars meant to help the city’s public schools are sitting untouched in a “student success fund.”
