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The year in eating: An obsessive guide to SF’s rebooted restaurant scene
Our look at the trends, tastes, and business tactics that demonstrate the city’s boundless appetite for reinvention.
The great tweezer takeover: Is fine dining hijacking the soul of San Francisco?
As more chefs embrace the fuss and foam, the city’s sweet spot — the midlevel restaurant — is at risk of becoming extinct.
The 20 best meals of the year, according to The Standard’s food editors
Sara Deseran and Lauren Saria look back at the dining moments that made them hunger for more.
Restaurants are getting tinier, and we’re big into it
Intimate venues make economic sense for indie owners and offer a cozier experience for diners.
Chaos on 3 BART lines as train gets stuck
Bay Area Rapid Transit experienced major systemwide delays Monday morning after a train became disabled between the system’s Fruitvale and Coliseum stations in Oakland.
Photos: Two favorite SF pastimes collide — ugly sweaters and silent disco
Hundreds of people showed up to the Saturday evening event — part of the city’s fifth annual WinterFest.
‘I just walk on’: The people with good jobs who skip paying on Muni
A doctor, a tech employee, and a climate activist explain why they’re among the rising number of fare-evaders on public transit.
Paring knife or collar stay? The coke-snorting instrument that could decide the Momeni trial
A grainy video shown by the defense in closing arguments could determine the fate of their client.
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SF’s budget deficit could grow to $1B if Trump withholds federal funds, report finds
The president-elect could play hardball with cities that don’t go along with his deportation plans.
Sunset residents launch effort to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
Exclusive
Residents of his west-side district strongly opposed his support of Proposition K.
Conservative Christian private schools find a foothold in liberal San Francisco
With a growing number of parents seeking curricula focused on faith and traditional values, classical Christian schools are answering the call.
SFMTA scrambles to fight ‘misinformation’ amid intensified transit debate
In an unusual move, the city’s transit department has taken to social media with a combative tone.
Didn’t get the tsunami alert? Make sure your device is set up for the next one
Here’s how to ensure you get a heads-up for the Big One.
Based Benioff? Woke-ish Salesforce billionaire takes a right turn
The progressive billionaire is presenting an online persona that’s less woke and more embracing of tech’s rightward political shift.
San Francisco conservative and podcast host to lead Trump’s AI and crypto policy
David Sacks will serve as the White House’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar.
Housing nonprofit sues to take control of celebrated HIV/AIDS sanctuary
Marty’s Place, a historic sanctuary for survivors of the disease, could lose control of its home if a Mission group has its way in court.
Editor's Picks
A housing unit for the homeless has sat vacant for 2 years. Why?
A taxpayer-funded room is not being used because a problematic tenant made it too dangerous to repair, officials say.
Five years post-fire, a famed Castro bar is back — and really, really fun
Q Bar doesn’t open until 9 p.m. — which makes it the rare queer venue with no happy hour.
Democrats need to wake up and build real solutions to California’s affordability crisis
Opinion
Sen. Scott Wiener sketches out a road map for the state’s reeling liberals.
How Brock Purdy’s big speech and elite play fueled a massive 49ers win
Both Purdy and Deommodore Lenoir spoke the 49ers on Saturday night — and their words had a lasting impact.
The 49ers hit the emotional reset against Bears — too late to save this season, but not 2025
If Kyle Shanahan’s team is going to return to prominence next year, they will depend on the new leadership they discovered this week.
Buster Posey strikes: $182M for Willy Adames signals confident new Giants era
The new Giants president threw his first fastball by signing the best shortstop on the free-agent market.
Valkyries land first players, headlined by internationals and Iowa star Kate Martin
Golden State made 11 picks in the WNBA expansion draft and still has room to sign stars in free agency.
‘There’s no limit’: The big-baller bar mitzvahs of the Silicon Valley rich
In the Bay Area, celebrations for the Jewish teenage rite of passage have reached stratospheric levels of opulence.
Can a dating app for poly people work for a basic bitch like me?
The countercultural dating app Feeld has exploded in popularity in San Francisco. But are the monogamous welcome?
You’ve seen her art everywhere. Now see inside her Mission loft
Leah Rosenberg has spent almost two decades enlivening city walls and museum halls with her stripe-loving aesthetic.
The tsunami that wasn’t: Photos of 7.0 earthquake that sparked warning
The warning was ultimately canceled after the threat of the big wave passed, though the quake caused some damage in Humboldt County.
The cult of croissant: How bakeries became our greatest obsession
Pastries are powering the most dynamic food movement in San Francisco.
The best pastries at SF’s hottest new bakeries
The Standard crowned the city’s best baked goods of the year.
Cocktails lose the booze: Why more bars are ditching the hard stuff
Thanks to a rise of low-ABV cocktail bars, you can now drink less while still drinking well.
Off with their hoods! Why chefs are ditching a kitchen essential
A growing number of restaurants are swapping smoke and fire for hot plates and toaster ovens.
Dave Eggers just opened a library of books written entirely by children
Inside McSweeney’s headquarters on Valencia Street you can now find the world’s first International Library of Youth Writing.
Santa’s favorite drag show and a slew of holiday markets top the week’s event picks
The city’s 25 best outings, including dance parties to work off that turkey.
See inside the Marin coastal farm just sold by Annie Leibovitz for $8.4M
The property was previously a creative retreat for the late philanthropist Warren Hellman.
Alien hunters invade the Bay
Hundreds of astrobiologists, space engineers, alien researchers, and UFO hunters descended on the Bay Area last month for two unrelated events.
Jackie Fielder’s party of one
Is the new supervisor a bold, young progressive who just wants to get stuff done? Or a far-left firebrand looking to turn the system upside down?
To restore trust in City Hall, Daniel Lurie needs to let the sunshine in
Cleaning up San Francisco’s corrupt politics requires greater transparency, not more opacity.
‘The bitterness is likely to intensify’: Standard readers respond to Prop. K op-ed
An opinion piece on urban vs. suburban San Franciscans struck a nerve.
Silicon Valley’s tech elite want to make superbabies. They shouldn’t
The latest fertility tech invites parents to select baby traits like shopping at Whole Foods.
