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Vacant Barneys store in Union Square finally lands a tenant
In another sign of downtown’s recovery, Maybaum Gallery is moving into a historic building that’s been empty for five years.
Never let a dead cat go to waste
Opinion
A San Francisco supervisor is using the death of a kitty at the wheels of a Waymo as an excuse to virtue-signal to progressives and win favor with Teamsters.
Section 415: How Natalie Nakase turned the Valkyries into an immediate force
The head coach helped an expansion team earn a playoff berth by empowering her players.
Steph Curry’s bourbon bar is a brick
Too sweet, too bright, and much too expensive, The Eighth Rule is a gaudy hotel bar with a $145 bourbon tasting. But you have to really want it.
26-year-old charged with assaulting officers after driving U-Haul toward Coast Guard base
Federal agents opened fire, wounding the driver, amid an anti-Trump protest last month in Oakland.
Sam Altman calls ChatGPT erotica tweet ‘one of my dumbest mistakes’
Hyping AI’s potential for enhancing pornography was not a well-thought-out move, the OpenAI chief admitted.
Macy’s Union Square: Too big to sell, too early to close
Without a buyer for its flagship location at 170 O’Farrell St., the retailer has no choice but to transform the property.
SF is about to dismantle one of its most polarizing public monuments
After months of debate, the city’s Arts Commission voted to demolish the 54-year-old Vaillancourt Fountain.
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Life in Seven Songs: Trump fired him, but Preet Bharara is still defending the country he loves
The prosecutor-turned-podcaster isn’t embarrassed to request “Wagon Wheel” in Nashville or to say he loves America.
Section 415: How Natalie Nakase turned the Valkyries into an immediate force
The head coach helped an expansion team earn a playoff berth by empowering her players.
Newsom’s Prop. 50 gave Democrats something to fight for. Can they win the long game?
Despite the party’s likely victory in Tuesday’s special election, Democrats still have a long battle ahead to regain the power they lost in 2024.
Lurie and allies may overhaul city’s ‘overly complicated’ charter with 2026 measure
The roughly 540-page charter has made governing too difficult, reformers argue.
Lowell High bars pro-Israel Muslim speaker invited by Jewish student club
Yemen-born Luai Ahmed frequently posts social media videos decrying antisemitism and radical Islam.
New report says SF Family Zoning Plan will fall short of state housing mandates
The city economist’s analysis finds rezoning could yield just 14,600 additional new homes — less than half what’s required by 2031.
OpenAI chairman’s startup to lease 300K square feet in China Basin
Bret Taylor has been leading Sierra since leaving Salesforce in 2023. When closed, the deal would be SF’s largest office lease this year.
Trouble with ‘the letter’: Why home sellers are rejecting buyers’ love notes
Hopeful buyers used to appeal to sellers with handwritten, heartfelt pleas. Now that’s a good way to get sued.
Their plush toy uses AI to chat with kids. Experts in children’s health are worried
Smart toys that function like chatbots are being marketed to parents as an alternative to screen time. Experts are raising red flags.
AI told them which stocks to buy. The returns are wild
Despite impressive early results, experts say chatbots lack the “secret sauce” to consistently beat the market.
Editor’s Picks
Seeking closure in an SF family’s shocking murder-suicide
The Standard’s Garrett Leahy visited the Ocheltree-Truong family in the home where they would soon die. New details and old messages shed light on the tragedy.
We ate at all 27 restaurants in the Japantown malls — then ranked them from worst to first
The Standard’s highly opinionated guide to the best sushi, ramen, and pastries at the Japan Center and Kinokuniya malls.
Waymo robotaxi kills ‘one-of-a-kind’ bodega cat, owner claims
A convenience store owner and patrons are grieving the loss of their beloved mascot, KitKat.
The Warriors’ new neighbor? A personal basketball trainer with a $4 million gym
Kenny Hatch was cut four times during high school. Now he’s coaching the next generation of local hoopers at a brand-new facility in San Francisco.
49ers grades: Mykel Williams’ crushing knee injury should spur trade deadline movement
Robert Saleh’s defensive line has lost Williams and star Nick Bosa for the season and is without Yetur Gross-Matos, who was placed on injured reserve.
The 49ers are in the playoff mix, and that’s no small feat
Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have provided a foundation that helped offset some of the team’s injuries.
Brady Stewart helped build Bay FC from scratch. Now, it’s time for a new chapter
The team’s first employee stepped down as CEO toward the end of the second season.
Newly renovated Castro Theatre drops amazing concert lineup
Perfume Genius, the Breeders, Jonathan Van Ness, and others join Sam Smith on the bill for next year’s reopening.
FBI releases footage of suspects in brazen Oakland Museum burglary
More than 1,000 artifacts were stolen Oct. 15 from a storage warehouse.
Photos: The Tenderloin threw its first-ever Día De Los Muertos party
One day before the Mission’s much-larger celebration, another neighborhood turned out in force for mariachi, Aztec dances, and lucha libre.
At 90, a San Francisco painter becomes a tech-industry darling
Now in her 10th decade, Toby Klayman has become a favorite for art collectors in the tech industry.
Chef who ripped San Francisco plots his return
A year after closing the Michelin-starred restaurant Aphotic in a fit of profanity, Peter Hemsley will partner on a cocktail bar in Russian Hill.
Ginger’s, downtown’s only LGBTQ+ space, goes on ‘indefinite hiatus’
The bar had been losing money, and the loss of a critical employee was its death knell.
The 5 most exciting restaurants opening in San Francisco in November
The highly anticipated Chicken Fried Palace is on track to debut in the Mission.
SF’s ailing nightlife empire just bet big on North Beach. Can it survive?
Long Weekend isn’t just Future Bars’ latest venue. It’s also a declaration: We’re so back.
Daniel Lurie’s battle against city bureaucrats has only just begun
When the administration steered a contract to a firm with ties to the mayor, it wasn’t playing favorites. It was showing who’s in charge.
Mayors like me can’t fix what the state is breaking. We need to demand better
San Jose’s Matt Mahan issues a call for a “Back to Basics Agenda” built on collaboration and accountability.
Daniel Lurie’s art of the deal
By playing to Donald Trump’s vanity while “very nicely” requesting he stay out of town, the mayor fended off a federal invasion.
The audacity of Marc Benioff
To distract from his National Guard comments, the CEO tried to get San Franciscans to believe Salesforce was growing its local investments. It’s not even close to true.
