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Sunset Supervisor Isabella Alcaraz to resign after scandals over pet store, finances
Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Alcaraz to fill a seat that had been empty after a supervisor was recalled. But questions arose over her conduct as a small business owner.
Football coach who became Netflix star is in critical condition after Oakland shooting
Police have yet to make an arrest in the shooting of John Beam, who was featured in the show “Last Chance U.”
Inside the delightfully quirky world of Muni and BART super-nerds
Through merch, meetups, and Muni races, fanatics show their love for riding the rails.
14 events in SF this weekend, from a beach art meetup to a K-pop night market
What’s worth checking out? We’ll help you choose.
Feds sue Newsom over Prop. 50 maps, alleging racist gerrymandering
The redistricting measure unfairly favored Latino voters, according to the Department of Justice.
$2,000 monthly stipends helped these SF moms leave sex work behind
Now that the no-strings-attached payments have stopped, some are unsure how they’ll get by.
How a San Francisco bodega cat’s death sparked a memecoin war
Speculative crypto tokens have become a way to measure viral attention in dollars, and KitKat is just the latest example.
Airbnb for ex-cons: SF residents get paid to host people leaving prison
The six-month initiative offers hosts up to to $1,550 per month to house people leaving prison.
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San Francisco police chief: Here’s who insiders say are the favorites for top cop
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pick will begin a new era for a department swinging toward a law-and-order posture.
No dealers convicted: Watch the video of SFPD’s high-profile, low-impact drug raid
Footage shows police pressuring people on side streets to enter Jefferson Square Park, where they are rounded up and zip-tied.
Conservatives descended on UC Berkeley. Now the feds are investigating
Demonstrations broke out Monday during an event from the conservative activist group founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Dead critters, filthy cages: New Sunset supervisor left pet store in squalor, owner says
Exclusive
Mayor Daniel Lurie touted his D4 pick as a successful small-business owner. Newly obtained videos and financial documents complicate that narrative.
Steph Curry breaks up with Under Armour, becomes sneaker free agent
The Warriors star has been one of the brand’s signature athletes for more than a decade.
Downtown ‘ambassadors’ cut 911 calls at BART in half. More could be on the way
Organizers are asking the likes of Amazon and Google to pay for extending the pilot program.
Another AI company just moved to Union Square
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Chalk just leased 15,000 square feet in a building on Stockton Street, as the area’s ‘boom loop’ continues.
Downtown’s dead mall seized by lenders, opening door to a revival
The drawn-out foreclosure of the San Francisco Centre comes to a close with a winning bid of $133 million.
Editor’s Picks
It’s not a wine train — it’s Amtrak. But it takes you to California’s coolest wine region
Paso Robles, five hours from the Bay Area by train, looks to cultivate new generations of wine-lovers.
California forests have a labor crisis: Not enough people willing to climb trees
The state needs tens of thousands of seeds to regrow areas stricken by fire and disease — but is lacking the manpower needed for collection and surveying.
Daniel Lurie’s bizarre, cynical pick for Sunset supervisor
Opinion
By appointing an unqualified, inexperienced candidate, the mayor is acting like the president he dare not name. It may come back to haunt him.
Podcasts
Life in Seven Songs: Why Andrew Ahn remade the first gay film he ever saw
The filmmaker behind “Fire Island” and “The Wedding Banquet” is redefining what queer Asian romance looks like on screen.
Pacific Standard Time: Psst, we’ve got a new podcast about the state of California
PST is a weekly news show about what’s happening in California and why it matters.
Kawakami: Giannis, Murphy, a Kings deal? The Warriors’ early trade outlook
The reason negotiations with Jonathan Kuminga took so long this summer is that the team wanted to ensure his contract could be moved in a trade.
‘The art of getting out of the way’: New lineup, Steph Curry lift Warriors to win
Jimmy Butler said the Warriors enabled “Steph do what he’s been doing for so many years” while Draymond Green locked up Victor Wembanyama against the Spurs.
Tony Vitello Q&A: Manager talks recruiting, roster, Maddon, and Giants history
The new manager spoke with The Standard at MLB’s General Manager meetings Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Where Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall stand as the 49ers await key returns
The starting quarterback and the 2024 first-round draft choice are both Arizona natives who could play in front of family and friends if they return Sunday.
Sneak peek: A Chinese superhero swings onto the SF Opera stage in a $10M spectacle
Take an exclusive first look at the spectacular costumes on display in an ambitious world premiere.
SF tech founders go to finishing school — and Garry Tan does not approve
The founders learned how to shake hands and bump caviar at Slow Ventures’ “Etiquette Finishing School.”
Can ‘the Donald Trump of the Democrats’ bully and buy his way to governor?
Timeshare millionaire Stephen Cloobeck is running a cash-drenched campaign to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom. How seriously should we take him?
Singles night at San Francisco’s hot new club. (It’s a Costco)
The gonzo event turned out to be marketing for a dating app, but the mingling in the grocery aisles was real.
SF’s most famous pho restaurant is opening a 2nd location
Turtle Tower will serve its signature pho and spring rolls in Cow Hollow — likely until late at night.
One of SF’s best pastry pop-ups is opening a location in NoPa
Marisa Williams of Sol Bakery will go brick-and-mortar early next year.
Out with holiday crab. In with Crabuary!
For the good of our fisheries, our misguided Thanksgiving crustacean expectations might just need an emotional reframing.
‘The most beautiful restaurant in San Francisco’ to reopen after 25 years
Jack’s, which debuted in 1863 and closed in 2000, will be back at its original downtown address.
California’s insurance system is a self-made disaster. It’s time for major reforms
A candidate for state insurance commissioner wants to streamline rate applications, banish price-gouging, and empower policyholders.
Never let a dead cat go to waste
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.
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.
