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Why are AI companies suddenly opening up coffee shops?
From Perplexity’s Seoul cafe to Claude’s NYC pop-up, AI brands are going IRL.
With Buster Posey’s manager pick, expect the unexpected
One name that would fit Posey’s out-of-the-box way of building a team is Tony Vitello, the head coach at Tennessee.
Ron Rivera and Bill Belichick went back to school. One did it the right way
Led by freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, the Bears are off to a 5-2 start and one win away from bowl eligibility.
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.
SF daycare teacher accused of ‘lewd acts’ with child
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A teacher at a preschool in Mission Bay was arrested earlier this week for child sex crimes.
Benioff: Forget what I said about bringing the National Guard to San Francisco
The Salesforce CEO backtracks amid a growing chorus of criticisms, including from his fellow billionaires Ron Conway and Laurene Powell Jobs.
Police drones are covering the city. New data shows where they fly the most
Drones have become an increasingly key part of the SFPD’s surveillance network.
Benioff’s newest critic: Laurene Powell Jobs slams CEO’s selfish brand of philanthropy
The Emerson Collective leader’s Wall Street Journal essay calls out Marc Benioff over self-interested civic contributions.
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Billionaire investor Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation over Benioff comments
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist bashed CEO Marc Benioff’s political right turn in a passionate message shared with The Standard.
Lurie dismisses Benioff’s call for National Guard while Trump again sets sights on SF
Crime is down and there are more cops, according to the mayor, but the president says the city is a “mess.”
The wildest moments from Marc Benioff’s interview with The Standard
From his outrage over the Mission to why he is registered to vote in Hawaii, the Salesforce CEO in his own words.
Benioff dodges political questions, then fawns over David Sacks at Dreamforce
The Salesforce CEO’s effort to avoid talking politics lasted less than three hours.
Section 415: Cricket is on the rise in the U.S., and the Bay Area is a hotbed
Liam Plunkett won a World Cup with England. Now, he lives and works in the U.S. and is building awareness for the sport ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Section 415: Steph Curry, Jonathan Kuminga, and a Warriors season preview
The Standard’s Danny Emerman analyzes how Kuminga and free-agent additions such as Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton can aid Curry’s championship quest.
Top Lurie chief steered contract to tech firm with ties to mayor
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Records show the mayor’s office chose the software company OpenGov over a cheaper vendor that a majority of city staff preferred.
San Mateo supervisors unanimously boot scandal-plagued Sheriff Christina Corpus
The vote marks the first removal of a sitting sheriff in San Mateo County history.
Inside the gutting of San Francisco’s women’s rights infrastructure
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Advocates say former director Kimberly Ellis put the Department on the Status of Women on a path to failure. Now they’re fighting not to lose its legacy.
Newsom vetoes AI child protection bill amid tech industry opposition
The governor said the measure’s broad limits on chatbots could unintentionally block minors from using AI entirely.
Elon Musk, California’s biggest hater, just can’t quit the state
The tech mogul’s companies haven’t been leaving the Bay Area, but rather, have been expanding their office footprint at every turn.
The $100K paint job that made a Cow Hollow condo pop
Art meets tech (plus a rainbow ombre wall) in serial founder’s bespoke condo.
Trump’s $100K visa bomb may supercharge Silicon Valley M&A
New research points companies toward a revised strategy: If you can’t recruit talent, just buy it.
Middle-income housing is scarce. Here’s how this SF project actually got built
Associate Capital opened a 105-unit building at the former Potrero Power Station that caters to the city’s working class.
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At the inaugural SlutCon, ‘flirt girls’ teach tech guys how to woo women
A visit to a three-day conference in the East Bay, where men paid thousands to learn how to not give women the ick.
Tech enters its shoeless era
In the new grindcore age of Silicon Valley, even fewer boundaries separate office from home. Enter spa slippers and cozy socks.
An alleged sexual abuser was released in SF. Eight days later, he offended again
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After he was booted from a locked, privately run mental health facility, officials faced an ugly reality: No other high-security mental health facility would take him.
Nothing about these 49ers makes sense
The season is already different. Now, it’s time to get used to watching a team that will play without Fred Warner.
49ers vs. Falcons: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions
Kyle Shanahan’s team will try to slow down a Falcons squad that’s won back-to-back games against the Commanders and Bills.
Tatum Bethune, Fred Warner’s fill-in, might be the 49ers’ best remaining linebacker
The former seventh-round draft pick has only started one game in two seasons. Now, he’s one of the most important players on Robert Saleh’s defense.
Changing math: How Eddy Piñeiro can keep the 49ers’ playoff hopes alive
The 49ers’ kicker is a perfect 15-for-15 on field goals and can help make up for injuries to key players such as Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, and Brock Purdy.
Here’s how to spend the ideal Saturday on Treasure Island
Take the ferry to the new Cityside Park for a day trip to explore this rapidly changing San Francisco neighborhood.
Claudia Altman-Siegel has been a pillar of SF’s art world. Why is she quitting now?
After 16 years as a leading champion of art in SF, Claudia Altman-Siegel is closing her celebrated gallery amid a slowing market.
Antiques were on display at Fall Show gala — but the real draw was the outfits
At the Fall Show, the city’s buttoned-up elites let their hair down.
DEI is ‘not a pair of skinny jeans,’ actor America Ferrera tells Dreamforce
Diversity and inclusion “shouldn’t come in and out of fad based on who wins an election and the changing winds,” she says on stage in SF.
After a decade in Japantown, an SF sushi legend steps away
Kiyoshi Hayakawa, the chef behind Koo and An Japanese Restaurant, is selling his omakase counter to a new owner.
For one night, a Dogpatch cafe was SF’s hottest Korean food spot
Popular pizzeria Outta Sight teamed up with new Korean cafe Sohn, drawing hordes to an industrial block of the city’s east side.
Smashburgers and beer by the beach: New taproom to open near Sunset Dunes
Oakland’s Two Pitchers Brewing Co. specializes in radlers, those low-alcohol, half-beer drinks favored by runners and riders.
Fresh soba noodles star at soon-to-open Japantown restaurant
The creators of Hinodeya Ramen Bar will unveil a new restaurant called Sora Soba Dining next month.
The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.
In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts
I called the mayor’s upzoning scheme “incremental.” Some readers were having none of it.
I’m a priest. Here’s why you should reject Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk
The cynicism of the billionaire venture capitalist stands in deep contrast to the true values of Jesus.
As longtime SF parks boss steps down, his conquests outshine his controversies
An exit interview with 16-year Rec and Park director Phil Ginsburg reveals a city lifer who absorbed constant criticism, but never became cynical.
