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Plus, there are so many things to do in Bayview-Hunter’s Point this week.
However you may think of it—a legitimate footrace, a festival of public peeing—Bay to Breakers channels SF’s spirit like almost nothing else.
The recently rebranded First Responder Museum and Learning Center reopened this week with a new name and a broader dedication to all first responders.
With an approval rating just shy of 50% according to the Standard Poll, Mayor London Breed faces political tests this November and beyond
Follow The Standard’s new map to arcades, bowling, mini golf, VR and more fun and games in the city.
This is an antidemocratic power grab masquerading as reform. It serves to protect politicians instead of addressing voter discontent.
SF police beat a man during a 2019 traffic stop in North Beach, and the incident is now being seen as an example of why police should end the use of pretextual stops.
A breakdown of The Standard’s report about a linkage center that quickly evolved into a de-facto safe consumption site.
Gov. Newsom’s latest spending plan also includes $18 billion in tax refunds for ‘inflation relief.’
An estimated one million workers would need to be certified under the law in the next three months. So far, only 2% of those workers have been.
Mandelman says amendments will undermine his effort to get the city to stick to an important deadline.
The wealthiest neighborhoods in SF should not be exempt from housing laws.
Supervisor Mar is planning a move to solidify the current weekend closure. By 2023, the road could be closed for good.
The ever-evolving programming block brings works by Jessie Montgomery, Carolyn Yarnell and Pamela Z to Davies Symphony Hall.
SF voters have made their displeasure known. But The Standard’s poll also shows that life in the city is not all bad.
Every elected official in the city—from DA Boudin and Mayor Breed to the Board of Supervisors—should be on notice: Negative approval ratings are surging.
Matt Wayne faces the daunting task of healing a ‘wounded’ district, administrators union president said.
Lowell High has polarized S.F. in a winner-take-all fight to the finish, pitting merit-based admissions against a lottery to make the elite school more diverse.
The SF Standard Voter Poll shows the big challenges facing local officials in the post-Covid era of insecurity.
This Weekend: Bay to Breakers, a ‘Seinfeld’ Food Truck, Kurt Vile and a ‘Sound of Music’ Sing-a-Long
Plus, ‘Mortified Live’ encourages participants to tell their most embarrassing stories from adolescence and a cocktail class teaches you how to mix things up with a little heat.
City officials have quietly dropped the word “linkage” from the title, but the change is about much more than a word.
An in-depth study investigates support for June ballot measures, municipal policies, City Hall and city life in 2022.
Despite the city’s success in encouraging vaccination, stubborn disparities persist along racial lines in use of Covid booster shots.
The new District 6 Supervisor said he aims to find a meeting point between criminal justice and harm reduction, and supports both safe consumption sites and conservatorship under some circumstances.
The Center for Asian American Media’s annual film festival hosts its first in-person gathering since the onset of the pandemic.
An exclusive poll by The Standard found that first-term District Attorney Chesa Boudin seems likely to be out of a job before the end of his first term.
New poll numbers show San Franciscans think City Hall is doing a poor job, but most plan to stay put anyway.
In a lengthy public comment period, teachers, students and other community members aired grievances and voiced concerns.
Covid cases have started to rise again locally, but many San Franciscans are ready for normal life to resume.
Homelessness, cost of living issues and rising crime were the top reported issues leading voters to consider leaving the city.
Respondents to a recent poll indicated that they weren’t exactly satisfied with the city’s public education system, but also signaled support for giving schools more money.
The Standard’s new poll found that 67% of Asian voters were in favor of the recall, which was significantly higher than other racial groups.
The new guy witnesses a ‘PROXY’ battle over housing policy and more reproach over redistricting.
The supervisor could be a potential candidate for the job if San Francisco’s progressive prosecutor is recalled in June.
Four individuals have given almost $900,000 worth of stock directly to the committee in charge of recalling SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin. The reason they gave stock instead of cash is unknown, but one reason could be to avoid paying a capital gains tax.
Thousands of floors of office space have been sitting empty for the last two years. But converting that space to housing is a project that very few are willing to take on.
No sex. Only a smattering of drugs. Mostly rock & roll. The new documentary by local filmmaker, Suzanne Joe Kai, is now streaming on Netflix and showing next week at CAAMFest.
‘Pan American Unity’ has a beautiful new home at SFMOMA. But how—and when—will it return to CCSF?
District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s first board meeting includes a possible clash between Breed, Preston over housing.
Dorsey said he was driven by his personal experience in addiction recovery and by watching a fentanyl epidemic take hold.
Plus, find out how San Francisco plans to serve its homeless population at Manny’s town hall.
It’s Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Celebrate San Francisco’s cultural tapestry by trying some new flavors.
Follow our map to what’s new, what’s old and what’s coming soon in San Francisco’s adventure-filled waterfront park.
We read all the stories so you don’t have to.
Nearly 400 individuals attended the May 6 meeting and over 100 public commenters spoke out against the proposed cuts to the beleaguered community college.
These revenue-generating departments make up roughly half of San Francisco’s budget in a typical year, but some got hit hard by Covid.
Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone calls for an end to ‘pretextual stops’ as part of a growing national movement.
On the 140th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the San Francisco Playhouse stages a play about family, identity and intergenerational trauma.
Recology spent nearly $400,000 on an ill-fated attempt to undercut reform. Now the firm is backing the measure it sought to water down.
‘Into the Mystic’ takes on the life and times of the San Francisco legend, who worked behind and in front of the curtain to change the face of the music industry.
A new subvariant of Omicron called BA.2.12.1 may be responsible for an uptick in cases in San Francisco, which has among the highest infection rates of any county in the state.
You might be feeling some kind of way about the possible repeal of Roe v. Wade. Here are a few places you can put that anxious energy while we wait.
Enikia Ford Morthel would be the third top administrator to leave SFUSD this year as principals and educators step down.
Brunch is Basic, Bubbles Are Banal: 6 Mother’s Day Alternatives That Don’t Involve Belgians and Brut
Your mom can eat griddle cakes and catch a buzz any day of the week. Take her on a real adventure, for goodness sake.
On June 7, San Franciscans will vote on eight policy questions. Some seem pretty simple, but are much more complicated than they appear.
The city needs to build 82,000 units of housing by 2031, but San Francisco looks like it might be at risk of failing to meet this goal.
Supervisors’ 2019 commitment to swap the previous 150-bed juvenile detention center with a less punitive facility has gone unfulfilled.
San Francisco marks Cinco de Mayo, but that’s not all. You can also check out After Dark at the Exploratorium and Free Comic Book Day.
The Mission District thoroughfare is SF’s transit issues in microcosm, but rideshare, cyclists and commercial trucks aren’t going anywhere. So what do we do?
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors alleged that local law enforcement traced drug activity back to San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
Students from public and private schools in San Francisco are developing support networks and a comprehensive training toolkit.
Local teachers gather outside San Francisco Unified School District offices calling on administration to fix payroll problems faster.
San Francisco ranks at the top of the state among counties with the highest average daily Covid infections.
There are insufficient treatment beds to make conservatorship work, and navigating the system is all but impossible for people battling substance abuse.
Protesters gathered near City Hall a day after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights legislation.
The faculty union disputes the need for layoffs amid a delicate financial landscape for the beleaguered City College of San Francisco.
Don’t be a nerf herder. Enjoy ‘Star Wars Day’ with stripping stormtroopers, a Darth Vader-approved drag show and a ‘Chewbacca roar’ contest.
Yelp called on fellow businesses to provide equal access to reproductive health care regardless of where employees are based.
San Francisco Fire was on the scene as a climber tried to scale the 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower.
City and state leaders denounced the potential ruling, with Gov. Gavin Newsom moving to enshrine the right to an abortion in California’s Constitution.
Historic sites approved for federal, state or local registries are subject to certain restrictions on new development.
The Board speaks out on the SCOTUS decision, honors the City’s Asian and Pacific Islander community… and has an empty seat.
A true visionary left this world for the “Backplane” at age 68 on April 28.
Free soloing local skyscrapers is dangerous and against the rules. The ‘City Skyline Challenge’ gives San Franciscans the chance to test their fear of heights for a good cause.
The city would join Marin, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties in the agency’s medium risk category amid a recent uptick in Bay Area cases.
See the photos that show how a rundown airstrip has become one of San Francisco’s most beloved city parks.
Public Works says it needs an enhanced budget for sanitation as it faces a costly, voter-mandated spinoff into a new sanitation department.
An agenda light on ordinances focuses on grants, plus two Police Commissioners are set for reappointment.
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin has two years to figure out how to fix a hole in its budget, and says his focus is rebuilding trust in a transit network that suffered massive setbacks in the pandemic.
Airbnb joins Salesforce, Yelp and other tech firms in reducing its local footprint in another bad omen for the city’s downtown core.
Plus, join the city’s native residents as San Francisco and the nation acknowledges our missing Indigenous women and girls.
Chesa Boudin has often cited the story of his mother’s incarceration as a key influence on his view of the criminal justice system.
Twenty-five concrete pipes capture the sounds of the ocean’s waves. The result is an ethereal melody.
As the city dials back Covid restrictions and mask mandates, San Franciscans can appreciate local independent bookstores in ways they haven’t been able to over the past two years.
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day by flipping through our guide to find a new favorite bookseller.
As you ease into your weekend—and into the next month—make some time to curl up…
According to veteran politicos, the city’s new district map will produce few concrete changes in the next round of supervisor races.
An employee of Urban Alchemy, a nonprofit whose “street ambassadors” patrol the city’s troubled Tenderloin…
The campaign to recall DA Chesa Boudin has raised twice as much money as those trying to stop the recall, though the latter have attracted far more individual donors, according to campaign finance data released Friday.
Competitor Waste Management hopes to void the agreement, citing a donation solicited by a department head who later resigned.
Bridges are bumping, freeways are creeping, and BART hits a post-pandemic peak as commuters return to San Francisco.
The recently opened Hilda and Jesse, Chuck’s Takeaway, Diamond Coffee n’ Pastry, Donaji and Banh Mi Viet are all worth a try.
San Francisco is proposing a $26.5 million contract extension for the last sole source contract issued to the scandal-ridden trash company.
From ghost guns to ending cash bail to diversion programs, the district attorney understands the connections between restorative justice and public health.
With community support and a huge injection of state funding, Edge on the Square will cement the changing neighborhood’s status as the ‘heartbeat of Asian America.’
Deliberation over the map went quickly—relative to the typical hours-long meetings— amid reproachful comments, threats of litigation
After a judge struck down the federal mask mandate last week, the regional transit agency created its own mandate.
In the second episode of Hella News, co-hosts Meaghan Mitchell and Josh Koehn discuss the controversial fight over keeping a road in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park car-free.
The search giant is launching a partnership with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association to provide discounts to downtown restaurants for employees.
Plus: A beautiful San Francisco photo book, a glowing tribute to Chinatown, a queer pool tournament and more.
The first Asian American judge in Northern California’s history played an integral role in uplifting the community in San Francisco.
Positioned at the base of Russian Hill, Francisco Park will be the first new park in the city’s center in 40 years.
Separating SoMa from the Tenderloin is a serious blow to some of our most marginalized residents.
The city’s homelessness department has doled out more than $268 million to nonprofits in the current fiscal year, amounting to more than $1 billion since 2018.
Another Homekey hotel buy, affordable housing on Treasure Island\ and a farewell to Matt Haney.
After reviewing an equity study and Chan’s competing proposal, the supervisors voted to keep the road closed to cars permanently.
San Francisco Unified School District sought to meet remote learning demands with a new online-only school, but the school board cited concerns over cost and timing.
Play for a $50 bar tab at one of a handful of lesbian bars in the city.
A pair of food festivals—one celebrating noodles, the other in honor of a sweet Filipino yam known as ube—are both on the menu Saturday.
The funding will help preserve the art school’s famous fresco previously slated for sale to fix budget deficit.
While total crimes decreased on Muni, assault incidents spiked to 186 last year amid nationwide concerns about safety on public transit.
The accomplished vocalist returns to San Francisco with a new quintet.
Grow SF, one of San Francisco’s most politically active nonprofits, is taking down a billboard attacking Supervisor Gordon Mar because of errors in a translation to Chinese.
Prop. C is all about “recall reform”—narrowing the window in which recalls can occur and limiting the power of post-recall mayoral appointees. If that sounds confusing, you’re not alone. We break it down into simpler terms in this video explainer.
SB 1228 is a statewide response to the district attorney revealing that San Francisco police used rape kit DNA to arrest a sexual assault survivor in an unrelated crime.
Here’s what you need to know about the joint hearing to decide if the 1.5-mile road in Golden Gate Park should remain closed to vehicles.
Results in San Francisco’s most progressive district might provide some clues on whether San Francisco voters are now favoring a more centrist approach to governance.
District officials say teacher resignations and retirement are consistent with recent trends, but union leaders have called it a crisis since the fall.
Rebecca Saltzman spoke at a virtual town hall advocating for high-risk riders.
After weighing in on car-free JFK Drive, supervisors will consider another property purchase under Project Homekey, a Treasure Island development and more.
Bond measure update, custodial staffing, outdoor learning, a student assignment and more.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on two competing proposals regarding car access to JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park.
Twitter’s board has approved a $44 billion deal that will make Elon Musk the sole owner of the social media site.
All 350+ people who work at DA Chesa Boudin’s office, visualized in one interactive graphic.
Plus, multiple opportunities to connect with San Francisco’s leaders from the comfort of your home.
Witty, raunchy and raw—audiences might be surprised to find a little sex ed in this new show.
When SF Voters Decide Whether to Recall the DA, They Will Also Weigh In on the Recall Process Itself
San Francisco voters already unseated three school board members, and they’ll soon decide on the district attorney’s fate. But even then, the debate over recalls isn’t stopping.
Check out the view from this previously inaccessible area, and other new outdoor spaces around SF for Earth Day.
In May 2020, a Zoom bomber subjected a bible study class to repellent pornographic videos. The church and its fellow plaintiffs won a settlement described as groundbreaking.
Fresh off a resounding defeat, David Campos confirmed Friday that he will not run an active campaign to challenge Matt Haney in a rematch of their state Assembly special election.
A handful of activists represent the bulk of the state’s enforcement of the law. That could change as the state housing agency hires more staff.
‘We Are Bruce Lee,’ a new exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society of America, illuminates the life and legacy of the San Francisco-born actor, teacher and cultural ambassador.
Assemblymember-elect Matt Haney spoke with The Standard about his huge victory over David Campos, why he believes he has always been pro-housing and what comes next.
After weeks of turmoil, Redistricting Task Force members remain split. But a final draft map for the supervisor districts was approved Thursday night.
After spending two years online, the 65th installment of SFFilm-organized international film festival returns with a slate of movies and documentaries—many by women, non-binary and BIPOC directors.
No more masks on transit means drivers and riders take Covid protection in their own hands.
The confrontations this week involved a group of about seven Urban Alchemy workers and twice as many apparent drug dealers, according to a commissioner.
Youth transportation advocates worried a turbulent recovery for SFMTA would kill the hard-fought program.
Episode One dives into census data to better understand San Francisco’s changing demographics.
TMZ published a video that appears to show Tyson unleashing a series of blows on another airplane passenger as they were preparing to depart from SFO.
Whomever Mayor Breed appoints to replace Sacramento-bound Haney will have to run again in November in a district that may look drastically different.
Five years into legalization, local operators say they are struggling against onerous regulation and a booming illicit market, while initiatives to reverse the damage of the war on drugs are falling flat.
Plus, the Warriors face the Nuggets, SFFilm Festival returns IRL and Janelle Monáe talks sci-fi at City Arts & Lectures.
More than 10 people per month on average died of overdoses in the city’s supportive housing facilities and shelter-in-place hotels during 2020 and 2021.
The city already reached a tentative $10 million settlement with the pharmaceutical company Endo as a result of the litigation.
Matt Haney’s big victory in a special election for one of San Francisco’s state Assembly seats shows his move to the center paid off.
The city-run tent village opened in May 2020 as a temporary measure to mitigate a spike in encampments during the pandemic.
Since San Francisco is now fully embracing its weed culture, it is no surprise that…
The District 6 supervisor appears poised to win Tuesday’s race handily. Once crowned, he will take now-City Attorney David Chiu’s seat and serve out the rest of his term.
With time and continued revision, the Director for the Office of Cannabis believes kinks in the city’s regulated cannabis industry will work themselves out.
Check out The Standard’s live election results and interactive maps for the Assembly District 17 race.
Supervisors made major decisions on police procedure and a future training facility for the San Francisco Fire Department at an hour-long Election Day meeting. Meanwhile, lines were drawn in an ongoing fight over homelessness policy.
Mac DeMarco, Phoebe Bridgers, Lil Uzi Vert, Disclosure, Claude Von Stroke, Tokimonsta, Pusha T, 100 Gecs and Oliver Tree also top the bill.
The Boudin recall has the highest per-signature cost in recent San Francisco history, but experts say that doesn’t mean the DA recall has less grassroots support than the school board recall.
For better or worse, city officials and business leaders are coming out in support of 420 celebrations.
Citing safety concerns, the transit agency hopes to lower speed limits on many more popular corridors citywide.
City leaders call for a more coordinated framework to support crime victims as Asian American residents face hate crime surge.
A new lawsuit is seeking financial compensation from the City and County of San Francisco and disclosures about Zachary McAuliffe’s record as an SFPD officer.
From the return of Hippie Hill to dance parties and film screenings, here are some of the best bets for buds on April 20, 2022.
San Francisco police announced the arrests Tuesday of two active officers and one retired officer in connection with a pair of unrelated incidents.
Watch the best moments of The Standard’s spicy interview with District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
In a legal memo, city attorneys told the Redistricting Task Force that there is “no cushion” for any further delays in redrawing the city’s district maps.
Old Skool Cafe emerges from the pandemic to find shifting views on the carceral system and a community united behind its vision.
A court decision by a federal judge in Florida vacated the CDC’s masking mandate, leaving local agencies scrambling.
The DA aggressively pushed back when asked to address concerns about the Tenderloin, his management and the perception that his tenure has emboldened criminals.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ended the hospital’s participation in its programs, triggered by the hospital’s failure to fix all its deficiencies by the end of a six-month period.
Bay Area officials being floated as a potential successor to Sen. Feinstein include House reps Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna, as well as San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
Plus, historic photographs of The Bayview, a ‘Hunky Jesus’ contest and a mini bluegrass festival.
The campaign between Matt Haney and David Campos for the District 17 assembly seat finally reaches a conclusion—at least until June 7.
‘The decision to leave SFUSD is solely based on my desire to apply my passion for education in a district that values its students and staff through well organized systems, fiscal responsibility and sound instructional practices as the path towards equity.’
At the Serif, a new condo building on Market Street, buyers are being offered a unique perk: the option to add furniture that comes down from the ceiling.
In the 25 years since San Francisco and the 415 became exclusive, locals have used the area code to represent their hometown pride.
DA Chesa Boudin’s Innocence Commission Helps Free Man 3 Decades After Conviction in SoMa Murder Case
Joaquin Ciria is the first person to be exonerated by Boudin’s newly assembled commission that reviews potential wrongful convictions.
Though the San Francisco Unified School District is climbing out of a recent budget shortfall, California officials see another fiscal crisis looming in the near future.
The board will likely approve new protections for crime victims, buy a training site from a real estate giant, and try to save Date Night in the Fillmore.
A lapse in leadership leads to an absentee leader. Plus, the supervisors discuss reopening JFK to cars, tearing down the Kearny Street bridge and reforming the city’s procurement process.
Nurses organized a systemwide one-day strike calling for increased staffing and Covid safety supplies.
The progressive prosecutor said that roughly 250 small businesses in the community have been victimized by a law firm’s fraudulent claims.
With a week left to go, vote by mail turnout is at just 15.3% in the April 19 runoff election between District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney and former District 9 Supervisor David Campos.
Plus, there’s still time to have a say in who represents SF’s District 17 at the state level. Check out our mini voter how-to guide.
As student needs grow, promises by the state and federal governments to share costs are increasingly unmet.
The former Golden Gate Heights resident, who is of Chinese and Japanese descent, is a veteran political staffer in the federal government.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office has been accused of hiding case data. We went behind the scenes to understand the tech challenges that Boudin’s team faces in making data public.
The commission moved to convene a special meeting to consider removal of three members of a redistricting task force who drew the ire of progressive political groups.
In a letter to the Elections Commission, the organization said an April 6 letter “went further” than its attorneys’ positions.
More workers were caught up in this payroll snafu than previously disclosed. The school district received over 9,000 tech help tickets since January.
SFPD’s Capt. Chris Canning says the Tenderloin emergency order has “absolutely made a difference.”
Covid was not kind to San Francisco eateries, but where one chapter ends, another begins.
The redistricting process is supposed to be non-political, but what really matters to many is who can get reelected.
The task force’s decision to bypass an April 15 legal deadline could open the city to court challenges.
Musk has already relocated himself and the HQ of electric car maker Tesla from California to Texas.
Instead of approving the map voted on in the wee hours of Sunday morning, members voted to miss the April 15 deadline and begin work on a different map.
The city can now get rapid transit done faster, but some merchants worry that a Geary Boulevard project will keep customers away.
Outside a press conference, workers at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic decried low pay and poor working conditions.
Take a look at which zip codes saw the biggest drops in sales tax revenue, and which are bouncing back more quickly.
Local transit agencies are likely to follow suit and extend mask mandates through May 3.
A meeting of the Redistricting Task Force on Saturday went for 19 hours. That’s not good for any of us.
Mayor Breed makes more than any other U.S. mayor but she’s nowhere near the top of the list of SF’s best-compensated employees.
City Contractor Urban Alchemy Denies it Provides Security Services, Despite Evidence to the Contrary
CEO Lena Miller made her first public comments on her nonprofit allegedly performing unlicensed security work.
The company still holds 469,000 square feet of space in SF under a lease that expires next year, but now has no official headquarters.
We’re here to help explain: What the **** is going on with redistricting?
Join The Standard’s editor-in-chief Jonathan Weber for an in-depth discussion with San Francisco’s top lawyer this Thursday at 2 p.m. PT.
Supervisors begin tackling a Bridge to Nowhere and escalate the fight over JFK Drive.
The Board of Supervisors is set to vote on an appointee who may need to recuse herself from key votes, raising questions about the city’s many homeless advisory boards.
Plus, a ritual reading for bell hooks, youth tackle trash in the Richmond and a story hour in honor of Ukraine.
Two proposals to allow more housing on the westside were debated on Monday in the push to hit state housing mandates.
Cruise blamed “human error” for its autonomous vehicle being pulled over by police in the Richmond District.
Demand for online alternatives remains steady despite the district’s return to in-person learning.
Deficit spending, low reserves and a flawed budgeting process raise red flags in Sacramento as the district faces potential state takeover.
The proposal is meant to ensure San Francisco police never use rape kit DNA to arrest another sexual assault victim in an unrelated crime.
After almost 40 years, the Tenderloin will again be home to a gay sex club.
A 19-hour Redistriicting Task Force meeting adjourned at 5:40 a.m. after heated public comment.
Jennifer Norris says her wife made fun of her for participating in a children’s Explorer Program. But libraries, says Norris, are for everyone.
New exhibit ‘Psychedelic Renaissance’ runs alongside a collection of political posters produced to support California farmworker organizers.
Head to McLaren Park for some kooky art in motion.
The commission convened a meeting in the wake of political pressure to consider removing appointees, and a swift backlash ensued.
Attacks on the work of the Redistricting Task Force threaten to jeopardize the non-partisan integrity of the body, along with that of the Elections Commission.
Here’s where to find the increasing number of bars and restaurants that stay up to feed the city’s night owls.
A nonprofit linked to the de Young Museum and San Francisco’s Fines Arts Museums agency has deployed a powerful team of lobbyists to combat a highly motivated group of parents as the fate of JFK Drive hangs in the balance.
From blight to light: SF streets are either dim or lit like freeways, with consequences for nightlife, public safety and simple aesthetics.
Several Chinatown-based nonprofits, including Self-Help for the Elderly, Chinese for Affirmative Action and Chinatown Community Development Center, were selected to receive grants.
Surfers are taking full advantage of rare conditions that produced picturesque waves doubling the size of the average human on Thursday morning.
A day after her resignation, a scathing controller’s report finds Debbie Raphael ran a department with a “poor ethical climate.”
Mayor Breed, State Sen. Scott Wiener and others condemned a move by the Elections Commission to consider replacing three members of the Redistricting Task Force.
Hate mail, it turns out, is a literary genre unto itself.
San Francisco’s Covid case counts don’t tell the whole story about the current state of the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know.
San Francisco’s top environment official Debbie Raphael resigned Thursday while she is under investigation for soliciting a $25,000 donation from Recology at the same time she was preparing to award the trash-hauling giant a lucrative contract.
Twice as many restaurants closed as opened during 2021 but SF’s food scene is far from finished.
Plus, a not-so-secret Sofar Sounds, SFMOMA’s Art Bash and Yvonne Orji—better known as Molly from ‘Insecure’—comes to Cobb’s Comedy Club.
San Franciscans will vote on the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin on June 7, 2022. Discover the latest news and coverage about the recall election from The San Francisco Standard below.
California public libraries are loaning out state park passes to card holders, opening up access to Bay Area favorites.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office report provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.
With just days to go in the process, political groups across the city have rallied members to flood a Wednesday meeting with demands.
San Francisco is seeing a spike in property tax appeals, highlighting risks and uncertainty in the city’s real estate market as many office and retail spaces remain empty.
Traditional taxi drivers weigh the pros and cons of a new pilot program, which would allow them to accept rides through Uber, Lyft and other apps.
The supervisors polish up a restarted rent relief program and deal with touchy insider issues in a relatively short meeting.
The proposed ordinance would make JFK a one-way for cars and reopen Conservatory Drive.
The two sites contain a total of 274 housing units of varying sizes, including 200 units intended exclusively for families.
Youth from the Young Women’s Freedom Center–many of whom were themselves incarcerated–advocate for mental health services as the city transforms its juvenile justice system.
The donation from the trash-hauling giant is now being examined as part of an anti-corruption investigation by the city.
The show is still free, but the online ticket reservation system introduced last year will remain in place.
Haney has racked up endorsements from a swath of labor unions and state and local officials.
Emboldened by a tight labor market at a time of growing public support for their cause, unions are well-positioned to win gains in both the public and private sectors.
Myong Leigh, superintendent of policy and operations and a two-decade veteran of SFUSD, said he plans to leave his post in June.
The group, called Mothers Against Drug Deaths, says the city should address open-air fentanyl dealing before drawing tourists back downtown.
The lawsuit shows how a federal investigation of alleged pay to play practices continues to shadow city officials, including Breed.
Supervisors on Monday called on Kevin Michael Benedicto to strike a balance between holding officers accountable and supporting them.
SFUSD said it doesn’t have enough staff to run both in-person and virtual participation outside of regularly scheduled bi-monthly meetings.
SF’s board of supervisors habitually blocks housing initiatives in the name of affordability and other goals, threatening the city’s ability to meet state housing targets.
Supervisors are set to approve more rent relief, address property-related political drama, and call for greater transparency in property records.
Six-dollar gas signals that the era of ‘automobile entrapment’ is over.
One public school veteran says he is supporting Campos, though he doesn’t believe either will have a seriously divergent approach to education.
New documentary, debuting this weekend at the Cinequest Film Festival, fondly remembers goin’ dummy at the sideshow in stunna shades.
DPH says it’s filled more than 200 vacant positions spanning behavioral health clinicians, pharmacists and others.
Haney has won the endorsement of California YIMBY. Campos is championing affordable housing.
Finally, buses will shuttle transit riders north-south down Van Ness Avenue in a fire-red, car-free center lane.
On her visit to Europe, Mayor London Breed seemed to appreciate what the City of Light has done to reimagine itself.
Asian American community organizers from Chinatown, the Tenderloin and SoMa gathered Thursday to slam the city’s redistricting process.
The backstory on how building a two-mile bus line can add up to a decades-long, $346 million-dollar saga.
As the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project turned from a shining example to a cautionary tale business owners were left struggling to survive.
Leaders of the local NAACP chapter have objected to the recall of DA Chesa Boudin, but the list of potential candidates to replace him is growing.
As California prepares to sunset its rent relief program, San Francisco is planning to take up the slack. But uncertainties remain.
Salesforce Tower tenants are moving to hybrid work. That spells trouble for the city’s shiniest new neighborhood — and the rest of downtown.
The revised estimate of 33% permanent telecommuting by office workers is expected to damage the city’s tax revenues.
Haney’s campaign website specifically mentions public safety as a key issue, while Campos’ website does not.
A look at Breed’s Europe itinerary shows a media blitz focused on promoting San Francisco’s great outdoors and parklet dining.
The city has 100 active commissions and advisory bodies that serve a wide range of functions, from police oversight to advising on taxes.
A contested housing project at 469 Stevenson Street features in a mailer attacking candidate David Campos.
An agreement between the San Francisco Unified School District and computer services firm Infosys may have set the stage for a very rough launch.
San Francisco residents will see a 5% surcharge on their water bills starting next month.
Plus, Boyz II Men, Trans Day of Visibility, Pitches 2 Riches Comedy Show, Caroline Rose and the return of Electroluxx at Public Works.
Transit line connecting Chinatown and SoMa has long been a target of criticism
But the centuries-old work, smuggled out of the Central Asian country during Soviet occupation, isn’t going home right away.
Candidates in the race to represent the eastern half of San Francisco in the state Assembly believe the city’s Asian American voters will be the deciding factor.
Will Smith’s smack overshadowed a genuine accomplishment: recognition of a foreign documentary about women journalists in India
Of the 19,021 San Francisco households that have requested state relief, a little over half have been paid so far.
Congregate homes with shared central spaces and resources have a part to play in fixing San Francisco’s housing crisis, according to the exhibit’s creators.
The Magic Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Joe Goode Performance Group and Z Space all have new leaders.
The city’s high number of tech moguls would be hit hard by the president’s plan, which classifies public stock gains as income.
The district attorney resolved over 1,000 cases in 2021 through diversion programs, which range from collaborative and neighborhood courts to mental health diversion.
A seemingly appealing idea to solve the housing crisis with enormous, resource-intensive new metropolises won’t help the state achieve its goals
Hundreds of people gathered for an anti-war rally at Crissy Field on Sunday to show support for Ukraine and condemn Russia’s military invasion.
Tenderloin residents who met with Mayor London Breed to plead for better conditions last November, prompting a string of fiery press conferences.
Wide-legged jeans, chunky boots, crop tops and wrap-around shades. It’s not a No Doubt video. It’s just 2022.
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Meet the multidisciplinary corps of medical professionals at the university’s trailblazing OPTIMAL Clinic.
Leave the living room to see a Best Picture in time for the 94th annual Academy Awards this Sunday.
New data shows SF as the U.S. county with the second greatest drop in population from 2020-2021.
GrowSF, a moderate-leaning political group, is labeling Supervisors Connie Chan and Gordon Mar as out of touch with voters.
Senior reporters Josh Koehn and Michael Barba discuss the public fight between the city’s top law enforcement officers, and what it means for justice and policing.
The Standard reviewed the financial records of both Campos and Matt Haney to find out.
As preservationists and city officials work to ensure the function of a century-old cinema survives, others argue that only the historic facade and design are worth saving.
Crafted by members of the Muslim community and sponsored by Commissioner Matt Alexander, the resolution should have come before the school board on Tuesday.
Bus operators can push a button to get bad drivers cited. But we need another tool.
In a live interview Thursday, Police Chief Bill Scott discussed his feud with District Attorney Chesa Boudin and a new policy that could ban department from conducting pretextual stops that often lead to racial disparities in arrest rates.
Plus: A seriously swanky Restoration Hardware experience and a “Terribly” good time.
At a rally, local unions called attention to a staffing shortage in several key departments, which they say undermines safety and services.
As the city looks to build more homeless shelters, a map of housing and shelter sites shows very few in the city’s outlying neighborhoods.
In spite of numerous overdoses in SF and elsewhere, the opioid’s presence in the drug supply is not a momentary blip
Following recent criticism over its handling of public records requests, the District’s Attorney’s office has hired a government transparency expert, Nikki Moore, to assist the agency with compliance.
The neighborhood emerged as a flashpoint in debates over public safety and Haney’s record overseeing the troubled area.
Commissioners Ann Hsu, Lisa Weissman-Ward and Lainie Motamedi were seated at their new ‘home-away-from-home’ on Tuesday.
Big plans for delivery hub on hold; skepticism over state-backed institutional changes at SFPD, and high hopes to put a big dent in the city’s homeless count
The supervisor wants to tackle a monumental task: Sheltering the city’s entire homeless population.
Amazon’s planned warehouse–unlike a housing development previously considered for the site–would have met current land-use guidelines, absent the new zoning restrictions.
We have lived at the mercy of this anachronism for too long.
An ordinance that delays fines for owners of Shared Spaces until April 2023 passed unanimously on Tuesday.
With some Irish bars opening their doors with the sunrise, many San Franciscans spent their Thursday dressed in green and out on the town.
The shootings erupted just south of Market Street in the months after Mayor Breed declared an emergency in the Tenderloin.
The District 1 supervisor is prepared to introduce competing legislation to address access and equity concerns on Golden Gate Park’s main drag.
The first major tech conference held at Moscone in two years aims to hit the reset button on a group travel industry decimated by the pandemic.
As of Thursday, SFUSD had responded to 1,003 reports of underpayment and had 25 cases left to resolve.
A resolution to condemn anti-Asian campaign tactics makes no mention of the DA Chesa Boudin recall and recent images attacking him.
Nobody likes changing the clocks. But switching to Standard Time all year long is the better solution
Squeezed by gas prices, some gig work just doesn’t pencil out and incentives programs may come up short for local drivers.
The supervisors assess state-led reforms at SFPD, and look to push Amazon into being more labor- and neighborhood-friendly.
The Internet Archive is a non-profit dedicated to creating an indelible record of humanity’s transition into the digital age, operating out of a former Christian Science church in the Inner Richmond since 1996. There, a small team of digital librarians work tirelessly to acquire and archive documents and data from across the world, seeking to construct a modern Library of Alexandria.
Progressives worried that Mayor London Breed’s picks could move the city in a moderate direction. All three insist they have no higher political ambitions.
The California Democratic Party voted to make no endorsement in the race, among other updates in the race for Assembly District 17.
Local hospitals have stockpiled new Covid treatments, but federal politics may pose a problem for long-term funding.
A new bill aims to ease the tax burden for an industry struggling to compete with a still-thriving black market.
The latest ACS five-year study gives robust information on the city’s neighborhoods.
The first 90-day period of the Mayor’s emergency declaration is set to expire, bringing with it an expectation of permanence. But many are questioning what it really means for the city’s future.
The SF assessor-recorder’s high fees and limited access to public records make it all but impossible to chase down money launderers who hide their cash in local real estate.
The debate on pedestrian and bicyclist safety has pitted seniors and the disabled against pro-alternative transit activists who want to keep the boulevard car-free.
The mind-bending film is the second major Hollywood production to debut at The Castro in recent months.
New Census data showing great variability in gender distribution between ZIP codes can help San Franciscans seeking to meet a partner in real life (how quaint!) improve their statistical odds.
A poll of 800 likely voters in SF—funded by the campaign to recall DA Chesa Boudin—suggests the progressive prosecutor could be out in June.
Polls are open for voters on San Francisco’s east side, who will decide whether to send David Campos or Supervisor Matt Haney to the state legislature.
Kim worked closely with the leader of a powerful housing nonprofit to oppose a major apartment project. She says she did the work on her own time.
Plus, celebrating two-spirits, jazz piano virtuoso Helen Sung and the ultimate bridezilla bash.
Breed’s goal is to lure European visitors to San Francisco as the city’s tourism industry struggles.
Expect to mask up on buses, planes and even in Ubers and Lyfts for at least another month.
Remark made by AD 17 candidate David Campos at a campaign mobilization event on Saturday has generated a heated backlash on social media.
Beleaguered District Attorney Chesa Boudin faces a tough recall election come June. Siva Raj and…
In spite of her substantial Twitter following, you can only rescue so many skunks before burning out.
A year after a shooter killed eight people in Atlanta—six of whom were Asian women—an event titled “Break The Silence: Justice for Asian Women” will be held Wednesday at the Asian Art Museum as part of a national day of remembrance.
At over eight hours, the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday touched the bases, including the emergency response to the Tenderloin.
Andrey Kukushkin first came to San Francisco from Ukraine as a teenager in the ’90s. He later returned to the city from Russia as a polished businessman. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to prison for taking part in a scheme to undermine U.S. elections and create a cannabis empire.
Supervisors are mixed on the idea of closing Golden Gate Park’s main thoroughfare to cars for good.
The revised draft of the state’s proposed math framework, which became embroiled in controversy last year, insists students can reach high-level math classes under its recommendations.
The board will reconvene an ongoing hearing on Mayor London Breed’s emergency declaration on crime and drug overdoses in the Tenderloin at Tuesday’s meeting.
After an issue with San Francisco Unified School District’s new payroll system led to incomplete or completely omitted payments, educators descended on district headquarters with sleeping bags in tow.
The in-progress work, painted on facade of the nonprofit Maitri, has been vandalized numerous times. Some suspect the race of the mural’s subjects is a factor.
An undocumented immigrant acquitted of murder in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle on San Francisco’s Pier 14 pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges Monday.
The planned end of a pandemic pause on fines for San Francisco businesses that fail to clean up graffiti has some lawmakers floating a new solution.
Mayor London Breed announced a week of events set for later this month as the city tries to lure workers back to the struggling downtown core.
Masks on faces and slung around chins were a common sight Monday, even though facial coverings are now optional in the San Francisco Unified School District.
Venture capital investments reached a new high last year, with two SF companies receiving $2 billion.
Indie bands and arcade games serve as a bellwether for partygoers’ return to the city.
Christopher Renfro wants his neighbors to see themselves reflected in the grapes growing in their backyard.
More than half of Americans believe abortion should be legal. Yet women’s reproductive rights continue to be eroded.
The demographic groups with the highest and lowest vaccination rates might—or might not— come as a surprise.
“I was told by numerous people ‘you’re not going to make it’ or ‘you’re not going to like it.’ I like to prove people wrong.”
Ann Hsu, Lainie Motamedi, Lisa Weissman-Ward will replace Gabriela López, Alison Collins and Faauuga Moliga.
The district has apologized and chalked it up to a technical snafu, but the teachers union is still planning a class-action lawsuit.
Those in favor of reopening the Golden Gate Park thoroughfare made their protest loud and clear on Thursday, but the city’s parks and transit boards are sending the proposal to the Board of Supervisors.
The woman filed a legal claim Thursday against the city and county of San Francisco that alleges police violated her constitutional rights.
The Cold War-era propaganda image features District Attorney Chesa Boudin gesturing in a manner similar to Mao Zedong. The poster also includes images of homeless encampments, a person appearing to consume drugs and a figure slumped over with their pants down.
State Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman both slammed the first redistricting map, saying it would harm LGBTQ+ candidates.
Residents of Bay View and Hunter’s Point began complaining of excessive dust in the area starting in January 2021.
Throughout the pandemic, many bars and restaurants in San Francisco have been forced to verify customers’ vaccination status. Those rules end Friday.
Turnover on the city’s police commission comes at a critical time, as the chief is sparring with the district attorney over key investigations.
Plus: Ocean Beach bonfires return and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Here’s why gas is so expensive—and where to fill up your tank cheaply.
From “Obama” to “Burritto” to “Noel” anonymous prankster is not the first to rename streets in San Francisco.
From recall reform to reigning in Recology and extending sick leave, San Francisco voters will be asked to weigh in on seven ballot measures and a crowded list of candidates for the June 7 primary election.
Mayor London Breed emphasized San Francisco’s strengths, without shying away from its shortcomings in the State of the City Address.
The new recommendations call for the permanent closure of JFK Drive, as well as improvements like bike-share stations and expanded parking.
After months of silence on Amazon expansion efforts in San Francisco, the mayor’s message of “broad support” for labor’s campaign is her first known position on the issue.
The Politics of Addiction: Newsom Sees Forced Treatment as a Solution, but Doctors Have Their Doubts
Politicians at the local, state and federal level are promoting a ‘tough love’ policy of pushing recalcitrant drug users into rehab. But will it actually work?
San Francisco has awarded Urban Alchemy increasingly hefty contracts, but safety concerns are being raised as the scope of the organization’s role expands.
San Francisco’s supervisors on Tuesday moved forward on new street vendor rules, increasing access to Golden Pate Park and acquiring a hotel for the homeless.
Local tourists are filling the top decks of tour buses that used to cater to an international crowd, and the sightseeing companies are struggling as they pray for a more lively summer.
The Board of Supervisors approved free admission on Tuesday for residents visiting the Conservatory of Flowers and Japanese Tea Garden.
The school’s future was a major force in the recent recall of three school board members. It continues to loom large in district discourse.
“Tiny cabins” offer refuge to those awaiting permanent housing.
The family-run eatery made the ‘Texodus’ last fall. Though they miss their old neighborhood and the easy-going Bay Area climate, they are settling in nicely in their new home.
Outgoing President Gabriela López and Commissioner Alison Collins skipped out on Tuesday’s BoE meeting. It would have been their last.
Supervisor Gordon Mar said his policy will “strengthen community ties to prevent crimes, and meet our immigrant community’s language access needs.”
The Shared Spaces program has gone through many changes since rushing into existence in June of 2020. A new ordinance would give restaurateurs until April 2023 to get their parklets up to code.
SF school officials surprisingly reversed course on mask rules Friday, saying they’ll no longer be required in middle and high schools on Mar. 12.
Supervisors will meet Tuesday to discuss regulating street vending in SF, housing the homeless and making parts of Golden Gate Park free.
It’s the latest effort to get housing projects approved automatically if they meet all of the city’s requirements.
An officer was found not guilty Monday on three assault charges in what is believed to be the SFPD’s first-ever excessive force trial.
While teachers were reinventing the wheel in every classroom, students struggled to get caught up and worried about the safety of their families.
The legend of local government was offered a ride in Cruise’s autonomous vehicle fleet and felt “like a little kid.”
Local parents were already upset with a district they saw as capricious and out of touch. But when the commissioners came for merit-based admissions, the gloves came off.
Amid the rising tensions between the Black and Asian American communities, Tzu Chi’s work has the additional benefit of building bridges.
Gov. Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco, pointed to his hometown’s crises around homelessness and mental health, and how the state overall has reached a breaking point.
Collins and her husband plan to address the complaint by turning the former basement into one unit and will keep the merged top two floors as the second unit, The Standard has learned.
Starting Monday, the city will pay $100 per day to jurors who qualify.
Among the companies that have pledged to bring workers back to the office this month are Salesforce, Gap Inc., Visa, Wells Fargo and Blackrock.
The department has stored DNA samples—from officers’ DNA to that of victims of rape and other crimes—in a quality control database since 2015.
Muni is still considering summer service plans and BART is reporting its highest ridership yet this year.
Political newcomer Bilal Mahmood urged his supporters Thursday to vote for Supervisor Matt Haney in the April 19 runoff election.
Plus, Schlok’s finally has a brick-and-mortar location, a “Rocky Horror” circus and a dance party for the Little Monsters.
San Francisco is expecting light rain Thursday, and perhaps through Saturday, but things are still “looking grim” with no major rainfall on the horizon.
Travelers haven’t yet returned to SF in pre-pandemic numbers. New data show who’s missing from the crowds around town.
Urban Vision Alliance’s CEO says the group wants to address the lack of coordination among San Francisco’s various homelessness service providers.
The San Francisco school district’s decision to keep kids masked indoors has frustrated parents and educators alike, but not everyone is upset.
Emotions that fueled the school board could carry over to the DA’s recall as the Asian American community’s trust in public safety has eroded.
The Treasure Island Ferry had some hiccups in service on its first day, but for those who made it on board, the ride was smooth sailing.
A truce has been called, but the mayor could still place a measure on the November ballot if conversations with supervisors grind to a halt.
The first State of the Union of the Joe Biden presidency was heavy on Ukraine, but also hit upon topics closer to home for San Franciscans.
Following pandemic-related delays, the agency promises changes are in short order.
Plus, amendment to small business permitting helps clear path for acupuncturists and chiropractors to open up shop.
Judge Shelleyanne Chang, of Sacramento County Superior Court, said the description is “misleading voters.” Instead, Campos will need to designate himself as “criminal justice administrator” in the weeks to come before the Assembly District 17 runoff election with Supervisor Matt Haney.
Previously, the only public transit route between Treasure Island and the city was the 25 bus operated by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which drops riders off at the Salesforce Transit Center in SoMa.
The subpoena comes as the city attorney and controller’s office conduct a public integrity review into the Department of the Environment.
SF supervisors appear set to place a measure to the June ballot aimed at reforming Recology’s monopoly on trash hauling in the city.
What followed was a knock-down-drag-out political fight with State Sen. Scott Wiener, former Bloomberg columnist Noah Smith and investor Garry Tan among those who piled on with the tweets.
After many ups and downs, San Francisco venues caught a glimpse of the before times, in part thanks to the Noise Pop Festival.
San Francisco school officials say they plan to keep mask mandates in place until the end of the school year despite a change in state rules starting in mid-March.
The shooting of an Urban Alchemy employee last week has raised questions about whether the program is risking workers’ safety by having them provide security services.
Meet some of the San Franciscans pursuing passion projects, perfecting side hustles and building full-fledged businesses out of their auxiliary spaces.
There’s evidence of a neighborhood turnaround as foot traffic picks back up and incoming tenants—around half of which are Black-owned—pump new lifeblood to the community.
Mayor London Breed said Gage helped pave the way for future Black leaders in San Francisco.
The training wheels are finally coming off. In the past few weeks, San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city where autonomous vehicles have provided fully driverless rides to members of the public.
Mayor London Breed said she has met with and is considering the appointment of at least one Chinese American for one of the vacant positions.
SF Public Press’ Nuala Bishari spent 10 months uncovering why the city’s housing process is so slow.
Many held Ukrainian flags and signs saying, “Protect Ukraine,” “Biden help,” and “stop Russian aggression.”
Safeway has become the first grocery chain in San Francisco to allow shoppers to use CalFresh benefits for both online pickup and delivery orders.
Plus, hair dolls for the dead, a tribute to cable cars, live jazz and an homage to Marvin Gaye.
We looked at which companies spent the most money to lobby San Francisco City Hall in 2021, and how that shaped the city’s policy priorities.
Derek Tam says his family is one of just five across the U.S., and the last in the Bay Area, who can create the complex confection Dragon’s Beard Candy.
Will Matt Haney become the next Tom Ammiano? Here’s a look at the political successes—and failures—of other former San Francisco school board members.
Unlike the common media narrative that Asian turnout was much higher than usual, a Standard analysis of voter turnout in three mostly Asian neighborhoods shows that their turnout patterns were more or less in line with the most recent prior election, the California gubernatorial recall.
Student protesters—hailing predominantly from Lowell—decried cuts to AP classes, clubs and other extracurricular activities.
A look at why State Sen. Scott Wiener has two new bills that aim to waive some CEQA requirements.
Victorria Moran-Hidalgo was identified as the girl authorities found in SoMA early Friday.
After a pandemic and huge revenue losses, it’s no surprise this year’s grand return is themed: ”Love Will Keep Us Together.”
A local metorologist advises bringing pets and sensitive plants indoors for the next couple of nights, as lows will approach freezing.
Seemingly every national outlet is chiming in with their own viewpoint on the significance of last week’s school board recall. The Standard breaks down the arguments about what the school board recall was “really about.”
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl found near the Civic Center.
A state law that requires California companies to have women on their boards is facing a legal challenge in Los Angeles, where a trial concluded Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of people descended on San Francisco Chinatown for the first Lunar New Year parade since the onset of the pandemic.
All told, the design took the 61-year-old athlete four days to plan and 21 hours—split across four days—to run.
The mayor and the SFChamber of Commerce believe in-office work is essential to city’s economy. But concerns about Covid surges and employee preferences may hinder the effort to get workers back downtown.
Proposed interim zoning rules could give the city more time to negotiate with the delivery giant.
More than 750 transit-prediction signs citywide won’t be updated before AT&T pulls the plug on 3G.
Police Chief Bill Scott said the department’s practices are in line with national standards as his battle with Chesa Boudin continues.
‘Candidates want to know who they will be working with,’ said Gabriela López, the school board’s recently recalled president said.
Election Day didn’t stop SF supervisors from tackling City Charter amendments for June’s ballot and strengthening tenant protections.
The Standard compiled a list of all the election night watch parties for the Feb. 15 special election. We’ll update this post as we hear about more parties.
On the eve of the biggest annual celebration in San Francisco’s Chinatown, state Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) introduced legislation Friday to make Lunar New Year’s Day a state holiday in California.
The road to the SF school board recall is littered with racially charged debates, ill-advised tweets and plenty of pandemic frustration.
The transition into a new phase of the pandemic means individual risk tolerance will now guide decision making.
SF Supervisor Matt Haney and progressive David Campos were in a tight race Tuesday night in the special election to pick a new state Assemblymember for the eastern half of the city.
The supervisor is an advocate for more municipal investment in bike-share. San Francisco’s current contract with Lyft costs the city nothing and will be up for renegotiation in 2027.
Still confused by the multitude of local elections this year? This is the TL;DR version of how we got here.
Also: Marquis Hill at Black Cat, the KAIYŌ Rooftop opens with Nikkei shared plates and a tour of the Cliff House and ruins of Sutro Baths.
Joaquin Torres will sail to an election victory Tuesday and continue guarding San Francisco’s golden goose: the city’s tax revenues.
Though the commissioner likely had until March 1 to vacate his seat, Moliga said he wanted to make room for “a new board member to step in at this important moment.”
López, Moliga and Collins are out. The ball is now in the mayor’s court, and her next moves will be consequential.
Spending reports filed with the city detail the pro-recall campaign’s emphasis on reaching Chinese audiences.