Maryann Jones Thompson
Maryann Jones Thompson is the research editor at The Standard, adding data-driven insight to its editorial features. Her analyses have guided initiatives for the Los Angeles Times, PC World and the Sand Hill Group. Maryann founded the Industry Standard’s “Metrics” section, one of the digital economy’s first examples of data journalism, as well as the award-winning Roam travel magazine. She writes about new studies, as well as parks and the outdoors, travel and Marin County for The Standard. Maryann loves hanging out with family, spending time at the ocean and living in California.
155 Articles published
Lake Tahoe’s Truckee River Rafting Company Announces June and July Closure
Day-Trip to These 5 Undiscovered State Parks Near San Francisco
Snakes on a Trail and Other Hiking Dangers To Avoid Near San Francisco
Here Are the Biggest Layoffs of 2023
Try One of These Sublime San Francisco Beach Walks
New Park Space Opens in San Francisco
Now’s the Time To See Sea Creatures During Low Tide in San Francisco
Nearly Half of Union Square’s Stores Have Closed Since 2019
A Blazing Superbloom Is Drawing Crowds Just Outside San Francisco
Layoffs by San Francisco Companies Near 50,000. Here’s the Latest List of Firms That Cut Staff
See Photos of the Dramatic Designs Inside This Sea Cliff Mansion
San Francisco’s Decrepit China Beach To Get a Long-Overdue Facelift
Star Wars Was Born 50 Years Ago in This Small Bay Area Town
The Ultimate Guide to Bay Area Bookstores
Mothers’ Nature: Meet the Women Who Fought To Keep the Bay Area Wild
How a San Francisco Housewife Gave Birth to a National Park
Why Is It So Hazy in San Francisco Today?
San Francisco’s Union Square Shopping Area Has Lost 17 Retailers Since 2020
Meet the Godmother of San Francisco’s Independent Booksellers
Here’s What One Tahoe Resort’s Huge Snowfall Would Look Like in San Francisco
Feel an Earthquake? Here’s What To Do
4/20 Is Thursday. Follow This Map to SF’s Weed Dispensaries and Lounges
Burning Man and a Tiny Town Stop a Huge Green Energy Project—for Now
Despite VC Crash, Silicon Valley Still Leads Startup Economy
Meet the Photographer Capturing Marin Wildlife Eye to Eye
Show Your Love for San Francisco Parks at One of These Weekend Events
These Companies Are Trying To Shed Massive Amounts of San Francisco Office Space
Downtown San Francisco Vacancies Hit Record High as City Nears Breaking Point
Tech Giant That Avoided Layoffs Reportedly Makes First Job Cuts
Burning Man Joined by Paiute Tribe, Homeowners in Lawsuit Against the Feds
5 Must-Buys at the Farmers’ Market This Spring
Cherry Blossoms Are Ablaze Now! Here’s Where To See the Best in the Bay Area
It’s Official: A Quarter Million People Fled the Bay Area Since Covid
Stroll Through an Explosion of Spring Flowers at the 15 Best Gardens in the Bay Area
How to Ski Tahoe on the Cheap This Season and Next
Decades-Old Grocery Store Closure Shocks Bay Area Community
Two More Tech Companies Lay Off Thousands of Workers
Why the Bay Area Should Be More Worried About First Republic
Warriors Spent Big Lobbying City Hall—See Which Other Players Topped the List
What Does AI Dream of? Castles and Hot-Air Balloons
Burning Man Fights the Feds to Save Its New Town in the Old West
‘Payroll Is on Monday’: VCs, Startups Scramble for Answers After Biggest Bank Crash Since 2008
Rain Is in the Forecast for Every Day This Week—Except One
Holi Celebrations Start Today! Here Is a Guide to India’s Spring Holiday and the Best Parties in the Bay Area
If Downtown SF Is Dead, Why Is Traffic So Bad?
See 5,000 Tulips in Golden Gate Park During Today’s Break in the Rain
Here Are 100 Companies That Have Not Issued Layoffs
Sick of the Cold? Try One of These Warm and Toasty Things To Do
Report: Social Media Giant Plans Thousands More Layoffs
Only One Big U.S. City Pays a Higher Minimum Wage Than San Francisco
Huge Bay Area Tech Employer Slashes Jobs in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
Find the Bay Area’s Best Superblooms Right Now
Historic, Beloved Pier To Be Demolished After Storm Damage
How Many Super Bowl Advertisers Have Laid Off Staff?
Another Pioneering Tech Company Shutters Its SF Office, Lays Off 300 Workers
Despite a Nasty Climate for VC Investing, One SF Startup Just Got $525 Million
These SF Florists Will Deliver on Valentine’s Day
See the Murmuration Mesmerizing the North Bay
6 Perfect SF Parks You’ve Never Been to but Need to Visit
Here’s How Many Bay Area Employees Lost Jobs in Amazon and Meta Layoffs
Here Are the Tech Companies That Vacated the Most San Francisco Office Space
See Winter’s Biggest Blooms Opening Now in Golden Gate Park
Trader Joe’s Names Its Best Products of 2023. Five Longtime Faves Left the List
Buttigieg and Pelosi Visit the Golden Gate Bridge, Bring $400M for Earthquake Retrofit
Body Pulled From Storm Debris in Bay Area Creek
Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes Into Pool
One of the Coolest Neighborhoods on the Planet Will Get a Better Park
New Lift Debuts at Famed Tahoe Resort in Time for a Huge Ski Weekend
Big Tech Has Cut 91,000 Jobs. These Companies Made the Most Layoffs
Two Quick-and-Easy Hikes to Gushing Waterfalls in Marin
How to Get In Free to the Best Museums in San Francisco
Burning Man Unveils 2023’s ‘Temple of the Heart’