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They Bought Steph Curry’s NFTs On FTX. Now They’re Gone

They Bought Steph Curry’s NFTs On FTX. Now They’re Gone

By Anna Tong
Nov. 24, 2022 • 10:00am • 3m
Watch: The Extraordinary Saga of Sam Bankman-Fried and the Collapse of FTX

Watch: The Extraordinary Saga of Sam Bankman-Fried and the Collapse of FTX

By Jesse Rogala
Nov. 23, 2022 • 5:50pm • 1m
Crabbing Season Delays Mean No Dungeness for the Holidays

Crabbing Season Delays Mean No Dungeness for the Holidays

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 23, 2022 • 2:00pm • 2m
10,000 Googlers Could Lose Their Jobs as Search Giant Targets Underperforming Employees

10,000 Googlers Could Lose Their Jobs as Search Giant Targets Underperforming Employees

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 23, 2022 • 11:01am • 2m
Locals Only: Gift Ideas That Support Bay Area Businesses

Locals Only: Gift Ideas That Support Bay Area Businesses

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 23, 2022 • 9:00am • 7m
San Francisco’s Downtown Looks To Revamp Its Image This Holiday Season

San Francisco’s Downtown Looks To Revamp Its Image This Holiday Season

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 23, 2022 • 5:00am • 6m
Mayor Breed, Downtown Leaders Plan To Rezone Union Square

Mayor Breed, Downtown Leaders Plan To Rezone Union Square

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 22, 2022 • 4:26pm • 4m
Steph Curry’s FTX Tweets Surface as Tom Brady Scrubs Timeline, Both Are Investigated by Regulators

Steph Curry’s FTX Tweets Surface as Tom Brady Scrubs Timeline, Both Are Investigated by Regulators

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 22, 2022 • 12:22pm • 3m
Police to Step Up Patrols in Marina, Palace of Fine Arts, After Armed Robbery Incidents

Police to Step Up Patrols in Marina, Palace of Fine Arts, After Armed Robbery Incidents

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 22, 2022 • 9:50am • 2m
Private School and Lefty Parents: Inside FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Charmed Upbringing

Private School and Lefty Parents: Inside FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Charmed Upbringing

By Anna Tong
Nov. 22, 2022 • 7:00am • 4m
How You Can Ride New Waymo Robo-Taxis for Free as They Roll Out in the Bay Area

How You Can Ride New Waymo Robo-Taxis for Free as They Roll Out in the Bay Area

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 21, 2022 • 10:53am • 2m
SFO Prices Are Sky-High This Holiday Season

SFO Prices Are Sky-High This Holiday Season

By Noah Baustin
Nov. 21, 2022 • 7:00am • 2m
San Francisco’s Scooter Crackdown Means Play Nice or Get Out

San Francisco’s Scooter Crackdown Means Play Nice or Get Out

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 21, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
Elon Musk Reinstates Trump’s Twitter Account

Elon Musk Reinstates Trump’s Twitter Account

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 19, 2022 • 7:31pm • 1m
Another Casualty of Twitter Chaos? Local Nonprofits Depending on the Company

Another Casualty of Twitter Chaos? Local Nonprofits Depending on the Company

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 19, 2022 • 10:00am • 4m
What To Know About a Russian Oligarch’s Big Money Bay Area Investments

What To Know About a Russian Oligarch’s Big Money Bay Area Investments

By Matthew Kupfer
Nov. 19, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
San Francisco To Host APEC Summit in 2023, Drawing Major Heads of State

San Francisco To Host APEC Summit in 2023, Drawing Major Heads of State

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 18, 2022 • 8:15pm • 2m
‘Energy Healer’ Tech Couple Say They Flew to SF on Private Jet to Help Elon Musk

‘Energy Healer’ Tech Couple Say They Flew to SF on Private Jet to Help Elon Musk

By Joe Burn, Camille Cohen
Nov. 18, 2022 • 5:05pm • 3m
Syringes and Pipes at Downtown SF Whole Foods Force New Bathroom Rules

Syringes and Pipes at Downtown SF Whole Foods Force New Bathroom Rules

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 18, 2022 • 2:21pm • 2m
UC Berkeley’s $17M FTX Stadium Naming Deal Dead After Just 450 Days

UC Berkeley’s $17M FTX Stadium Naming Deal Dead After Just 450 Days

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 18, 2022 • 1:04pm • 2m
Is San Francisco on Track for Another Dot-Com Bust?

Is San Francisco on Track for Another Dot-Com Bust?

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 18, 2022 • 7:00am • 4m
Twitter Teeters As Employees Quit En Masse

Twitter Teeters As Employees Quit En Masse

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 18, 2022 • 6:50am • 3m
‘He Seduced Everybody’: FTX Investor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Hoodwinked the Whole Venture Capital World

‘He Seduced Everybody’: FTX Investor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Hoodwinked the Whole Venture Capital World

By Anna Tong
Nov. 17, 2022 • 2:11pm • 2m
Buying San Francisco: Which Condo in Duboce Triangle?

Buying San Francisco: Which Condo in Duboce Triangle?

By Maria De La O
Nov. 17, 2022 • 2:00pm • 4m
New Rooftop Restaurant Will Expand SF’s Nikkei Offerings in 2023

New Rooftop Restaurant Will Expand SF’s Nikkei Offerings in 2023

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 17, 2022 • 1:40pm • 1m
How a Mega-Rich Oligarch Linked to Putin Derailed a Bay Area Homeless Shelter

How a Mega-Rich Oligarch Linked to Putin Derailed a Bay Area Homeless Shelter

By Matthew Kupfer, Matt Smith
Nov. 17, 2022 • 5:00am • 13m
‘Blowing a Hole in Our Budget’: SF Grapples With Massive Fiscal Hit of Remote Work

‘Blowing a Hole in Our Budget’: SF Grapples With Massive Fiscal Hit of Remote Work

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 16, 2022 • 6:30pm • 3m
You Could Soon Be Eating Lab-Grown Chicken, as Bay Area Firm Gets FDA Green Light 

You Could Soon Be Eating Lab-Grown Chicken, as Bay Area Firm Gets FDA Green Light 

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 16, 2022 • 4:00pm • 2m
California’s Budget Goes Bust as Analysts Project $25B Hole Next Year

California’s Budget Goes Bust as Analysts Project $25B Hole Next Year

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 16, 2022 • 11:46am • 2m
Want to Live With Airbnb’s CEO? Brian Chesky Lists SF Guest Room for Rent

Want to Live With Airbnb’s CEO? Brian Chesky Lists SF Guest Room for Rent

By Sophie Bearman
Nov. 16, 2022 • 8:48am • 2m
City Leaders To Lock Down Union Square Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

City Leaders To Lock Down Union Square Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 15, 2022 • 3:28pm • 3m
Amazon To Cut 263 Jobs in Sunnyvale Amid Mass Layoff Rumors

Amazon To Cut 263 Jobs in Sunnyvale Amid Mass Layoff Rumors

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 15, 2022 • 2:13pm • 1m
Asana To Lay Off 97 Employees in San Francisco

Asana To Lay Off 97 Employees in San Francisco

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 15, 2022 • 1:55pm • 1m
New ‘Boutique’ Grab & Go Patisserie Opening in the Marina

New ‘Boutique’ Grab & Go Patisserie Opening in the Marina

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 15, 2022 • 11:18am • 2m
‘Shut It Down!’ UC Strike Could Mean Major Disruptions to Classes, Research

‘Shut It Down!’ UC Strike Could Mean Major Disruptions to Classes, Research

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 14, 2022 • 2:54pm • 5m
Downtown San Francisco Chase Bank To Close, But Not Because of Crime, Staff Say

Downtown San Francisco Chase Bank To Close, But Not Because of Crime, Staff Say

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 14, 2022 • 11:42am • 1m
Condor Club, ‘World’s First Topless Bar,’ Will Get Boost From the City

Condor Club, ‘World’s First Topless Bar,’ Will Get Boost From the City

By Josh Koehn
Nov. 14, 2022 • 8:56am • 4m
San Francisco 49ers Set To Buy English Premier League Soccer Team, Leeds United, in $400 Million Deal

San Francisco 49ers Set To Buy English Premier League Soccer Team, Leeds United, in $400 Million Deal

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 11, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Brady, Gisele Lose Billions in FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse

Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Brady, Gisele Lose Billions in FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse

By Anna Tong
Nov. 10, 2022 • 4:33pm • 2m
SF Store Closed Due to ‘Rampant Theft’ Reopens as Police Step Up Patrols

SF Store Closed Due to ‘Rampant Theft’ Reopens as Police Step Up Patrols

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 10, 2022 • 12:27pm • 1m
San Francisco Poised to Suspend its Local Cannabis Tax Again—This Time Until 2026

San Francisco Poised to Suspend its Local Cannabis Tax Again—This Time Until 2026

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 10, 2022 • 11:14am • 2m
Musk Orders Twitter Employees Back to the Office, Citing ‘Dire’ Economic Outlook

Musk Orders Twitter Employees Back to the Office, Citing ‘Dire’ Economic Outlook

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 10, 2022 • 10:23am • 2m
Feds Cite ‘Deep Concern’ With Twitter as Privacy Executives Flee

Feds Cite ‘Deep Concern’ With Twitter as Privacy Executives Flee

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 10, 2022 • 11:50am • 1m
Tech Scaled Too Quickly—and Now the Bay Area Is Paying the Price

Tech Scaled Too Quickly—and Now the Bay Area Is Paying the Price

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 10, 2022 • 6:00am • 4m
‘Proof Elon an idiot’: Man Trolls Musk With Projected Messages on Twitter HQ, and He Wants Your Help

‘Proof Elon an idiot’: Man Trolls Musk With Projected Messages on Twitter HQ, and He Wants Your Help

By Joe Burn
Nov. 09, 2022 • 8:07pm • 2m
Musk’s Twitter Buyout Could Be ‘Looked At’ as National Security Risk, Says Biden

Musk’s Twitter Buyout Could Be ‘Looked At’ as National Security Risk, Says Biden

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 09, 2022 • 5:04pm • 2m
Downtown SF Whole Foods Slashes Store Hours Due to ‘High Theft’ and Hostile People

Downtown SF Whole Foods Slashes Store Hours Due to ‘High Theft’ and Hostile People

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 09, 2022 • 1:57pm • 1m
Meta Dumps 11K Employees, Reducing Company Size by 13% as Tech Layoffs Slam the Bay

Meta Dumps 11K Employees, Reducing Company Size by 13% as Tech Layoffs Slam the Bay

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 09, 2022 • 7:01am • 1m
Looming Layoffs: Tech’s Sudden Downturn Continues

Looming Layoffs: Tech’s Sudden Downturn Continues

By Mike Kuba
Nov. 07, 2022 • 5:30pm • 1m
Bay Area Home Sales Drop to 2007 Levels 

Bay Area Home Sales Drop to 2007 Levels 

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 07, 2022 • 2:00pm • 2m
Meta Plans Mass Layoffs as Tech Bloodbath Continues

Meta Plans Mass Layoffs as Tech Bloodbath Continues

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 07, 2022 • 5:00am • 2m
Twitter Pulls Back on $8-a-Month Verified Subscription Service Amid Election Concerns

Twitter Pulls Back on $8-a-Month Verified Subscription Service Amid Election Concerns

By Julie Zigoris
Nov. 07, 2022 • 10:18am • 2m
How Musk’s Twitter Layoffs Went Down—and What’s Next

How Musk’s Twitter Layoffs Went Down—and What’s Next

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 05, 2022 • 9:01am • 3m
Twitter’s Mass Layoffs Could Open Up a New Can of Worms for Elon Musk

Twitter’s Mass Layoffs Could Open Up a New Can of Worms for Elon Musk

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 04, 2022 • 11:37am • 3m
San Francisco’s Crypto Love Affair Sings a Swan Song—But Could Blockchain Save the City?

San Francisco’s Crypto Love Affair Sings a Swan Song—But Could Blockchain Save the City?

By Anna Tong
Nov. 04, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
Twitter’s Offices Temporarily Closed, Employees Launch Lawsuit as Layoffs Set to Begin: Report

Twitter’s Offices Temporarily Closed, Employees Launch Lawsuit as Layoffs Set to Begin: Report

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 04, 2022 • 6:58am • 1m
SFO Passengers May Soon Buy Subscription Flights to This Winter Destination

SFO Passengers May Soon Buy Subscription Flights to This Winter Destination

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 03, 2022 • 1:30pm • 2m
Nearly 50,000 University of California Workers Could Go on Strike This Month

Nearly 50,000 University of California Workers Could Go on Strike This Month

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 03, 2022 • 12:56pm • 3m
Lyft, Stripe Make Sweeping Layoffs, Adding to Tech Cutbacks

Lyft, Stripe Make Sweeping Layoffs, Adding to Tech Cutbacks

By Sarah Wright, Kevin Truong
Nov. 03, 2022 • 10:10am • 2m
Tweeps Wanted: City Hall Looks to Hire Laid-Off Twitter Employees

Tweeps Wanted: City Hall Looks to Hire Laid-Off Twitter Employees

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 03, 2022 • 5:00am • 2m
Musk to Cut Twitter Staff By Half, End Remote Work Policy: Report

Musk to Cut Twitter Staff By Half, End Remote Work Policy: Report

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 02, 2022 • 7:12pm • 1m
San Francisco Startup Offers Free Fentanyl Test Strips, Delivered in 10 Minutes

San Francisco Startup Offers Free Fentanyl Test Strips, Delivered in 10 Minutes

By Anna Tong
Nov. 02, 2022 • 7:00am • 1m
‘What If They Come In and Shoot Me?’: SF Store Workers Speak Out After Security Guard Shot

‘What If They Come In and Shoot Me?’: SF Store Workers Speak Out After Security Guard Shot

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 01, 2022 • 5:59pm • 3m
Self-Driving Cruise Cars Are Expanding to Most of SF, Says CEO

Self-Driving Cruise Cars Are Expanding to Most of SF, Says CEO

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 01, 2022 • 5:46pm • 2m
‘Nothing Is Off the Table’: City Leaders Mull What To Do With SF’s Empty Downtown

‘Nothing Is Off the Table’: City Leaders Mull What To Do With SF’s Empty Downtown

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 01, 2022 • 12:59pm • 3m
Musk Floats $8-Per-Month Twitter Subscription as Top Tweeters Revolt

Musk Floats $8-Per-Month Twitter Subscription as Top Tweeters Revolt

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 01, 2022 • 11:57am • 3m
Musk’s Twitter Layoffs Set To Begin as Employees Remain in the Dark

Musk’s Twitter Layoffs Set To Begin as Employees Remain in the Dark

By Kevin Truong, Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 31, 2022 • 3:20pm • 4m
Cryptocurrency and Airbnb Had a Baby, and It’s San Francisco’s ‘House of Web3’

Cryptocurrency and Airbnb Had a Baby, and It’s San Francisco’s ‘House of Web3’

By Anna Tong
Oct. 31, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Media Circus Outside Twitter’s SF Headquarters as Musk Takes Control

Media Circus Outside Twitter’s SF Headquarters as Musk Takes Control

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 28, 2022 • 5:33pm • 3m
Elon Musk Summarily Fires Top Twitter Execs After Closing Buyout Deal

Elon Musk Summarily Fires Top Twitter Execs After Closing Buyout Deal

By Annie Gaus
Oct. 27, 2022 • 6:45pm • 1m
Elon Musk Pivots From Twitter Troll to ‘Chief Twit’

Elon Musk Pivots From Twitter Troll to ‘Chief Twit’

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 27, 2022 • 12:30pm • 2m
Lucky Bayview Opens, Pledging Neighborhood Focus and Staying Power

Lucky Bayview Opens, Pledging Neighborhood Focus and Staying Power

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 26, 2022 • 2:44pm • 4m