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With California’s Animal Shelters in Crisis, This SF Organization Is Stepping Up Its Adoption Drive

With California’s Animal Shelters in Crisis, This SF Organization Is Stepping Up Its Adoption Drive

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 28, 2023 • 4:00pm • 5m
SF Turns Out for Vigil Honoring Young Black Trans Activist Ivory Smith

SF Turns Out for Vigil Honoring Young Black Trans Activist Ivory Smith

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 28, 2023 • 1:00pm • 2m
Dancer Yuanyuan Tan and Actor Joan Chen Honored for Breaking the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’

Dancer Yuanyuan Tan and Actor Joan Chen Honored for Breaking the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’

By Han Li
Jan. 28, 2023 • 9:00am • 2m
Meet the SF Artist Who Sells Her Work From Inside a Vintage Newsstand

Meet the SF Artist Who Sells Her Work From Inside a Vintage Newsstand

By Camille Cohen
Jan. 26, 2023 • 5:15pm • 4m
SFPD Increases Presence in Asian Neighborhoods After Mass Shootings

SFPD Increases Presence in Asian Neighborhoods After Mass Shootings

By Han Li
Jan. 26, 2023 • 4:15pm • 3m
Half Moon Bay Shooting: Consulates Reach Out to Families of Victims in China, Mexico

Half Moon Bay Shooting: Consulates Reach Out to Families of Victims in China, Mexico

By Han Li
Jan. 25, 2023 • 10:27am • 1m
SF’s Record-Breaking Olympic Sprinter Has Retired at the Age of 23

SF’s Record-Breaking Olympic Sprinter Has Retired at the Age of 23

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Jan. 24, 2023 • 1:30pm • 4m
White Supremacists Infiltrated Last Weekend’s Giant Anti-Abortion March

White Supremacists Infiltrated Last Weekend’s Giant Anti-Abortion March

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 24, 2023 • 10:30am • 3m
Half Moon Bay Shootings: Mexican, Chinese Consulates Confirm Deaths

Half Moon Bay Shootings: Mexican, Chinese Consulates Confirm Deaths

By The Standard Staff
Jan. 25, 2023 • 9:40am • 9m
One Dead, Seven Injured in Oakland Shooting

One Dead, Seven Injured in Oakland Shooting

By Nick Veronin
Jan. 23, 2023 • 10:20pm • 1m
Football Fans Are Unknowingly Taunting SF With Its Most Hated Nickname

Football Fans Are Unknowingly Taunting SF With Its Most Hated Nickname

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 23, 2023 • 2:45pm • 2m
We Finally Know What SF’s Most Hated Bridge Will Soon Become

We Finally Know What SF’s Most Hated Bridge Will Soon Become

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 23, 2023 • 11:14am • 2m
Mass Shooting Casts ‘a Pall’ on SF’s Lunar New Year Celebration

Mass Shooting Casts ‘a Pall’ on SF’s Lunar New Year Celebration

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 22, 2023 • 4:17pm • 3m
25 People, 3 Dogs Displaced by Apartment Fires in NoPa

25 People, 3 Dogs Displaced by Apartment Fires in NoPa

By Sarah Holtz
Jan. 22, 2023 • 11:14am • 1m
I Spent Weeks Traversing SF’s Unforgiving Streets With Mobility Scooter Users 

I Spent Weeks Traversing SF’s Unforgiving Streets With Mobility Scooter Users 

By Juliana Yamada
Jan. 22, 2023 • 9:00am • 5m
Without Chinese Labor, Napa Never Would Have Become a World-Class Wine Region

Without Chinese Labor, Napa Never Would Have Become a World-Class Wine Region

By Han Li
Jan. 21, 2023 • 10:00am • 3m
Are We Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat?

Are We Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat?

By Liz Lindqwister
Jan. 20, 2023 • 2:59pm • 3m
SF’s Pickleball Community Scores 8 Permanent Courts—but Not Everyone Is Happy

SF’s Pickleball Community Scores 8 Permanent Courts—but Not Everyone Is Happy

By Julie Zigoris
Jan. 19, 2023 • 10:58am • 2m
Free Lead Tests Offered at SF School With Toxic Soil

Free Lead Tests Offered at SF School With Toxic Soil

By Ida Mojadad
Jan. 18, 2023 • 7:15pm • 2m
New Film Examines Rose Pak’s ‘Incredible Power’ in San Francisco

New Film Examines Rose Pak’s ‘Incredible Power’ in San Francisco

By Han Li
Jan. 18, 2023 • 3:00pm • 3m
This East Bay City Just Got Its First Chinese American Councilman

This East Bay City Just Got Its First Chinese American Councilman

By Han Li
Jan. 18, 2023 • 7:00am • 2m
Could SF’s Iconic Palm Trees Disappear?

Could SF’s Iconic Palm Trees Disappear?

By Julie Zigoris
Jan. 18, 2023 • 6:00am • 4m
Bay Area Train Carrying 220 Riders Struck by Landslide

Bay Area Train Carrying 220 Riders Struck by Landslide

By Christina Campodonico
Jan. 17, 2023 • 10:49am • 1m
San Francisco May Be First City in the Nation To Ban Dog Shock Collars

San Francisco May Be First City in the Nation To Ban Dog Shock Collars

By Liz Lindqwister
Jan. 16, 2023 • 5:00pm • 5m
Local Leaders Reflect on MLK’s Lasting Legacy in the Bay Area 

Local Leaders Reflect on MLK’s Lasting Legacy in the Bay Area 

By Kevin Truong
Jan. 16, 2023 • 1:19pm • 3m
Texts to Bay Area Woman From Iran Describe Imprisonment, Rape, Torture

Texts to Bay Area Woman From Iran Describe Imprisonment, Rape, Torture

By Ida Mojadad
Jan. 16, 2023 • 5:00am • 4m
Driverless Waymo Car Almost Digs Itself Into Hole—Literally

Driverless Waymo Car Almost Digs Itself Into Hole—Literally

By Julie Zigoris
Jan. 15, 2023 • 10:48pm • 2m
73-Year-Old San Francisco Woman Killed by Tree Branch in Golden Gate Park

73-Year-Old San Francisco Woman Killed by Tree Branch in Golden Gate Park

By Julie Zigoris
Jan. 17, 2023 • 10:08am • 1m
This Perfectly Ordinary South Bay Suburb Is America’s Happiest City

This Perfectly Ordinary South Bay Suburb Is America’s Happiest City

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 14, 2023 • 11:00am • 2m
Two-Alarm Residential Fire in the Mission Displaces 22, Draws Huge Crowd From Nearby Restaurants

Two-Alarm Residential Fire in the Mission Displaces 22, Draws Huge Crowd From Nearby Restaurants

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 14, 2023 • 10:18am • 2m
Oakland Chinatown To Host Its First Lunar New Year Parade in Decades

Oakland Chinatown To Host Its First Lunar New Year Parade in Decades

By Han Li
Jan. 13, 2023 • 4:15pm • 2m
This New $200-per-Month Friendship Startup Already Has a Waitlist

This New $200-per-Month Friendship Startup Already Has a Waitlist

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Jan. 13, 2023 • 3:00pm • 3m
Is Anti-Asian Hate on the Decline in San Francisco? Activists Aren’t So Sure

Is Anti-Asian Hate on the Decline in San Francisco? Activists Aren’t So Sure

By Han Li
Jan. 12, 2023 • 6:34pm • 2m
This Teen Tweeter Is on the Watch for Extreme Weather

This Teen Tweeter Is on the Watch for Extreme Weather

By Christina Campodonico
Jan. 10, 2023 • 9:00am • 3m
USPS To Unveil Year of the Rabbit Stamps in San Francisco

USPS To Unveil Year of the Rabbit Stamps in San Francisco

By Han Li
Jan. 09, 2023 • 5:57pm • 2m
Woman Sleeps as Tree Crashes Through Her Roof During Storm

Woman Sleeps as Tree Crashes Through Her Roof During Storm

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Jan. 09, 2023 • 3:45pm • 2m
Why Have So Many Ski Lifts Been Closed Lately?

Why Have So Many Ski Lifts Been Closed Lately?

By Sarah Wright
Jan. 09, 2023 • 1:24pm • 2m
Live Storm Blog: 14 Californians Killed, Heavy Rains and Hail Possible

Live Storm Blog: 14 Californians Killed, Heavy Rains and Hail Possible

By The Standard Staff
Jan. 10, 2023 • 6:27am • 5m
Next Bay Area Storm To ‘Pack a Punch,’ More Flooding Expected

Next Bay Area Storm To ‘Pack a Punch,’ More Flooding Expected

By Ida Mojadad
Jan. 09, 2023 • 6:06am • 2m
All This Rain Means Another Superbloom Is Likely, but Experts Fear the Trampling Hordes

All This Rain Means Another Superbloom Is Likely, but Experts Fear the Trampling Hordes

By Liz Lindqwister
Jan. 08, 2023 • 4:00pm • 4m
Victim in Critical Condition After Fire at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic’s Seneca Hotel

Victim in Critical Condition After Fire at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic’s Seneca Hotel

By The Standard Staff
Jan. 06, 2023 • 7:21pm • 1m
Find These Rabbit Statues Across SF To Start Your Lunar New Year Celebration

Find These Rabbit Statues Across SF To Start Your Lunar New Year Celebration

By Han Li
Jan. 06, 2023 • 3:30pm • 2m
It’s Not Over Yet—Bay Area Braces for Three More Storms

It’s Not Over Yet—Bay Area Braces for Three More Storms

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Jan. 06, 2023 • 2:30pm • 2m
Thousands Moved Out of San Francisco Last Year. Here’s Where They Went

Thousands Moved Out of San Francisco Last Year. Here’s Where They Went

By Noah Baustin
Jan. 06, 2023 • 5:00am • 3m
SF Tackles Chinatown’s Trash Crisis With Higher Fines

SF Tackles Chinatown’s Trash Crisis With Higher Fines

By Han Li
Jan. 05, 2023 • 5:27pm • 2m
San Franciscans Adopt Storm Drains, Give Them Ridiculous Names

San Franciscans Adopt Storm Drains, Give Them Ridiculous Names

By Morgan Ellis
Jan. 05, 2023 • 2:46pm • 2m
That Body Found Floating Under the Golden Gate Bridge? It Was Synthetic

That Body Found Floating Under the Golden Gate Bridge? It Was Synthetic

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Jan. 05, 2023 • 12:00pm • 1m
The Pandemic Puppy Boom Ended. Now, Shelters Face Overcrowding

The Pandemic Puppy Boom Ended. Now, Shelters Face Overcrowding

By Liz Lindqwister
Jan. 04, 2023 • 3:00pm • 5m
98-Year-Old Woman Robbed of Safe in Early Morning Burglary

98-Year-Old Woman Robbed of Safe in Early Morning Burglary

By Garrett Leahy
Jan. 04, 2023 • 2:30pm • 1m
California’s Population Shrank for the Second Year in a Row

California’s Population Shrank for the Second Year in a Row

By Noah Baustin
Jan. 04, 2023 • 9:04am • 2m
Worried About Wednesday’s Atmospheric River? Here’s Where You Can Pick Up Sandbags

Worried About Wednesday’s Atmospheric River? Here’s Where You Can Pick Up Sandbags

By Garrett Leahy
Jan. 03, 2023 • 6:47pm • 3m
Tesla Crash on Highway 1 May Have Been an ‘Intentional Act,’ Driver Arrested

Tesla Crash on Highway 1 May Have Been an ‘Intentional Act,’ Driver Arrested

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Jan. 03, 2023 • 6:56pm • 1m
Rescued Mountain Lion Cub at Oakland Zoo Will Not Return to Wild

Rescued Mountain Lion Cub at Oakland Zoo Will Not Return to Wild

By Julie Zigoris
Jan. 03, 2023 • 6:00pm • 1m
Public Safety Debate Continues Among Asian Americans

Public Safety Debate Continues Among Asian Americans

By Han Li
Jan. 02, 2023 • 6:00am • 5m
A Look Back at the Most Memorable Moments for SF’s Asian Americans in 2022

A Look Back at the Most Memorable Moments for SF’s Asian Americans in 2022

By Han Li
Jan. 01, 2023 • 5:00am • 6m
New Year’s Rainfall Busts Records, Creates Chaos in SF

New Year’s Rainfall Busts Records, Creates Chaos in SF

By Christina Campodonico
Dec. 31, 2022 • 4:56pm • 4m
Flooding, Heavy Rains Snarl Bay Area Traffic Early on New Year’s Eve

Flooding, Heavy Rains Snarl Bay Area Traffic Early on New Year’s Eve

By Christina Campodonico, Bay City News
Dec. 31, 2022 • 4:41pm • 3m
Two More Weeks of Rain and Snow Projected in the Bay Area and Sierras

Two More Weeks of Rain and Snow Projected in the Bay Area and Sierras

By Nick Veronin
Dec. 29, 2022 • 11:51am • 3m
 ‘Anti-Drug Activist’ Skips Through Tenderloin Homeless Encampment, Trolling SF in Mr. Rogers Parody

 ‘Anti-Drug Activist’ Skips Through Tenderloin Homeless Encampment, Trolling SF in Mr. Rogers Parody

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Dec. 29, 2022 • 10:36am • 2m
The Robot Security Guard Patrolling SF Is Suddenly Unemployed

The Robot Security Guard Patrolling SF Is Suddenly Unemployed

By Alex Mullaney
Dec. 28, 2022 • 7:30pm • 2m
The Racist Incident in a Viral TikTok ‘Ruined’ In-N-Out for Bay Area College Student

The Racist Incident in a Viral TikTok ‘Ruined’ In-N-Out for Bay Area College Student

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Dec. 28, 2022 • 7:00pm • 2m
Chinese Americans Make Long-Overdue Travel Plans as China Ends Quarantines

Chinese Americans Make Long-Overdue Travel Plans as China Ends Quarantines

By Han Li
Dec. 27, 2022 • 6:00pm • 3m
99 Hardy People Will Swim to SF From Alcatraz at Dawn on New Year’s Day

99 Hardy People Will Swim to SF From Alcatraz at Dawn on New Year’s Day

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Dec. 26, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
This SF Charity Worked Through the Holiday Weekend To Feed Those in Need

This SF Charity Worked Through the Holiday Weekend To Feed Those in Need

By Jesse Rogala
Dec. 25, 2022 • 6:12pm • 1m
Anglican, Apostate or Agnostic: How Religious Is San Francisco?

Anglican, Apostate or Agnostic: How Religious Is San Francisco?

By Liz Lindqwister
Dec. 24, 2022 • 12:00pm • 3m
Spiked Cider and Sound Baths: How the Bay Area Is Celebrating the Winter Solstice Today

Spiked Cider and Sound Baths: How the Bay Area Is Celebrating the Winter Solstice Today

By Julie Zigoris
Dec. 21, 2022 • 1:00pm • 2m
Two Truckloads of Sierra Snow Arrive—With Highjinks—at Potrero Hill Fire Station

Two Truckloads of Sierra Snow Arrive—With Highjinks—at Potrero Hill Fire Station

By Julie Zigoris
Dec. 21, 2022 • 10:55am • 2m
Fire Department Battles Blaze on Castro Street

Fire Department Battles Blaze on Castro Street

By Bay City News
Dec. 21, 2022 • 6:24am • 1m
As Hatred Spiked, Asian Americans Raised Their Voices

As Hatred Spiked, Asian Americans Raised Their Voices

By Matthew Kupfer, Han Li
Dec. 21, 2022 • 5:00am • 5m
Is San Francisco Dead? The Internet Still Wants to Know

Is San Francisco Dead? The Internet Still Wants to Know

By Christina Campodonico
Dec. 20, 2022 • 12:44pm • 2m
Elaine Chao Refuses to Talk About Trump’s Insults in Her Latest SF Chinatown Visit

Elaine Chao Refuses to Talk About Trump’s Insults in Her Latest SF Chinatown Visit

By Han Li
Dec. 19, 2022 • 1:50pm • 2m
Menorahs and Dreidel Cookie Molds: Prepare for Hanukkah at the Last Judaica Store in San Francisco

Menorahs and Dreidel Cookie Molds: Prepare for Hanukkah at the Last Judaica Store in San Francisco

By Camille Cohen
Dec. 19, 2022 • 8:44am • 3m