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Vandal Strikes SF’s Chinese Consulate With Graffiti After Protest

Vandal Strikes SF’s Chinese Consulate With Graffiti After Protest

By Han Li
Nov. 28, 2022 • 5:59pm • 2m
Space-Age Bathroom Back in Service After Breaking Down

Space-Age Bathroom Back in Service After Breaking Down

By David Sjostedt
Nov. 28, 2022 • 11:18am • 2m
Crowds Gather at Harvey Milk Plaza To Commemorate a Slain Supervisor

Crowds Gather at Harvey Milk Plaza To Commemorate a Slain Supervisor

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 28, 2022 • 9:53am • 1m
How To Avoid Porch Pirates This Holiday Season

How To Avoid Porch Pirates This Holiday Season

By Bay City News
Nov. 28, 2022 • 8:53am • 2m
Man 3D-Prints Entire San Francisco City in Homage to Beloved Hometown

Man 3D-Prints Entire San Francisco City in Homage to Beloved Hometown

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 26, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
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
Oakland’s Amy Schneider Wins ‘Jeopardy!’s’ Tournament of Champions

Oakland’s Amy Schneider Wins ‘Jeopardy!’s’ Tournament of Champions

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 21, 2022 • 4:30pm • 2m
Sherry Chen Calls Her Landmark Settlement Over Spy Accusations a Win for Chinese Americans

Sherry Chen Calls Her Landmark Settlement Over Spy Accusations a Win for Chinese Americans

By Han Li
Nov. 21, 2022 • 2:55pm • 3m
Locals Mourn Club Q Shooting at Candlelight Vigil in Castro

Locals Mourn Club Q Shooting at Candlelight Vigil in Castro

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 20, 2022 • 7:30pm • 1m
Remembering Trans Resistance in the Tenderloin

Remembering Trans Resistance in the Tenderloin

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 20, 2022 • 2:07pm • 6m
Beloved San Francisco Activist Who Coined Term ‘Sex Worker’ Dies 

Beloved San Francisco Activist Who Coined Term ‘Sex Worker’ Dies 

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 17, 2022 • 4:42pm • 2m
Applications Are Now Open for San Francisco’s First-Ever Drag Laureate

Applications Are Now Open for San Francisco’s First-Ever Drag Laureate

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 17, 2022 • 11:37am • 2m
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
Giving Back: The Standard Guide to Volunteering This Thanksgiving

Giving Back: The Standard Guide to Volunteering This Thanksgiving

By Sarah Holtz
Nov. 14, 2022 • 5:00pm • 3m
So Where Was Rose Pak Born? Central Subway Plaque Sparks Debate

So Where Was Rose Pak Born? Central Subway Plaque Sparks Debate

By Han Li
Nov. 14, 2022 • 4:15pm • 2m
Why Don’t SF’s Trees Change Color? There’s a Simple Explanation

Why Don’t SF’s Trees Change Color? There’s a Simple Explanation

By Julie Zigoris
Nov. 12, 2022 • 1:00pm • 2m
4 Myths About SF Coyotes, Debunked

4 Myths About SF Coyotes, Debunked

By Julie Zigoris
Nov. 12, 2022 • 9:00am • 5m
Dave Eggers’ Educational Nonprofit Marks 20 Years of Bringing ‘Writing to the Center’

Dave Eggers’ Educational Nonprofit Marks 20 Years of Bringing ‘Writing to the Center’

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 11, 2022 • 12:00pm • 3m
Cantonese Classes Saved at SF City College After Long Fight to Preserve Them

Cantonese Classes Saved at SF City College After Long Fight to Preserve Them

By Han Li
Nov. 10, 2022 • 11:53am • 2m
North Beach Farmers’ Market Goes Year-Round on 5th Anniversary

North Beach Farmers’ Market Goes Year-Round on 5th Anniversary

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 07, 2022 • 9:02am • 1m
5 Things You Should Know About San Francisco’s Indigenous Past & Present

5 Things You Should Know About San Francisco’s Indigenous Past & Present

By Liz Lindqwister, Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Nov. 05, 2022 • 9:00am • 7m
SF To Celebrate First Asian American on U.S. Money. How To Get This Landmark Coin Next Week

SF To Celebrate First Asian American on U.S. Money. How To Get This Landmark Coin Next Week

By Han Li
Nov. 04, 2022 • 8:00am • 2m
Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Collision That Killed Elderly Asian Woman

Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Collision That Killed Elderly Asian Woman

By Han Li
Nov. 03, 2022 • 2:30pm • 2m
Pro Wrestling Has Roared Back to the Bay Area—And It’s Super Queer Now

Pro Wrestling Has Roared Back to the Bay Area—And It’s Super Queer Now

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Nov. 02, 2022 • 5:00pm • 5m
SF Chinatown’s Historic ‘City Hall’ Welcomes First Female President

SF Chinatown’s Historic ‘City Hall’ Welcomes First Female President

By Han Li
Nov. 01, 2022 • 4:00pm • 3m
Food From the Source: New Potrero Hill Grocery Store Stocks Local Foods With a French Twist

Food From the Source: New Potrero Hill Grocery Store Stocks Local Foods With a French Twist

By Christina Campodonico
Nov. 01, 2022 • 3:30pm • 2m
Halloween Made a Proper Return to San Francisco, and the Kids Loved It

Halloween Made a Proper Return to San Francisco, and the Kids Loved It

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 01, 2022 • 11:30am • 1m
With Fate of Affirmative Action in the Balance, Asian American Activists Closely Watch Supreme Court Hearings

With Fate of Affirmative Action in the Balance, Asian American Activists Closely Watch Supreme Court Hearings

By Han Li
Oct. 31, 2022 • 3:01pm • 3m
Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Arrested 6 Months After Holding 88-year-old Asian Woman at Gunpoint

Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Arrested 6 Months After Holding 88-year-old Asian Woman at Gunpoint

By Han Li
Oct. 27, 2022 • 5:00pm • 1m
Image of Castro Street, with a gay pride rainbow/american flag flying on the left side. A person with a red mohawk holds a tambourine up as they look down the street towards cars.

Beyond the Rainbow: A Closer Look at San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Voters

By Liz Lindqwister
Oct. 27, 2022 • 9:00am • 7m
Fatal Crash Victim ID’d as 66-Year-Old SF Chinese Immigrant

Fatal Crash Victim ID’d as 66-Year-Old SF Chinese Immigrant

By Han Li
Oct. 26, 2022 • 1:58pm • 2m
Guerrilla Gardeners Want To Take Over This San Francisco Lot With No Known Owner

Guerrilla Gardeners Want To Take Over This San Francisco Lot With No Known Owner

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 26, 2022 • 10:24am • 4m
SF’s Toilet Travails Flush Out City’s Inability to Just Get Things Done

SF’s Toilet Travails Flush Out City’s Inability to Just Get Things Done

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 24, 2022 • 4:21pm • 3m
Get ‘Shaman-Grown’ Cannabis at the Mission’s Newest Dispensary

Get ‘Shaman-Grown’ Cannabis at the Mission’s Newest Dispensary

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 24, 2022 • 2:00pm • 4m
Hop On Over: SF Animal Shelter Filled to Brim With Bunnies, Dogs

Hop On Over: SF Animal Shelter Filled to Brim With Bunnies, Dogs

By Sophie Bearman
Oct. 21, 2022 • 4:18pm • 2m
City Officials, Chinatown Leaders Show Off Station Ahead of Long-Awaited Subway Opening

City Officials, Chinatown Leaders Show Off Station Ahead of Long-Awaited Subway Opening

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 20, 2022 • 6:11pm • 3m
This SF District Has Been Electing Chinese American Supervisors for 2 Decades. Will That Change?

This SF District Has Been Electing Chinese American Supervisors for 2 Decades. Will That Change?

By Han Li
Oct. 20, 2022 • 3:00pm • 5m
DA Jenkins Revives Boudin’s Fight Against Firm Behind ‘Fraudulent’ ADA Lawsuits

DA Jenkins Revives Boudin’s Fight Against Firm Behind ‘Fraudulent’ ADA Lawsuits

By Han Li
Oct. 20, 2022 • 10:00am • 3m
Honey Mahogany’s Supporters See Her as the Harbinger of a New Kind of San Francisco Politics

Honey Mahogany’s Supporters See Her as the Harbinger of a New Kind of San Francisco Politics

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 20, 2022 • 5:00am • 11m
Local Feline Lovers Rally Around ‘San Francisco Store Cats’ Map

Local Feline Lovers Rally Around ‘San Francisco Store Cats’ Map

By Nick Veronin
Oct. 19, 2022 • 6:02pm • 2m
Sun to Shine on the Bay Today With Way Above Average Temps

Sun to Shine on the Bay Today With Way Above Average Temps

By Bay City News
Oct. 19, 2022 • 8:16am • 1m
Just in Time for Scary Season, Fisherman’s Wharf Has a New Bushman

Just in Time for Scary Season, Fisherman’s Wharf Has a New Bushman

By Morgan Ellis
Oct. 18, 2022 • 8:00am • 4m
50 Years After Its Founding, Chinatown Center Still Fights Stigma That Keeps Asian Americans From Accessing Mental Health Help

50 Years After Its Founding, Chinatown Center Still Fights Stigma That Keeps Asian Americans From Accessing Mental Health Help

By Han Li
Oct. 18, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
Where Were You When? Barbara Rodgers Remembers 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

Where Were You When? Barbara Rodgers Remembers 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

By Meaghan Mitchell, Sarah Holtz, Liz Lindqwister
Oct. 17, 2022 • 5:00pm • 5m
You’ve Seen the Doggie Diner Heads. But Have You Seen JFK Drive’s New Beer Garden or Played Its Pianos?

You’ve Seen the Doggie Diner Heads. But Have You Seen JFK Drive’s New Beer Garden or Played Its Pianos?

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 17, 2022 • 9:00am • 5m
Asian Seniors Struggle With Hunger in San Francisco: ‘Everything Now Is So Expensive’

Asian Seniors Struggle With Hunger in San Francisco: ‘Everything Now Is So Expensive’

By Han Li
Oct. 17, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
SF’s Kinky Leather Lovers Let It All Hang Out (Mostly) at Leather Walk and the Bearrison Street Fair

SF’s Kinky Leather Lovers Let It All Hang Out (Mostly) at Leather Walk and the Bearrison Street Fair

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 15, 2022 • 6:42pm • 1m
Scenes From the 23rd Annual ‘How Weird Street Faire’

Scenes From the 23rd Annual ‘How Weird Street Faire’

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 15, 2022 • 5:39pm • 1m
SF’s Largest Filipino Festival Is Now a Daytime Party

SF’s Largest Filipino Festival Is Now a Daytime Party

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 13, 2022 • 4:30pm • 2m
Asian Voters Drove SF’s Recalls. Will That Momentum Continue to November?

Asian Voters Drove SF’s Recalls. Will That Momentum Continue to November?

By Han Li
Oct. 12, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Free Outdoor Dance Fitness Class Draws Crowds Every Weekend

Free Outdoor Dance Fitness Class Draws Crowds Every Weekend

By Sophie Bearman
Oct. 11, 2022 • 10:50am • 3m
Indigenous Peoples Day Brings Art, Music to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena

Indigenous Peoples Day Brings Art, Music to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 10, 2022 • 7:05pm • 1m
‘We Can’t Let This Die’: Why San Franciscans Keep Protesting for Iranian Freedom

‘We Can’t Let This Die’: Why San Franciscans Keep Protesting for Iranian Freedom

By Ida Mojadad
Oct. 09, 2022 • 4:23pm • 3m
Update: Unsafe Conditions Ground Final Blue Angels Performance

Update: Unsafe Conditions Ground Final Blue Angels Performance

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 09, 2022 • 11:39am • 1m
Disinformation Targeting Chinese Americans on Social Media Sparks Concerns

Disinformation Targeting Chinese Americans on Social Media Sparks Concerns

By Han Li
Oct. 07, 2022 • 4:13pm • 4m
Fleet Week Photos of the USS Fitzgerald and USS Princeton

Fleet Week Photos of the USS Fitzgerald and USS Princeton

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 06, 2022 • 5:30pm • 1m
San Francisco’s Very Own Blue Angel Comes Home For Fleet Week

San Francisco’s Very Own Blue Angel Comes Home For Fleet Week

By Maryann Jones Thompson
Oct. 06, 2022 • 1:15pm • 3m
Weeks After His Sold-Out Show in Oakland, Bad Bunny Gets a Mural in the Mission

Weeks After His Sold-Out Show in Oakland, Bad Bunny Gets a Mural in the Mission

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Oct. 05, 2022 • 1:00pm • 1m
San Francisco Cyclist Goes Viral for Rides Supporting Protests in Iran

San Francisco Cyclist Goes Viral for Rides Supporting Protests in Iran

By Ida Mojadad
Oct. 04, 2022 • 5:00pm • 3m
Chinese Hospital Gets $5M Boost To Address Care Bed Shortage

Chinese Hospital Gets $5M Boost To Address Care Bed Shortage

By Han Li
Oct. 04, 2022 • 2:40pm • 3m
A Mother’s Struggle 20 Years After Trans Daughter’s Brutal Murder

A Mother’s Struggle 20 Years After Trans Daughter’s Brutal Murder

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Oct. 04, 2022 • 10:30am • 6m
San Francisco Got Rid of Its Racist Statues. Asian Americans in the City Say That’s Just a First Step

San Francisco Got Rid of Its Racist Statues. Asian Americans in the City Say That’s Just a First Step

By Han Li
Oct. 04, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
‘Say Her Name!’ Thousands Rally in SF for Mahsa Amini and Iranian Freedom

‘Say Her Name!’ Thousands Rally in SF for Mahsa Amini and Iranian Freedom

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 01, 2022 • 4:49pm • 2m
New SF Street Signs Honor ‘Grandpa Vicha,’ Thai Man Killed Last Year in an Attack

New SF Street Signs Honor ‘Grandpa Vicha,’ Thai Man Killed Last Year in an Attack

By Han Li
Oct. 01, 2022 • 2:44pm • 3m
Graphic including images of SF seniors, homes and more.

SF Leads the Nation in These Key Demographics

By Noah Baustin
Sep. 30, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Mexico Vs Colombia: Thousands of SF Soccer Fans Set to Flood Levi’s Stadium

Mexico Vs Colombia: Thousands of SF Soccer Fans Set to Flood Levi’s Stadium

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Sep. 27, 2022 • 5:30pm • 3m
SF Plans a New Cultural District to Honor Pacific Islanders: ‘No Community Is Ignored Under Our Watch’

SF Plans a New Cultural District to Honor Pacific Islanders: ‘No Community Is Ignored Under Our Watch’

By Han Li
Sep. 27, 2022 • 4:01pm • 3m
The Double Play, a Venerable Mission Watering Hole, Destroyed by Fire

The Double Play, a Venerable Mission Watering Hole, Destroyed by Fire

By Matt Smith
Sep. 24, 2022 • 12:41pm • 1m
Japantown Plaza Comes a Step Closer to Long-Awaited Redesign: ‘We Have to Do It Right This Time’

Japantown Plaza Comes a Step Closer to Long-Awaited Redesign: ‘We Have to Do It Right This Time’

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Sep. 20, 2022 • 6:32pm • 4m
Get Lit: Neon Signs Get Special Treatment in the Tenderloin

Get Lit: Neon Signs Get Special Treatment in the Tenderloin

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 20, 2022 • 3:22pm • 5m
Chef Martin Yan’s Recommendations for What to Eat and Where to Shop in Chinatown

Chef Martin Yan’s Recommendations for What to Eat and Where to Shop in Chinatown

By Sophie Bearman
Sep. 20, 2022 • 6:49am • 3m
Rare September Storm Brings SF Blustery Weather But Only Light Rain

Rare September Storm Brings SF Blustery Weather But Only Light Rain

By Noah Baustin
Sep. 18, 2022 • 1:29pm • 2m