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Paul Pelosi’s Alleged Attacker Gets New Judge, Date Set for Preliminary Hearing

Paul Pelosi’s Alleged Attacker Gets New Judge, Date Set for Preliminary Hearing

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 28, 2022 • 4:29pm • 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
Killings in Both Diamond Heights and the Tenderloin Mark Friday and Saturday 

Killings in Both Diamond Heights and the Tenderloin Mark Friday and Saturday 

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 26, 2022 • 2:15pm • 1m
Muni Bus Hijacked in the Mission, Hits 10 Vehicles on Joyride Through the City

Muni Bus Hijacked in the Mission, Hits 10 Vehicles on Joyride Through the City

By Bay City News, The Standard Staff
Nov. 26, 2022 • 10:42am • 1m
Shooting Up, Catcalling and Dealers: Downtown SF Station Sparks Safety Fears

Shooting Up, Catcalling and Dealers: Downtown SF Station Sparks Safety Fears

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 25, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
SF Sheriff’s Office Pokes Holes in Claims That Sunless Jail Harms Inmates 

SF Sheriff’s Office Pokes Holes in Claims That Sunless Jail Harms Inmates 

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 23, 2022 • 4:30pm • 3m
Meet the SF Scam-Buster Who Uses a NSFW Moniker To Bust Grifters

Meet the SF Scam-Buster Who Uses a NSFW Moniker To Bust Grifters

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 23, 2022 • 7:00am • 4m
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
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
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11 Years in Prison for Fraud

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11 Years in Prison for Fraud

By Jennifer Wadsworth
Nov. 18, 2022 • 2:15pm • 2m
Bay Area Target Store Sees 10 Thefts a Day as Chain Says $400M Lost

Bay Area Target Store Sees 10 Thefts a Day as Chain Says $400M Lost

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 17, 2022 • 10:00am • 2m
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
FBI Raids Hells Angels’ SF Clubhouse in Chris Stapleton Concert Murder Investigation

FBI Raids Hells Angels’ SF Clubhouse in Chris Stapleton Concert Murder Investigation

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 16, 2022 • 5:00am • 2m
Brooke Jenkins’ Boudin Commentary Could Get Her Office Booted Off Homicide Case

Brooke Jenkins’ Boudin Commentary Could Get Her Office Booted Off Homicide Case

By Michael Barba
Nov. 15, 2022 • 5:01pm • 3m
‘Flash Bangs, Camo Dudes, Huge Military Vehicle’: FBI Raids SF Home

‘Flash Bangs, Camo Dudes, Huge Military Vehicle’: FBI Raids SF Home

By Joe Burn
Nov. 15, 2022 • 12:16pm • 1m
Pelosi Attacker David DePape Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges

Pelosi Attacker David DePape Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 15, 2022 • 10:38am • 2m
Bill Gene Hobbs To Stay in Custody and Face Trial on 13 Charges, Including Felony False Imprisonment 

Bill Gene Hobbs To Stay in Custody and Face Trial on 13 Charges, Including Felony False Imprisonment 

By David Sjostedt
Nov. 15, 2022 • 10:29am • 2m
‘They’re Like Hillary’s Emails’: Powerhouse Behind Boudin Recall Dismisses Ethics Concerns Over Brooke Jenkins

‘They’re Like Hillary’s Emails’: Powerhouse Behind Boudin Recall Dismisses Ethics Concerns Over Brooke Jenkins

By Michael Barba
Nov. 15, 2022 • 11:47am • 4m
Gunmen Shoot Man Dead in Fillmore District as Another Slain in Unrelated Incident Over Weekend

Gunmen Shoot Man Dead in Fillmore District as Another Slain in Unrelated Incident Over Weekend

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 14, 2022 • 8:11pm • 1m
A Night in the Life of a Sideshow: Stolen Cars, 720 Citations, 82 Juveniles and a Ghost Gun

A Night in the Life of a Sideshow: Stolen Cars, 720 Citations, 82 Juveniles and a Ghost Gun

By Bay City News
Nov. 14, 2022 • 5:17pm • 1m
SF Palace of Fine Arts Armed Robbery Attempt Makes City Look Bad, Venue Says

SF Palace of Fine Arts Armed Robbery Attempt Makes City Look Bad, Venue Says

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 14, 2022 • 2:59pm • 2m
San Francisco to Chicago Flight Sees Three Hospitalized After ‘Disruptive Customer’ Incident

San Francisco to Chicago Flight Sees Three Hospitalized After ‘Disruptive Customer’ Incident

By Joe Burn
Nov. 14, 2022 • 10:26am • 1m
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
SF Jail Inmates Get So Little Sunlight They’re Prescribed Vitamin D Supplements

SF Jail Inmates Get So Little Sunlight They’re Prescribed Vitamin D Supplements

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 10, 2022 • 7:00am • 5m
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
Alleged Serial Stalker Bill Gene Hobbs Suffers From Mental Illness, Says Attorney

Alleged Serial Stalker Bill Gene Hobbs Suffers From Mental Illness, Says Attorney

By David Sjostedt
Nov. 09, 2022 • 12:06pm • 2m
DA Jenkins Declares Victory: ‘The People of San Francisco Are Ready and Interested in Accountability Being Restored’

DA Jenkins Declares Victory: ‘The People of San Francisco Are Ready and Interested in Accountability Being Restored’

By Michael Barba
Nov. 09, 2022 • 12:08pm • 3m
Man Shot in San Francisco’s Bayview Neighborhood, Dies at Hospital

Man Shot in San Francisco’s Bayview Neighborhood, Dies at Hospital

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 09, 2022 • 8:07am • 1m
Brooke Jenkins Has Huge Lead in District Attorney Race as Tough Talk on Crime Wins Over Voters

Brooke Jenkins Has Huge Lead in District Attorney Race as Tough Talk on Crime Wins Over Voters

By Michael Barba
Nov. 09, 2022 • 12:08am • 5m
Brooke Jenkins Swears She Did Not Violate Ethics in Case Involving Family Member’s Killing

Brooke Jenkins Swears She Did Not Violate Ethics in Case Involving Family Member’s Killing

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 07, 2022 • 6:30pm • 2m
Bank Robber Successfully Trades ‘Hellish’ Florida Prison for Cali—Thanks, in Part, to a False Confession

Bank Robber Successfully Trades ‘Hellish’ Florida Prison for Cali—Thanks, in Part, to a False Confession

By Joe Burn, Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 07, 2022 • 2:10pm • 2m
String of Dinnertime Burglaries Has Palo Alto Homes on Alert as Jewels, Safes Go Missing

String of Dinnertime Burglaries Has Palo Alto Homes on Alert as Jewels, Safes Go Missing

By Bay City News
Nov. 06, 2022 • 7:53pm • 1m
Politically Connected Real Estate Mogul Fails To Get Bank Fraud Conviction Tossed, Could Lose License

Politically Connected Real Estate Mogul Fails To Get Bank Fraud Conviction Tossed, Could Lose License

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 04, 2022 • 4:18pm • 3m
Bill Gene Hobbs Made Headlines as an Alleged Serial Stalker. Who Is He Really?

Bill Gene Hobbs Made Headlines as an Alleged Serial Stalker. Who Is He Really?

By David Sjostedt
Nov. 04, 2022 • 11:52am • 4m
Meager Spending in DA Race Signals Lack of Confidence in Jenkins’ Challengers

Meager Spending in DA Race Signals Lack of Confidence in Jenkins’ Challengers

By Michael Barba, Noah Baustin
Nov. 03, 2022 • 4:21pm • 4m
Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital After Hammer Attack

Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital After Hammer Attack

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 03, 2022 • 3:07pm • 1m
Murder Charges Against an Alameda Deputy Who Failed a Psych Exam Prompted a State Review—Now, SF Sheriffs Have Been Cleared 

Murder Charges Against an Alameda Deputy Who Failed a Psych Exam Prompted a State Review—Now, SF Sheriffs Have Been Cleared 

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 03, 2022 • 3:00pm • 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
San Francisco Club Security Accused of Putting Black Woman in Chokehold

San Francisco Club Security Accused of Putting Black Woman in Chokehold

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 03, 2022 • 2:00pm • 3m
President Joe Biden delivers remarks Aug.10, 2022, in the East Room of the White House.

Biden on Pelosi Attack: We Don’t Settle Political Differences With a Hammer

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 03, 2022 • 10:05am • 2m
As Assistant DA, Brooke Jenkins Shared Sensitive Info on Case Highlighted in Boudin Recall

As Assistant DA, Brooke Jenkins Shared Sensitive Info on Case Highlighted in Boudin Recall

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 03, 2022 • 7:27am • 2m
Feds Just Raided a Catalytic Converter Theft Ring. Here Are the Riskiest SF Neighborhoods for Car Owners

Feds Just Raided a Catalytic Converter Theft Ring. Here Are the Riskiest SF Neighborhoods for Car Owners

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 02, 2022 • 6:24pm • 2m
Pelosi Attack: What’s Next for David DePape? Previous Cases Offer Hints

Pelosi Attack: What’s Next for David DePape? Previous Cases Offer Hints

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Nov. 02, 2022 • 6:00am • 4m
‘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
Pelosi Attacker Had Other Targets and Acted Alone in ‘Suicide Mission,’ Court Filings Reveal

Pelosi Attacker Had Other Targets and Acted Alone in ‘Suicide Mission,’ Court Filings Reveal

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 01, 2022 • 5:22pm • 3m
San Francisco Resident Aged 73 Killed in Store Attack

San Francisco Resident Aged 73 Killed in Store Attack

By Joe Burn
Nov. 01, 2022 • 4:11pm • 1m
Paul Pelosi Attack: David DePape Appears in Court, Pleads Not Guilty

Paul Pelosi Attack: David DePape Appears in Court, Pleads Not Guilty

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Nov. 01, 2022 • 1:47pm • 3m
More Women Come Forward as DA Presents Evidence Against Alleged Sexual Harasser

More Women Come Forward as DA Presents Evidence Against Alleged Sexual Harasser

By David Sjostedt
Nov. 02, 2022 • 1:57pm • 2m
Paul Pelosi Attack: David DePape’s Neighbors Say He Was ‘Too Quiet,’ Right-Wing, Lived in This Garage

Paul Pelosi Attack: David DePape’s Neighbors Say He Was ‘Too Quiet,’ Right-Wing, Lived in This Garage

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 31, 2022 • 5:41pm • 3m
Pelosi Attack Suspect Wanted to Break House Speaker’s Kneecaps. Had Gloves, Rope, Tape, 2nd Hammer, Feds Say

Pelosi Attack Suspect Wanted to Break House Speaker’s Kneecaps. Had Gloves, Rope, Tape, 2nd Hammer, Feds Say

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 31, 2022 • 7:42pm • 2m
6 Felony Charges Filed Against Paul Pelosi Attempted Murder Suspect David DePape

6 Felony Charges Filed Against Paul Pelosi Attempted Murder Suspect David DePape

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 31, 2022 • 3:16pm • 1m
Pelosi Attack Suspect Reportedly Carried Zip Ties, Recalling Jan. 6

Pelosi Attack Suspect Reportedly Carried Zip Ties, Recalling Jan. 6

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 31, 2022 • 6:55am • 2m
Nancy Pelosi Makes First Comments Since Husband Paul Attacked With Hammer

Nancy Pelosi Makes First Comments Since Husband Paul Attacked With Hammer

By Joe Burn
Oct. 29, 2022 • 6:43pm • 1m
SFPD Chief on Paul Pelosi Attack: ‘Everybody Should Be Disgusted About What Happened’

SFPD Chief on Paul Pelosi Attack: ‘Everybody Should Be Disgusted About What Happened’

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 28, 2022 • 6:40pm • 2m
SF Supervisor’s Home Broken Into, Oven Stolen

SF Supervisor’s Home Broken Into, Oven Stolen

By Han Li
Oct. 28, 2022 • 4:30pm • 1m
Paul Pelosi Attack: Police Scanner Recordings Give Eerie Insight Into Break-In

Paul Pelosi Attack: Police Scanner Recordings Give Eerie Insight Into Break-In

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 28, 2022 • 4:28pm • 1m
Who Is Responsible for Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Safety?

Who Is Responsible for Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Safety?

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 28, 2022 • 3:34pm • 4m
Who Is Paul Pelosi’s Alleged Attacker, David DePape? His Daughter Weighs In

Who Is Paul Pelosi’s Alleged Attacker, David DePape? His Daughter Weighs In

By The Standard Staff, Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 28, 2022 • 9:03pm • 3m
Pelosi Neighbors React: ‘Devastating That Someone in Political Power Isn’t Safe in Their Own House’

Pelosi Neighbors React: ‘Devastating That Someone in Political Power Isn’t Safe in Their Own House’

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 28, 2022 • 11:05am • 2m
Speaker Pelosi Arrives at SF Hospital as Husband’s Alleged Attacker Faces Attempted Murder Charge

Speaker Pelosi Arrives at SF Hospital as Husband’s Alleged Attacker Faces Attempted Murder Charge

By Joe Burn, Josh Koehn
Oct. 28, 2022 • 6:15pm • 3m
Pelosi Attack May Underscore a Feeling of Decreased Safety in San Francisco

Pelosi Attack May Underscore a Feeling of Decreased Safety in San Francisco

By Maryann Jones Thompson
Oct. 28, 2022 • 9:02am • 2m
Who Killed Michael Hampton in SF’s Bayview? Attorneys Argue Video Evidence Shows Different Stories

Who Killed Michael Hampton in SF’s Bayview? Attorneys Argue Video Evidence Shows Different Stories

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 27, 2022 • 5:31pm • 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
A Machete-Wielding Man in Crisis Charged Police. Thanks to His Neighbor, He Wasn’t Killed

A Machete-Wielding Man in Crisis Charged Police. Thanks to His Neighbor, He Wasn’t Killed

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 27, 2022 • 5:00am • 5m
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
Tesla Faces Criminal Probe on Eve of Musk’s Twitter Buyout: Report

Tesla Faces Criminal Probe on Eve of Musk’s Twitter Buyout: Report

By Annie Gaus
Oct. 26, 2022 • 1:40pm • 1m
SF Twitter Video ‘Activist’ Boosted by Daily Mail Rejected for Justice Panel Seat

SF Twitter Video ‘Activist’ Boosted by Daily Mail Rejected for Justice Panel Seat

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 25, 2022 • 8:38pm • 2m
Welcome Ambassadors 2

San Francisco’s Answer to Safety Concerns Is More Community Ambassadors

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 24, 2022 • 2:59pm • 3m
Families of Men Killed by Police Accuse DA of Playing Politics With Trial Delays

Families of Men Killed by Police Accuse DA of Playing Politics With Trial Delays

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Oct. 21, 2022 • 6:38pm • 4m
Drug Dealer Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in Bayview Beating Death

Drug Dealer Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in Bayview Beating Death

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 21, 2022 • 1:33pm • 2m
Scammers Targeting San Franciscans Who Have Student Loan Debt

Scammers Targeting San Franciscans Who Have Student Loan Debt

By Josh Koehn
Oct. 21, 2022 • 11:41am • 2m
Police Chief Calls for Review of Homicide Reward Funds After Report Highlights Lack of Payouts 

Police Chief Calls for Review of Homicide Reward Funds After Report Highlights Lack of Payouts 

By Jonah Owen Lamb
Oct. 20, 2022 • 12:02pm • 3m