Adam Lashinsky

The ex-Marine and legal legend taking the fight to Trump — and the law firms caving to him

Opinion: The ex-Marine and legal legend taking the fight to Trump — and the law firms caving to him

Exclusive: Inside Lurie’s $100M plan to get private donors to pay for homeless beds

Opinion: Exclusive: Inside Lurie’s $100M plan to get private donors to pay for homeless beds

David Crane

Bursting the balloon of Ezra Klein’s ‘Abundance’ theory

Opinion: Bursting the balloon of Ezra Klein’s ‘Abundance’ theory

Oligarchs assemble! A shiny squad of CEOs could save SF — if they know their assignment

Opinion: Oligarchs assemble! A shiny squad of CEOs could save SF — if they know their assignment

Nazli Dakad

Stanford students are careerist corporate climbers — but it’s not (entirely) our fault

Opinion: Stanford students are careerist corporate climbers — but it’s not (entirely) our fault

Matt Mahan

Politicians need performance-based pay. I’ll go first

Opinion: Politicians need performance-based pay. I’ll go first

Eli Grober

Sergey Brin: We need you working 60 hours a week so we can replace you as soon as possible

Opinion: Sergey Brin: We need you working 60 hours a week so we can replace you as soon as possible

Newsom’s gambit: Talk like Bannon, act like Biden

Opinion: Newsom’s gambit: Talk like Bannon, act like Biden

Daniel Lurie is getting budget-rolled by his own bureaucrats

Opinion: Daniel Lurie is getting budget-rolled by his own bureaucrats

Join us for the launch of Taste of SF, a members-only culinary series from The San Francisco Standard

You’re invited: Truffle-making class at Dandelion Chocolate

Join Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, and UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons for a vital conversation on how the Bay Area's unique blend of tech innovation and world-class research drives global medical breakthroughs.

Test: Live In-Person Partay

The San Francisco Unified School District faces massive budget shortfalls and declining enrollment following a turbulent year marked by leadership changes and halted plans to close schools.

Two members of the Board of Education — former educator Phil Kim and Deputy City Attorney and SFUSD parent Jaime Huling — join The Standard’s senior editor Annie Gaus and politics reporter Han Li for a live discussion about the school district’s challenges and the path forward. The guests will also answer questions submitted by the audience.

Fixing SF schools with Board of Education leaders

Robert Saleh was the off-season's first step, what comes next?

Kawakami & Lombardi Talk 49ers

San Francisco voters approved Proposition K, the ballot measure that closed the Great Highway to cars to create a park, but the election inflamed tensions between neighbors who were both for and against it. Supervisor Joel Engardio represents the Sunset, where the Great Highway resides, and joins The Standard’s political reporters Han Li and Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez to talk about the park’s future and how the neighborhood may heal after the contentious election. We’ll take your questions during the livestream.

Great Highway’s future with Supervisor Joel Engardio

Powering Global Medical Research from the Bay Area

The Daniel Lurie era: What we know so far

Mayor Daniel Lurie campaigned on bold promises to transform City Hall, and now he’s beginning to make his mark. Join The Standard's politics team to discuss his first moves in office and what they could mean for the future.

What went wrong for 49ers in 2024 — and how they can fix it in 2025

For all the things that went wrong for the 49ers in 2024, their rookie draft class was not one of them. Building around those players and Brock Purdy can help speed up the 2025 retool.

Brooke Jenkins on public safety and Democrats’ next steps

Following national election losses, the Democratic Party is searching for answers on how to win back voters. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, a tough-on-crime Democrat, won resoundingly in her first full-term bid. She joins The Standard’s Han Li and Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez to discuss how Democrats should change course, her strategies to enhance public safety, and more.

The future of San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood

Join The Standard's Jillian D'Onfro and Kevin V. Nguyen as they discuss the evolution of one of San Francisco's hardest-hit neighborhoods with Simon Bertrang, executive director of SF New Deal; Jeannie Kim, CEO of Bridge Hospitality Management Group; and Randy Shaw, executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic. They'll be broadcasting live from the historic Hibernia building and will be taking your questions!

The future of San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood

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