The Standard Staff

The San Francisco Standard’s most-read stories of 2023

From sex in robotaxis to the doom loop and Bob Lee’s killing, these are the most popular stories from The Standard in 2023.

San Francisco is earmarking $6 million to help beautify the area around the Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround and fill vacant storefronts.


Malls across the Bay Area may be dying, but Stonestown Galleria is thriving, thanks in part to popular Japanese stores and restaurants.

Female environmentalists played an outsized role in preserving the region’s natural beauty. 

San Francisco and architectural firm Gensler are looking into building a soccer stadium in the city’s downtown where a mall currently stands.