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Michael Barba

Prominent San Francisco developer paid bribes to building inspection employees, Feds say

News

Sia Tahbazof, a civil engineer and philanthropist, was charged with fraud Thursday for allegedly paying bribes to Bernie Curran and other former DBI employees.

Jonathan Weber

Best of The Standard: Editor’s Top 10 for May

Our first-ever poll, a controversial story about DA Chesa Boudin and, yes, the Golden State Warriors were among our May highlights.

Sports Reporter

Danny Emerman

Brandin Podziemski is more than just a Valkyries superfan

Sports

The Warriors guard made an early recommendation to GM Ohemaa Nyanin to add Veronica Burton to the team's inaugural roster. 

News Reporter

Garrett Leahy

The stolen Banksy of Fisherman’s Wharf: An art mystery

Culture

A ‘stolen Banksy’ was listed for sale online for $700,000, and then reclaimed by the cops and FBI after it had been missing for years.

Police beat a man during a minor traffic stop. Now SF is paying out $375K amid calls for reform

SF police beat a man during a 2019 traffic stop in North Beach, and the incident is now being seen as an example of why police should end the use of pretextual stops.

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Prominent San Francisco developer paid bribes to building inspection employees, Feds say

Best of The Standard: Editor’s Top 10 for May

Brandin Podziemski is more than just a Valkyries superfan

The stolen Banksy of Fisherman’s Wharf: An art mystery

Police beat a man during a minor traffic stop. Now SF is paying out $375K amid calls for reform