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San Francisco’s first Japantown was in SoMa. Here’s why it disappeared

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The South of Market area teemed with Japanese businesses from the 1880s to the great earthquake of 1906. 



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The 10 most controversial people on The Standard’s inaugural SF100 power list

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These are the most divisive names on the SF100, according to the people who assembled it.

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John Shea

The one hot bat on a frigid day for Giants: Wilmer Flores

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Flores drove in all four runs in an 8-4 defeat to the Yankees, including his sixth home run — tied for best in the majors. Good thing the Giants stuck with him. 

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Ida Mojadad

When SF voters decide whether to recall the DA, they will also weigh in on the recall process itself

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San Francisco voters already unseated three school board members, and they’ll soon decide on the district attorney’s fate. But even then, the debate over recalls isn’t stopping.

Norlissa M. Cooper

Opinion: I’m a nurse in San Francisco. Don’t blame me for the city’s budget deficit

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Emergency dispatchers, street cleaners, airport janitors and librarians didn’t get us into this budget crisis. Poor spending decisions did.

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San Francisco’s first Japantown was in SoMa. Here’s why it disappeared

The 10 most controversial people on The Standard’s inaugural SF100 power list

The one hot bat on a frigid day for Giants: Wilmer Flores

When SF voters decide whether to recall the DA, they will also weigh in on the recall process itself

Opinion: I’m a nurse in San Francisco. Don’t blame me for the city’s budget deficit