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Jesse Alejandro Cottrell

‘Shell-shocked’: SF Immigration Court reels from judge firings

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Crying on the job, personal effects prepacked, more firings expected soon — and the cases just keep piling up.

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Kevin V. Nguyen

SF billionaire meets his match: A stubborn tenant named Bill Gates

Business

One tiny law firm refused to give up its lease in downtown San Jose—even as its building was slated for demolition. 

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The Standard’s guide to shopping local this holiday season

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Here are 20 staff recommendations for unique, offbeat, and affordable gifts for the people you love.

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

A bike lane moved, and this San Francisco neighborhood erupted

Protesters on Valencia Street in the city’s Mission District demand new, center-striped bike lanes be removed. Do cyclists even want them?

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly

San Francisco trash-hauling giant Recology spent nearly $500,000 trying to influence City Hall officials last year after a corruption scandal forced the firm to admit to overcharging customers an astonishing amount and put its decades-old monopoly on local garbage at risk.

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‘Shell-shocked’: SF Immigration Court reels from judge firings

SF billionaire meets his match: A stubborn tenant named Bill Gates

The Standard’s guide to shopping local this holiday season

A bike lane moved, and this San Francisco neighborhood erupted

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly