Liz Lindqwister

Will LGBTQ+ contestants make Miss California relevant again?

Culture

Nationwide debates about queer and trans visibility have shined a new spotlight on what many have long thought of as an outdated tradition: pageants.

Julie Zigoris

Inside San Francisco’s Masonic halls and fraternal lodges, mystery and majesty abound

From Freemasons to Odd Fellows, fraternal orders fill a basic societal need—one that San Franciscans still search for today. 

Marisa Kendall

Can AI prevent homelessness? A California county is testing it

News

Machine learning predicts who will end up on the street, and then social workers step in and offer to help.

The Standard Staff

This weekend: David Huffman, Off the Grid, Papercuts, Boyz II Men and more

Plus, Boyz II Men, Trans Day of Visibility, Pitches 2 Riches Comedy Show, Caroline Rose and the return of Electroluxx at Public Works.

Sense vs. sentiment: The battle for the soul of Fillmore’s Clay Theatre

As preservationists and city officials work to ensure the function of a century-old cinema survives, others argue that only the historic facade and design are worth saving.

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Will LGBTQ+ contestants make Miss California relevant again?

Inside San Francisco’s Masonic halls and fraternal lodges, mystery and majesty abound

Can AI prevent homelessness? A California county is testing it

This weekend: David Huffman, Off the Grid, Papercuts, Boyz II Men and more

Sense vs. sentiment: The battle for the soul of Fillmore’s Clay Theatre