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Noah Baustin

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He helps contractors land building permits. Then his nephews do the inspections

News

Frank Chiu once led the Department of Building Inspection. Now he consults on projects that are later inspected by his relatives.

Did crime go up in San Francisco this year?

Many have painted San Francisco as a ‘Mad Max’-style wasteland under siege by unprecedented levels of crime. But a year-end analysis of crime data by The Standard shows that narrative is more spin than substance.

News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Gov. Newsom vetoes safe drug use site bill, citing ‘unintended consequences’

The bill, SB 57, would have permitted sites for supervised drug use under state law. Harm reduction advocates had lobbied hard for its passage. 

Sports Reporter

Danny Emerman

Where the Warriors go from here as a pivotal offseason begins

Sports

A decision on Jonathan Kuminga's future, building around Steph Curry, and checking in on Giannis Antetokounmpo are all on the radar.

Enterprise Reporter

Alex Mullaney

Forget the Central Subway—what’s happening with the Central Freeway?

SF City Hall was supposed to look into tearing down the remainder of the Central Freeway and replacing it with housing—but never did. Now a grassroots campaign is reviving the idea.

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He helps contractors land building permits. Then his nephews do the inspections

Did crime go up in San Francisco this year?

Gov. Newsom vetoes safe drug use site bill, citing ‘unintended consequences’

Where the Warriors go from here as a pivotal offseason begins

Forget the Central Subway—what’s happening with the Central Freeway?