Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Constant live music, public drinking, gay bathhouses — is San Francisco suddenly cool or something?

Last June, a group of Proud Boys interrupted a Drag Story Hour event at the San Lorenzo Library. One year later, counter-demonstrators were prepared.

San Francisco city officials and Caltrans have led multiple projects to clean up the city ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Let the bracketeering begin. The Standard's sportswriters make their NCAA tourney picks — see if you can earn bragging rights over Tim Kawakami.

Skate legend David Miles’ long-running party revitalizes a gorgeous 19th century Mid-Market building.