Education Reporter

Ida Mojadad

What will it take to keep SF students in school amid the spike in absenteeism?

News

Chronic absenteeism in the San Francisco Unified School District has more than doubled from pre-pandemic levels, with one school reporting an 89% truancy rate. 

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

San Francisco lost some great restaurants in 2023—but some wonderful places returned

Food & Drink

Culture

From neighborhood Chinese restaurants to chef-driven projects with Michelin stars, this year saw plenty of turnover.

Julie Zigoris

He died in a Jewish ghetto. How did his long-lost art end up on a bench in San Francisco?

A martyred Russian artist had been dead for 81 years. Then his life's work turned up one morning in a bayside park. Who was he? And who abandoned his long-missing art?

Tim Redmond

Opinion: ‘San Fransicko’ gets it upside down: it’s neoliberals who ruin cities

Opinion

Progressives aren’t in charge in SF. It’s the economic policies of Ronald Reagan and mainstream liberals that have produced the crisis in the streets. 

The Standard Staff

This week in civics: Demand gun safety, walk across town, be SF proud

Plus, once you’re done keeping your tiny human alive for the day, talk to other moms about how caretaking can be a revolutionary act.

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What will it take to keep SF students in school amid the spike in absenteeism?

San Francisco lost some great restaurants in 2023—but some wonderful places returned

He died in a Jewish ghetto. How did his long-lost art end up on a bench in San Francisco?

Opinion: ‘San Fransicko’ gets it upside down: it’s neoliberals who ruin cities

This week in civics: Demand gun safety, walk across town, be SF proud