Data Reporter

Noah Baustin

Did crime go up in San Francisco this year?

News

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.

Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

2 killings went cold for 20 years until a confession broke the case. But was it a lie?

Roy Lacy told police he murdered two men, but his attorneys say he made it up to escape a hellish Florida prison.

Enterprise Reporter

Alex Mullaney

$2,500 in rent for a rusted RV? The rise of San Francisco’s vanlords

People living in RVs and trailers on city streets find themselves at the mercy of police, parking control officers and profiteers alike.

The Standard Staff

This weekend: A ‘Gremlins’ double feature, remembering Eric Garner and ‘Diego Rivera’s America’

Culture

Plus, dance like a Wes Anderson character at Bardot A Go-Go, and immerse yourself in beautiful pages at the SF Art Book Fair.

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

These 2 globally famous neighborhoods emerged from the pandemic with completely different vibes

Three years after the stay-at-home order came down, North Beach and the Castro could not look more different.

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Did crime go up in San Francisco this year?

2 killings went cold for 20 years until a confession broke the case. But was it a lie?

$2,500 in rent for a rusted RV? The rise of San Francisco’s vanlords

This weekend: A ‘Gremlins’ double feature, remembering Eric Garner and ‘Diego Rivera’s America’

These 2 globally famous neighborhoods emerged from the pandemic with completely different vibes