Culture Reporter 

Sam Mondros

San Franciscans are going to absurd lengths to get their hands on Labubus

Culture

From fist fights, to pepper spray, to black markets, the creepy cute must-have plushie has sparked chaos in the Bay Area.

Politics Reporter

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Why Aaron Peskin’s progressive cred may not be enough to win

Politics

News

Peskin’s campaign touts his quarter-century of tenant protections. As evictions have cooled, that message may no longer resonate. 

The Standard Staff

This weekend: Pride parade, Japanese internment opera and an ‘extinction’ event

Plus, remembering the Cockettes, Ani DiFranco plays the Fillmore and Rakim rocks the mic at The Independent.

Julie Zigoris

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.

Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

The murder, prison romance, and false confession shaking up the Innocence Project

Convicted murderer Marritte Funches says he lied to get Maurice Caldwell exonerated of murder by the Northern California Innocence Project. In the process Caldwell’s attorney and Funches fell for each other.

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San Franciscans are going to absurd lengths to get their hands on Labubus

Why Aaron Peskin’s progressive cred may not be enough to win

This weekend: Pride parade, Japanese internment opera and an ‘extinction’ event

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

The murder, prison romance, and false confession shaking up the Innocence Project