Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

‘Tired of the negativity’: Breed hits back at doubters in State of the City speech

Politics

News

In a State of the City speech that featured both a Teddy Roosevelt quote and outro music of Destiny’s Child’s ‘Survivor,’ Mayor London Breed pushed back on her doubters.

Maryann Jones Thompson

San Francisco’s terrifying ambulance situation and more good, bad and ugly grades for city services

The annual report card on city services shows good marks for livability but failing grades for many life-saving services.

Liz Lindqwister

Is San Francisco on track for another dot-com bust?

Business

Tech has always been a boom-and-bust industry. So how do today’s woes compare to those of 2001’s market crash? 

Is San Francisco losing its position as the nation’s capital of venture capital?

New numbers show SF startups continue to grab a big slice of America’s shrinking VC pie but growth in LA and NY is threatening the Bay Area’s longstanding dominance.

SF layoffs top 10,000: Time to worry?

A look at The Standard’s “State of the City” dashboard reveals the latest trends in SF’s labor market and other key metrics. 