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Will Mayor Lurie's coat tails remain long in November? Transit backers hope so.

San Francisco's mayor is giving voters discordant messages heading into the next election. But he's likable and popular enough that it may not matter. Will Mayor Lurie's coat tails remain long in November? Transit backers hope so.

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Mission Local

Will Mayor Lurie's coat tails remain long in November? Transit backers hope so.

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SF Standard

Could a San Francisco progressive like Abdul El-Sayed knock out moderate Dems?

The progressive ran on a pro-Palestine platform amidst an upswing for left-wing candidates nationally.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

Could a San Francisco progressive like Abdul El-Sayed knock out moderate Dems?

SF Standard

Kawakami: Don Nelson’s eternal moment — making sure the Warriors drafted Steph Curry

Nelson changed the Warriors in both of his coaching tenures. Then he changed them forever as he was headed out the door.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: Don Nelson’s eternal moment — making sure the Warriors drafted Steph Curry

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SF Standard

Don Nelson, architect of beloved Warriors teams, dies at 86

Before Steph Curry and Steve Kerr won four titles with an innovative style, “Nellie Ball” transformed the sport.

14 hours ago

SF Standard

Don Nelson, architect of beloved Warriors teams, dies at 86

SFiST

Outside Lands 2026 Day Two: The Strokes Find Redemption, Lucy Dacus Croons, and Drag Queens Reign Supreme

Saturday night's biggest surprise was the return of Friday headliner Charli xcx, who took the stage with The Strokes for a performance of "Take It Or Leave It" to send fans home on a major high.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Outside Lands 2026 Day Two: The Strokes Find Redemption, Lucy Dacus Croons, and Drag Queens Reign Supreme

SF Standard

Outside Lands: Strokes fan spends 100 hours hand-beading a dress to match their album art

Outside Lands group costumes are out. Dressing like your favorite artist — or their art — is in.

18 hours ago

SF Standard

Outside Lands: Strokes fan spends 100 hours hand-beading a dress to match their album art

SF Standard

San Francisco is falling for frozen yogurt all over again

A decade after the last boom, the frozen treat is drawing lines again — but this time, the toppings are more sophisticated, and the yogurt is extra tart.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

San Francisco is falling for frozen yogurt all over again

SF Standard

The pandemic exodus was easy. The return is a housing nightmare.

Culture shock and long-distance commutes are bringing former Bay Area residents back, only to find the most brutal housing market in years.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

The pandemic exodus was easy. The return is a housing nightmare.

Mission Local

Of the thousands who attend Outside Lands, some 600 are sorting trash

Behind the scenes, the sustainability crew at Outside Lands does the work attendees don’t see Of the thousands who attend Outside Lands, some 600 are sorting trash

24 hours ago

Mission Local

Of the thousands who attend Outside Lands, some 600 are sorting trash

SFiST

Outside Lands 2026 Day One: Geese Shreds, Charli xcx Triumphs

Things were foggy but largely friendly on Day One of Outside Lands, with the Polo Field and adjoining meadows of Golden Gate Park packed with some 75,000 fans for dozens of acts, large and small.

1 day ago

SFiST

Outside Lands 2026 Day One: Geese Shreds, Charli xcx Triumphs

SFiST

Saturday Links: Cal Acad to Host Phoebe Bridgers Planetarium Listening Sessions

Assemblymember Matt Haney introduces a bill to limit ticket reseller markups; Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as new attorney general; and Marin Bay School, SF's first new public school in a decade, opened Thursday.

1 day ago

SFiST

Saturday Links: Cal Acad to Host Phoebe Bridgers Planetarium Listening Sessions

Mission Local

Pop's

At Pop's Bar. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Pop's

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Pop's

Mission Local

More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California could lose legal aid

More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California are at risk of losing their free legal representation after the nonprofit Acacia lost its federal contract on Aug. 1. More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California could lose legal aid

2 days ago

Mission Local

More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children in California could lose legal aid

Mission Local

‘Apologize and take it down’: Scott Wiener pulls plug on Connie Chan AI chatbot

Several said the best thing for Wiener to do would be to scuttle his Connie Chan chatbot. And that came to pass. ‘Apologize and take it down’: Scott Wiener pulls plug on Connie Chan AI chatbot

2 days ago

Mission Local

‘Apologize and take it down’: Scott Wiener pulls plug on Connie Chan AI chatbot

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: FBI Seeks New Leads In 2016 Pokemon Go Killing

An Alameda man was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly selling a fatal dose of fentanyl in 2024; Kellogg pledges to remove artificial dyes from its cereals by year's end; and a high school shooting near Bangkok leaves at least seven dead.

2 days ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: FBI Seeks New Leads In 2016 Pokemon Go Killing

SFiST

Scott Wiener Removes Connie Chan Chatbot After Backlash From Pelosi, Other Democrats

Scott Wiener is taking down the chatbot he launched to mock congressional opponent Connie Chan after receiving backlash from Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers, acknowledging he “clearly missed the mark.”

2 days ago

SFiST

Scott Wiener Removes Connie Chan Chatbot After Backlash From Pelosi, Other Democrats

Mission Local

Chantel Brooks went missing 3 weeks ago after leaving work in the Tenderloin

Chantel Brooks has been missing for three weeks after leaving work in the Tenderloin. Fairfield Police Department leads the investigation. Chantel Brooks went missing 3 weeks ago after leaving work in the Tenderloin

2 days ago

Mission Local

Chantel Brooks went missing 3 weeks ago after leaving work in the Tenderloin

SFiST

US Marshals Arrest Local Art Fraudster Luke Brugnara In Pandemic Relief Scam

Local real estate investor and convicted fraudster Luke Brugnara, who recently erected an illegal fence at Thornton State Beach, was arrested at his Sunset home after six months on the run from a federal warrant over alleged pandemic relief fraud.

2 days ago

SFiST

US Marshals Arrest Local Art Fraudster Luke Brugnara In Pandemic Relief Scam