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Get ‘tea-drunk’ at San Francisco’s first freshly milled matcha cafe

Family-run Constance uses traditional Japanese stone mills and serves Taiwanese teas pulled to order on a custom-built machine.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

Get ‘tea-drunk’ at San Francisco’s first freshly milled matcha cafe

SF Standard

Opinion: San Francisco’s left has a growing antisemitism problem

Scott Wiener was pushed out of the Trans March last week. His opponents say it was because of his policies. Make no mistake: It was because he’s Jewish.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

Opinion: San Francisco’s left has a growing antisemitism problem

Mission Local

When One Door Closes

Ocean Avenue. Photo by Walter Mackins. When One Door Closes

5 hours ago

Mission Local

When One Door Closes

Mission Local

The last days of Puddle Jumpers, one of the Mission's rare co-op daycares

The city’s newest expansion of childcare and preschool subsidies has been good news for many parents, and bad news for some childcare cooperatives. The last days of Puddle Jumpers, one of the Mission's rare co-op daycares

7 hours ago

Mission Local

The last days of Puddle Jumpers, one of the Mission's rare co-op daycares

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SF Standard

Golden Gate Bridge fireworks: Here are the street closures and Muni changes

Ahead of the rare spectacle, Muni will yank its cable cars: Best to plan ahead or get stuck.

17 hours ago

SF Standard

Golden Gate Bridge fireworks: Here are the street closures and Muni changes

SFiST

Fillmore Jazz Festival Returns This Weekend, Spanning 11 Blocks With 30+ Acts

After briefly facing cancellation in 2025 over a funding shortfall, the annual Fillmore Jazz Festival returns this weekend with two days of free live performances, food vendors, and merchants along Fillmore Street for its 4th of July tradition dating back to 1986

19 hours ago

SFiST

Fillmore Jazz Festival Returns This Weekend, Spanning 11 Blocks With 30+ Acts

SFiST

California DMV Orders Thousands to Retake Written Test Within 30 Days or Lose Licenses

Around 11,000 drivers in California received a vague letter from the DMV that their written test results showed “irregularities” — just days after it was announced that the DMV and other state agencies had begun using Anthropic’s Claude AI tools.

21 hours ago

SFiST

California DMV Orders Thousands to Retake Written Test Within 30 Days or Lose Licenses

SFiST

Democratic Operative Alexis Podesta Wore a Wire In FBI Probe In Sacramento

A well known Democratic figure in Sacramento, Alexis Podesta, reportedly wore a wire as part of her cooperation with federal investigators as they homed in on former Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson.

22 hours ago

SFiST

Democratic Operative Alexis Podesta Wore a Wire In FBI Probe In Sacramento

Mission Local

San Francisco immigration hotline loses funding in mayor’s final budget

24 hours ago

Mission Local

San Francisco immigration hotline loses funding in mayor’s final budget

SFiST

Driver Crashes Into Boudin Bakery at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Injuring Two

Two people were hospitalized with injuries that weren’t life-threatening after a driver crashed into the back of Boudin Bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf Thursday.

1 day ago

SFiST

Driver Crashes Into Boudin Bakery at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Injuring Two

SFiST

Semiquincentennial Eve Constitutional: Will the Golden Gate Fireworks Get Fogged Over?

San Jose is relocating World Cup watch parties Sunday out of San Pedro Square; SF's Marina District is bracing for massive crowds tomorrow; but the fireworks may not even be visible because of that reliable July 4th fog.

1 day ago

SFiST

Semiquincentennial Eve Constitutional: Will the Golden Gate Fireworks Get Fogged Over?

Mission Local

Exotic Iris

In the Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. Photo by John Swanda. Exotic Iris

1 day ago

Mission Local

Exotic Iris

SF Standard

Grading the World Cup: 5 reporters assess the Bay Area experience

The 49ers’ stadium marked the site of the U.S. men’s national team’s first knockout stage win since 2002.

1 day ago

SF Standard

Grading the World Cup: 5 reporters assess the Bay Area experience

SF Standard

My mom wants a sex robot. Will China or the U.S. give it to her first?

Though Silicon Valley is the epicenter of tech, the region lags behind China in production of humanoid robots.

1 day ago

SF Standard

My mom wants a sex robot. Will China or the U.S. give it to her first?

SF Standard

The Bay Area’s ‘little Narnia’ is hiding just over the hill from Silicon Valley

Forget Pacifica. For food obsessives, the best beach day is in Coastside, an enclave that includes Moss Beach, El Granada, and Half Moon Bay.

1 day ago

SF Standard

The Bay Area’s ‘little Narnia’ is hiding just over the hill from Silicon Valley

Mission Local

A monster stolen, a monster regained: Inside a San Francisco cargo-bike heist

After a Richmond District cargo bike was stolen on Monday, one local bike enthusiast took matters into her own pedals. A monster stolen, a monster regained: Inside a San Francisco cargo-bike heist

1 day ago

Mission Local

A monster stolen, a monster regained: Inside a San Francisco cargo-bike heist

Mission Local

In 'Absolutely Science Fiction!' at Z-Space, Bradbury and Vonnegut are together at last

In “Absolutely Science Fiction!” at Z Space through July 19, literary theatre troupe Word for Word performs short stories by Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury. In 'Absolutely Science Fiction!' at Z-Space, Bradbury and Vonnegut are together at last

1 day ago

Mission Local

In 'Absolutely Science Fiction!' at Z-Space, Bradbury and Vonnegut are together at last

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game

The Onion will be airing its long-awaited parody of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ on Thursdays; an SF pop star named her tour after the Stonestown Galleria; and fans serenaded the US men’s team to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Road,” following their victory Wednesday night.

1 day ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game