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AI’s new political donor class is already outspending Big Tech’s last one

Campaign filings show AI employees donating faster, more heavily, and more in sync than three prior tech-IPO donor classes. Here’s where the money is going.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

AI’s new political donor class is already outspending Big Tech’s last one

SF Standard

Is this the best-dressed man in tech?

Plus: Odyssey fever hits San Francisco, AI billionaires are dropping beats, and who will star in a Real Housewives of Silicon Valley?

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Is this the best-dressed man in tech?

SF Standard

The 2 threats to Luis Arráez’s batting title chase? A trade and a former Giant

The San Francisco Giants let one potential batting champion get away in 2024. Another could be on his way out ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

The 2 threats to Luis Arráez’s batting title chase? A trade and a former Giant

SF Standard

Two women fell in love, then went on a crime spree. Only one survived

A tragic romance drove Nicole Holmes and Aamonte Hadley to rob their way across the Bay Area, before tearing them apart forever.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Two women fell in love, then went on a crime spree. Only one survived

Mission Local

Little boxes

On Innes Avenue. Photo by Walter Mackins. Little boxes

3 hours ago

Mission Local

Little boxes

Mission Local

My Mission: Meet the Roxie Theater’s programming director, Isabel Fondevila

Isabel Fondevila spoke about what film means to her and how she goes about selecting films for the Roxie Theater. My Mission: Meet the Roxie Theater’s programming director, Isabel Fondevila

4 hours ago

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My Mission: Meet the Roxie Theater’s programming director, Isabel Fondevila

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: 7.3M Earthquake Strikes Mexico-Guatemala Border

State Senator Scott Wiener sees sizable donations from viral Trans March video, a 7.3 earthquake rattles the Mexico-Guatemala border, and Canadian wildfires may impact Sunday's World Cup final.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: 7.3M Earthquake Strikes Mexico-Guatemala Border

SFiST

Daytime Realness, the Popular Sunday Party at El Rio, Turns 15

It's rare that a club party lives on for 15 years, but the queer monthly and seasonal day party at El Rio called Daytime Realness has managed to do just that, against all odds, and in this fickle and ever-more expensive city.

16 hours ago

SFiST

Daytime Realness, the Popular Sunday Party at El Rio, Turns 15

SFiST

Second Sheriff’s Deputy Charged This Week In Separate Sexual Assault Case at SF County Jail

A former SF Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly forcing a woman to perform oral sex in the bathroom of the county jail, and trying to dissuade her from reporting it soon after — all within a month of being hired at County Jail No 2.

16 hours ago

SFiST

Second Sheriff’s Deputy Charged This Week In Separate Sexual Assault Case at SF County Jail

SF Standard

Former sheriff’s deputy charged for alleged sexual assault in county jail

The charges against Damon Jones, 34, come days after another deputy was charged for allegedly abusing an inmate.

17 hours ago

SF Standard

Former sheriff’s deputy charged for alleged sexual assault in county jail

SFiST

This Week In Food: Long Live The Mill

Chef Seth Stowaway returns with an underground dinner series, Handroll Hawker debuts on Polk, and Dead Letter arrives on the square in Sonoma, all in This Week in Food.

17 hours ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: Long Live The Mill

SFiST

Cyclosporia Outbreak In Midwest Linked to Lettuce From Monterey County Supplier

Shredded iceberg lettuce sold at some Taco Bell restaurants in five Midwestern states has been linked to the current outbreak of an intestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis, which is believed to have been supplied by Salinas-based Taylor Farms.

18 hours ago

SFiST

Cyclosporia Outbreak In Midwest Linked to Lettuce From Monterey County Supplier

SFiST

Harry Potter-Themed Drone Show Coming to Oracle Park

A family-friendly drone show is coming to Oracle Park in September which will feature images and characters from the Harry Potter universe, rendered in the air above the stands via 1,200 drones.

18 hours ago

SFiST

Harry Potter-Themed Drone Show Coming to Oracle Park

Mission Local

Meet the billionaires behind $336M ‘explosion’ of money in California politics, per new report

San Francisco is no stranger to concentrated wealth shaping City Hall, and big-money spenders did well here during the last primary. Meet the billionaires behind $336M ‘explosion’ of money in California politics, per new report

19 hours ago

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Meet the billionaires behind $336M ‘explosion’ of money in California politics, per new report

SF Standard

The Giants’ farm system hasn’t been this good since Buster Posey was a prospect

San Francisco’s struggles in the last decade are directly correlated to the franchise’s inability to identify, draft, and develop top talent.

23 hours ago

SF Standard

The Giants’ farm system hasn’t been this good since Buster Posey was a prospect

Mission Local

Soup of the day

Mission and Sycamore. Photo by Walter Mackins. Soup of the day

1 day ago

Mission Local

Soup of the day

Mission Local

Future low-income senior housing at 1234 Great Highway still a Motel 6 for now

Preliminary project permits for 1234 Great Highway in the Sunset were resubmitted. But the project is still "on hiatus." Future low-income senior housing at 1234 Great Highway still a Motel 6 for now

1 day ago

Mission Local

Future low-income senior housing at 1234 Great Highway still a Motel 6 for now

Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: Sunset Village is almost open, and the snowy plovers are back

The Outer Sunset is getting a new multi-purpose space. Also, western snowy plovers make their return to Ocean Beach after nesting season. Sunset Buzz: Sunset Village is almost open, and the snowy plovers are back

1 day ago

Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: Sunset Village is almost open, and the snowy plovers are back