A 64% rent hike pushed a family out of SF. A legal loophole puts thousands more at risk
Some 14,000 SF apartments have no rent cap. Landlords have every incentive to push tenants out before their buildings age into one.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
A 64% rent hike pushed a family out of SF. A legal loophole puts thousands more at risk
SF Standard
How the 49ers are among the NFL’s biggest spenders — and have the most cap space
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are willing to pay their stars top-of-the-market deals. They have also created flexibility for the future.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
How the 49ers are among the NFL’s biggest spenders — and have the most cap space
SF Standard
Lurie has raised $8.6M to rewrite how SF works. Nobody is really fighting him
The mayor wants to make the biggest changes to the city’s constitution in decades.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
Lurie has raised $8.6M to rewrite how SF works. Nobody is really fighting him
Mission Local
Pintura fresca
Stockton Street. Photo by Walter Mackins.
Pintura fresca
1 hour ago
Mission Local
Pintura fresca
SF Standard
Squatters take over home linked to twisted killing of UC Berkeley prof
A woman claims to have a lease, but one owner was dead and the other locked up at the time the deal was supposedly reached.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
Squatters take over home linked to twisted killing of UC Berkeley prof
SF Standard
The best events in SF this week, from film festivals to World Cup final watch parties
Plus, Oasis’ reopening, Hayes Valley Carnival, the 40th annual AIDS Walk, and more.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
The best events in SF this week, from film festivals to World Cup final watch parties
SF Standard
The taco stand that made me cry
A roadside fruit stand, a 24-year-old taquero, and a reminder of why, after so many years, I still love writing about food.
1 hour ago
SF Standard
The taco stand that made me cry
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Mission Local
Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program
S.F. supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to urge the state to expand the city’s automatic speed camera pilot program
Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program
2 hours ago
Mission Local
Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program
Mission Local
Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial
The sentencing of Nima Momeni, who was found guilty in December 2024 of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee, will be delayed again.
Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial
9 hours ago
Mission Local
Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial
SFiST
Day Around the Bay: Man Arrested After Leaving Large Bag of Meth in Ride-Hail Vehicle
A woman was struck by a train in Santa Rosa; a San Francisco man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire near Union Square then assaulting firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire; and SFPD arrested a Sacramento man who left a large bag of meth in a ride-hail vehicle.
11 hours ago
SFiST
Day Around the Bay: Man Arrested After Leaving Large Bag of Meth in Ride-Hail Vehicle
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Mission Local
San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%
The Board of Supervisors voted to reduce the rate after the city controller warned new housing was too difficult to build.
San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%
12 hours ago
Mission Local
San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%
Mission Local
S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free
S.F. supervisors vote to prioritize funding drug-free permanent supportive housing.
S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free
12 hours ago
Mission Local
S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free
SFiST
Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz
A pontoon-type boat carrying around 20 people sank in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, possibly after a vessel fire, and at least one person is dead and three others are missing — updated from two.
13 hours ago
SFiST
Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz
Mission Local
San Francisco supervisors pass sweeping changes to city code
Some supervisors argue Mandelman’s 362-page ordinance is too complicated for a single vote. It passed anyway.
San Francisco supervisors pass sweeping changes to city code
14 hours ago
Mission Local
San Francisco supervisors pass sweeping changes to city code
SFiST
Four SF Grocery Outlet Stores Are Now Using Facial Recognition Software at Entrances
Grocery Outlet has begun installing technology at several Bay Area locations, which stores images of customers’ faces alongside security camera footage and compares it against a “watchlist” with info about suspected criminal activity shared by other retailers.
17 hours ago
SFiST
Four SF Grocery Outlet Stores Are Now Using Facial Recognition Software at Entrances
SFiST
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car On Sixth Street
A man who was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday in SoMa has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, marking the city's 12th pedestrian death of the year to date.
17 hours ago
SFiST
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car On Sixth Street
SFiST
Trans March Organizers Protest Police Overreach, Seek for Charges to Be Dropped Against Vandalism Suspects
Organizers of this year's Trans March say that the events that unfolded during and after the march were an example of clear police overreach, and they are seeking policy change from city leaders as well as the dropping of charges against four individuals.
18 hours ago
SFiST
Trans March Organizers Protest Police Overreach, Seek for Charges to Be Dropped Against Vandalism Suspects
SFiST
Uber Is Blaming Waymo For July 4th Traffic Fiasco In SF
As San Francisco city leaders continue to assess what went wrong on the night of July 4th to create such a traffic mess around the Marina and Presidio, a letter from Uber points to a few key obstructions caused by — you guessed it — Waymo.
20 hours ago
SFiST
Uber Is Blaming Waymo For July 4th Traffic Fiasco In SF