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Field Notes: Photobook Fair, Annie Sprinkle’s ‘Bazoombas,’ and Supporting Indigenous Businesses

Fundraiser for Madrone’s Oscar Myers; local Indigenous businesses; processing trauma through surfing; learning about SF via Muni; downtown alley transformation; Photobook Fair weekend; Annie Sprinkle loves Earth and boobs; lavender and bees; SF’s 55-acre garden.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Field Notes: Photobook Fair, Annie Sprinkle’s ‘Bazoombas,’ and Supporting Indigenous Businesses

SF Standard

With Buster Posey’s manager pick, expect the unexpected

One name that would fit Posey’s out-of-the-box way of building a team is Tony Vitello, the head coach at Tennessee.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

With Buster Posey’s manager pick, expect the unexpected

Mission Local

With Diwali on Monday, South Asian stores contend with 50% tariffs

South Asian storeowners and chefs across San Francisco are finding ways to adapt as import prices surge ahead of festival season. With Diwali on Monday, South Asian stores contend with 50% tariffs

6 hours ago

Mission Local

With Diwali on Monday, South Asian stores contend with 50% tariffs

Mission Local

Explore: How will S.F.’s rezoning affect your neighborhood?

The biggest height increases in San Francisco's zoning plan are assigned to retail corridors. Single-family neighborhoods" Not so much. Explore: How will S.F.’s rezoning affect your neighborhood"

7 hours ago

Mission Local

Explore: How will S.F.’s rezoning affect your neighborhood?

SF Standard

Claudia Altman-Siegel has been a pillar of SF’s art world. Why is she quitting now?

After 16 years as a leading champion of art in SF, Claudia Altman-Siegel is closing her celebrated gallery amid a slowing market.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Claudia Altman-Siegel has been a pillar of SF’s art world. Why is she quitting now?

SF Standard

Here’s how to spend the ideal Saturday on Treasure Island

Take the ferry to the new Cityside Park for a day trip to explore this rapidly changing San Francisco neighborhood.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Here’s how to spend the ideal Saturday on Treasure Island

Mission Local

La Reyna

On 24th Street. Photo by Sara Miles. La Reyna

8 hours ago

Mission Local

La Reyna

SF Standard

We ate at all 27 restaurants in the Japantown malls — then ranked them from worst to first

The Standard’s highly opinionated guide to the best sushi, ramen, and pastries at the Japan Center and Kinokuniya malls.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

We ate at all 27 restaurants in the Japantown malls — then ranked them from worst to first

Mission Local

S.F. day laborers are caught between ICE threats and stolen wages

Day laborers in the Mission are struggling to find work. When they do, some employers take advantage of their undocumented status to underpay them. S.F. day laborers are caught between ICE threats and stolen wages

10 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. day laborers are caught between ICE threats and stolen wages

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Day Around the Bay: OpenAI to Block Users From Using Martin Luther King Jr.’s Likeness

Prince Andrew no longer has his royal titles due to the Epstein scandal; a teenager was arrested for making a false bomb threat to a Marin County high school; and OpenAI is temporarily blocking users from utilizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness.

20 hours ago

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Day Around the Bay: OpenAI to Block Users From Using Martin Luther King Jr.’s Likeness

SF Standard

SF daycare teacher accused of ‘lewd acts’ with child

A teacher at a preschool in Mission Bay was arrested earlier this week for child sex crimes.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

SF daycare teacher accused of ‘lewd acts’ with child

Mission Local

In Spanish Stew,' Marga Gomez dishes about queer S.F. in the ‘70s

Despite her reputation for raunch, queer performance artist Marga Gomez sees "Spanish Stew" as a family show. In Spanish Stew,' Marga Gomez dishes about queer S.F. in the ‘70s

22 hours ago

Mission Local

In Spanish Stew,' Marga Gomez dishes about queer S.F. in the ‘70s

SFiST

This Week In Food: Deep In Fall

A Pearl 6101 chef branches out to Divisadero, a huge new dim sum restaurant opens in the East Bay, and MacKenzie Chung Fegan reviews Happy Crane, all in This Week In Food.

22 hours ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: Deep In Fall

SF Standard

After a decade in Japantown, an SF sushi legend steps away

Kiyoshi Hayakawa, the chef behind Koo and An Japanese Restaurant, is selling his omakase counter to a new owner.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

After a decade in Japantown, an SF sushi legend steps away

Mission Local

S.F. launched an AI chatbot for RV dwellers. It’s got errors.

24 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. launched an AI chatbot for RV dwellers. It’s got errors.

SFiST

SF Mayor Taking Heat for Awarding Big-Bucks Contract to Longtime Donors, Against Staff Recommendations

Some tough questions are suddenly being asked of the Daniel Lurie administration, after they awarded a contract to a very pricey vendor with connections to Lurie, snubbing a much cheaper and more highly rated competitor.

1 day ago

SFiST

SF Mayor Taking Heat for Awarding Big-Bucks Contract to Longtime Donors, Against Staff Recommendations

SFiST

Sam Smith's Castro Theatre Residency Sells Out Fast, Some Seats Still Available For New March Dates

The previously announced residency by Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith, which will serve as the opening act for the renovated Castro Theatre in February and March, was already extended, and now spans over a month, with 20 show dates.

1 day ago

SFiST

Sam Smith's Castro Theatre Residency Sells Out Fast, Some Seats Still Available For New March Dates

SFiST

Scott Wiener Reportedly Plans to Run In Primary for SF's Congressional Seat, Whether Pelosi Retires or Not

As has long been known, state Senator Scott Wiener has political ambitions beyond the California legislature, and this week he's apparently making moves.

1 day ago

SFiST

Scott Wiener Reportedly Plans to Run In Primary for SF's Congressional Seat, Whether Pelosi Retires or Not