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SF Standard

Troubled Mid-Market hotel could reopen after absentee owner is pushed out

The foreclosure of the Whitcomb could pave the way for the revival of a struggling downtown neighborhood.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

Troubled Mid-Market hotel could reopen after absentee owner is pushed out

SF Standard

49ers vs. Rams: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions

The Niners are short-handed on a short week. Does that guarantee they’ll come up short?

6 hours ago

SF Standard

49ers vs. Rams: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions

SF Standard

SF has no shortage of places to shoot pool — but none has drinks like this

Upscale Mission billiards parlor The Hall opens with lychee mai tais and pork-belly skewers — and, oh yeah, plenty of tables.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

SF has no shortage of places to shoot pool — but none has drinks like this

SF Standard

9 must-see art exhibits around the Bay in October

From MoAD’s 20th anniversary to new talents at Ikea, there’s a month’s worth of outstanding works to explore.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

9 must-see art exhibits around the Bay in October

SF Standard

Four kids, no dates: Tech bros plan families they’re too busy to start

Matchmakers say San Francisco has plenty of beautiful women. The tech bros just won’t show up.

6 hours ago

SF Standard

Four kids, no dates: Tech bros plan families they’re too busy to start

SF Standard

20 events in SF this week, from a Blair Witch rave to the classic Castro Street Fair

What’s worth checking out? We’ll help you choose.

20 hours ago

SF Standard

20 events in SF this week, from a Blair Witch rave to the classic Castro Street Fair

Mission Local

The birds

At 24th and Mission Streets. Photo by Angel Mayorga. The birds

6 hours ago

Mission Local

The birds

Mission Local

Someone abandoned a suitcase in S.F. Inside: Fillmore's forgotten history.

The suitcase was donated to a Bayview nonprofit. Inside were dozens of photos of San Francisco's "Harlem of the West." Someone abandoned a suitcase in S.F. Inside: Fillmore's forgotten history.

8 hours ago

Mission Local

Someone abandoned a suitcase in S.F. Inside: Fillmore's forgotten history.

Mission Local

Ink at the library: See artists' tattooed bodies in new S.F. exhibit

"Living Tattoo Traditions" features portraits of 24 artists, and their clients, at the San Francisco public library's main branch. Ink at the library: See artists' tattooed bodies in new S.F. exhibit

24 hours ago

Mission Local

Ink at the library: See artists' tattooed bodies in new S.F. exhibit

Mission Local

Lost in translation: Bay Area’s Chinese undocumented immigrants face court alone

Mission Local could only identify three Chinese-speaking deportation attorneys in the Bay Area, an undersized team serving hundreds. Lost in translation: Bay Area’s Chinese undocumented immigrants face court alone

1 day ago

Mission Local

Lost in translation: Bay Area’s Chinese undocumented immigrants face court alone

Mission Local

The Star Girl

At Sansome and Sutter Streets. Photo by Michael Santiago. The Star Girl

1 day ago

Mission Local

The Star Girl

Mission Local

SFPD spent 44% of Mission overtime budget on 24/7 police bus, captain says

For nearly 200 days, a police bus cost the Mission police station 44 percent of its monthly overtime budget, Captain Sean Perdomo said. SFPD spent 44% of Mission overtime budget on 24/7 police bus, captain says

1 day ago

Mission Local

SFPD spent 44% of Mission overtime budget on 24/7 police bus, captain says

SFiST

SF Drag Queens to Do Taylor Swift Tribute In Celebration of 'Life of a Showgirl' Release

Swifties and drag fans can unite at Oasis to celebrate a new studio album from Taylor Swift, her 12th, 'Life of a Showgirl' — also, Alamo Drafthouse and the Metreon are showing the 'Release Party' movie.

4 minutes ago

SFiST

SF Drag Queens to Do Taylor Swift Tribute In Celebration of 'Life of a Showgirl' Release

SFiST

Now Sam Smith Is Getting Blowback for Depicting Queer People Smoking In New SF-Shot Music Video

Leave it to Bay Area denizens on Facebook, but some serious finger-wagging and multi-exclamation-point indignation is happening in at least one corner of social media about the amount of smoking seen Sam Smith's new music video, shot in SF's Castro.

1 hour ago

SFiST

Now Sam Smith Is Getting Blowback for Depicting Queer People Smoking In New SF-Shot Music Video

SFiST

Thursday Morning What's Up: Travis AFB Families to Feel Impacts of Shutdown

Active duty Air Force members and businesses who depend on Travis AFB customers will feel impacts of stopped paychecks; a 47-year-old Santa Rosa woman goes missing on a hike; and the rain is supposed to stop today and give way to sun.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Thursday Morning What's Up: Travis AFB Families to Feel Impacts of Shutdown

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Reggie Aqui Leaves ABC 7 News After Ten Years

There were hundreds of wind-related flight delays at SFO Wednesday; Brock Purdy has been sidelined again for Thursday night’s Rams game; and Reggie Aqui is leaving KGO and his 'ABC7 Mornings' position after ten years at the station.

19 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Reggie Aqui Leaves ABC 7 News After Ten Years

SFiST

More Frank Somerville Trouble, as He’s Charged With Battery Over Alleged Drunken 2024 Incident

Yet another troubling development involving former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville, as we’re learning of a November 2024 incident over which he’s now charged with battery, and the story sure is similar to what got him arrested again last month.

20 hours ago

SFiST

More Frank Somerville Trouble, as He’s Charged With Battery Over Alleged Drunken 2024 Incident

SFiST

Former Pelosi Aide Gary McCoy Announces He’s Running Against Manny Yekutiel for District 8 Supervisor

There are already two candidates who’ve announced they’re running for Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s District 8 seat when he’s termed out in the November 2026 election, as one-time Nancy Pelosi aide Gary McCoy has thrown his hat in the ring.

23 hours ago

SFiST

Former Pelosi Aide Gary McCoy Announces He’s Running Against Manny Yekutiel for District 8 Supervisor

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