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Flair bird

At 22nd and Eureka Streets. Photo by David Chalk. Flair bird

9 hours ago

Mission Local

Flair bird

SF Standard

The Giants’ lineup finally woke up. Is it too late to save the season?

Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, and Casey Schmitt each hit two home runs Friday as San Francisco’s lineup has suddenly turned into a juggernaut.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

The Giants’ lineup finally woke up. Is it too late to save the season?

SF Standard

The middle school miracle: How an SF school went from ‘carnage’ to a waitlist

The $54 million Willie Brown Middle School was to be the pride of SFUSD. Then it cracked apart. Now its principal has led a once-unthinkable turnaround.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

The middle school miracle: How an SF school went from ‘carnage’ to a waitlist

SF Standard

Trained in fierce local politics, SF women lead statewide contests

Former supervisors Fiona Ma, Jane Kim, and Malia Cohen and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis are front-runners in their state races.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

Trained in fierce local politics, SF women lead statewide contests

Mission Local

People We Meet: Frank Maldonado, the boxing coach

Maldonado, 85, began coaching young men to box in the 1980s out of a garage he converted on his block on Cordova Street in the Excelsior. People We Meet: Frank Maldonado, the boxing coach

10 hours ago

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People We Meet: Frank Maldonado, the boxing coach

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Stern Grove Announces Free Concert Series at SFO

Stern Grove is going to be doing free concerts at SFO this summer, by Gate B4; Anthropic is in support of taking an industry-wide "pause" to ensure AI safety; and CA is part of a coalition of states suing over the Warner Brothers-Paramount deal.

22 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Stern Grove Announces Free Concert Series at SFO

SF Standard

False imprisonment or legal protest? Golden Gate Bridge demonstrators await verdict

Seven protesters decrying the war in Gaza could be sentenced to 15 years in prison for delaying traffic for hours.

22 hours ago

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False imprisonment or legal protest? Golden Gate Bridge demonstrators await verdict

Mission Local

Urban Alchemy worker shot by BB gun at San Francisco’s UC Law campus

Urban Alchemy worker was struck by a pellet fired from a BB gun in “suspicious injury incident” while on duty in the Tenderloin. Urban Alchemy worker shot by BB gun at San Francisco’s UC Law campus

23 hours ago

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Urban Alchemy worker shot by BB gun at San Francisco’s UC Law campus

SFiST

This Week In Food: A New Bar and Restaurant Arrives Near the Ballpark

Bar Malone's has softly opened in the former District space on Townsend Street, Goop Kitchen is opening a second location in SoMa, and there may be some movement, finally, over at Anchor Brewing, all in This Week in Food.

23 hours ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: A New Bar and Restaurant Arrives Near the Ballpark

SFiST

Nopa, the Restaurant Anchor of a Neighborhood, Celebrates 20 Years

Nopa, the bustling restaurant at the corner of Divisadero and Hayes in the Western Addition sub-neighborhood that came to be known as NoPa two decades ago, is celebrating 20 years in business this week, and they had a big bash to mark the occasion on Thursday night.

24 hours ago

SFiST

Nopa, the Restaurant Anchor of a Neighborhood, Celebrates 20 Years

SF Standard

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries became a phenomenon

In addition to the on-court success, Golden State’s WNBA team has become a commercial juggernaut.

24 hours ago

SF Standard

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries became a phenomenon

SFiST

Court Allows Kars 4 Kids to Keep Ads on Air In California While It Appeals Ban

Just when Californians thought the airwaves would be free of those mind-numbing Kars 4 Kids jingles, a court ruled that the company can continue running its ads during the appeals process.

1 day ago

SFiST

Court Allows Kars 4 Kids to Keep Ads on Air In California While It Appeals Ban

SF Standard

The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for June 5–7 in San Francisco

Expect a high chance of drag shows, flaky pastries, street fairs, and sunshine.

1 day ago

SF Standard

The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for June 5–7 in San Francisco

Mission Local

S.F. nonprofit boss seeks to shift $2.3M from dissolving Tenderloin org to her own nonprofit

The Bay Area Women's and Children's Center is dissolving. Its director wants the funds for a nonprofit she controls. S.F. nonprofit boss seeks to shift $2.3M from dissolving Tenderloin org to her own nonprofit

1 day ago

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S.F. nonprofit boss seeks to shift $2.3M from dissolving Tenderloin org to her own nonprofit

SFiST

Fairfield High School Relocates Graduation Ceremony Following Fatal Shooting

After one person was killed and three others injured in a shooting outside a continuation school's graduation ceremony at Fairfield High School, Fairfield High announced its own graduation ceremony will be moved to a different location.

1 day ago

SFiST

Fairfield High School Relocates Graduation Ceremony Following Fatal Shooting

SFiST

Person Thrown From Three-Wheeler In Collision With Car In SF's Western Addition, Four Hospitalized

Four people were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries after a three-wheeled vehicle crashed into a car that allegedly ran a red light in San Francisco’s Western Addition, ejecting a passenger.

1 day ago

SFiST

Person Thrown From Three-Wheeler In Collision With Car In SF's Western Addition, Four Hospitalized

Mission Local

See monster

At Rainbow Falls. Photo by Cathy Tran. See monster

1 day ago

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See monster

Mission Local

Michael Durand, Westside newspaperman who turned neighbors into writers, dies at 70

Newspaper editor Michael Durand died last week, leaving behind two neighborhood papers, and a legacy of writers. Michael Durand, Westside newspaperman who turned neighbors into writers, dies at 70

1 day ago

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Michael Durand, Westside newspaperman who turned neighbors into writers, dies at 70