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America’s 250th: The empire that founded SF has a warning for us

San Francisco turns 250 alongside America — as the last outpost of a Spanish empire that collapsed shortly after. The parallels to today are hard to ignore.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

America’s 250th: The empire that founded SF has a warning for us

Mission Local

Build up your mind

At 6th and Market streets. Photo by Michael Santiago. Build up your mind

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Build up your mind

SF Standard

Here’s what’s going into the former Rosamunde Sausage Grill next to Toronado

With Haight Street’s famed craft beer bar under new ownership, a restaurant pro is taking over the 300-square-foot space next door.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

Here’s what’s going into the former Rosamunde Sausage Grill next to Toronado

SF Standard

Opinion: The Giants have forgotten whose city this is

The baseball cap controversy show that team is losing more than games — it’s losing touch with the city it claims to represent.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

Opinion: The Giants have forgotten whose city this is

SF Standard

The street-sweeper shuffle: Life as an SF driver without a garage

They have a whole ritual to keep their parking spots. What it looks like depends on the neighborhood.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

The street-sweeper shuffle: Life as an SF driver without a garage

SF Standard

‘People will pay anything’: Why SF rents are breaking records this summer

Low supply and aggressive AI hiring are leading to $50,000 rentals, with some neighborhoods seeing rents 50% higher than just last year.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

‘People will pay anything’: Why SF rents are breaking records this summer

Mission Local

Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots — and a direct line to Pelosi

The pick of Rudy Gonzalez as campaign manager, one said, is a “leveling up" in Connie Chan's campaign for Congress. Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots — and a direct line to Pelosi

3 hours ago

Mission Local

Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots — and a direct line to Pelosi

Mission Local

'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

Oakland-born artist Demetri Broxton set out to illustrate how the Second Great Migration brought his family to the Bay Area — but that history is as much about the unknown as the knowable. 'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

4 hours ago

Mission Local

'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

SF Standard

The Bay Area hosted six World Cup games. The best was saved for last

The U.S. Men’s National Team beat Bosnia & Herzegovina in Santa Clara, capping three weeks in which the region became the center of the soccer world.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

The Bay Area hosted six World Cup games. The best was saved for last

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SFiST

Mill Valley Swimmer Begins Quest to Become First Person to Swim Entire California Coast

Marathon swimmer Catherine Breed began her 900-mile swim down California’s coast from the Oregon border Wednesday where she’ll swim for five hours a day with the goal of reaching the Mexican border by November.

14 hours ago

SFiST

Mill Valley Swimmer Begins Quest to Become First Person to Swim Entire California Coast

SFiST

Charges Filed In Pride Weekend Shooting and Stabbing Incidents, Trans March Vandalism

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges today against six individuals relating to several separate incidents that occurred over Pride Weekend in the city.

14 hours ago

SFiST

Charges Filed In Pride Weekend Shooting and Stabbing Incidents, Trans March Vandalism

Mission Local

S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety

Steven Betz, the mayor's chief of public safety, said the results coming out of the RESET center are positive so far. S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety

15 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety

SFiST

World Cup Watch Parties Canceled at Mission Bay's SPARK Social Following Shooting

SPARK Social, the food-truck zone and gathering spot on Mission Bay Boulevard, has announced the cancellation of all upcoming World Cup watch parties following a shooting Tuesday night.

16 hours ago

SFiST

World Cup Watch Parties Canceled at Mission Bay's SPARK Social Following Shooting

SFiST

San Francisco-Based Actor and Activist Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's Disease

Actor and activist Danny Glover went on the Today show Wednesday to reveal that he is living with Alzheimer's disease, and has been for four years now.

16 hours ago

SFiST

San Francisco-Based Actor and Activist Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's Disease

SFiST

Trans March Organizers Double Down, Say Scott Wiener Was Never In Danger

Organizers of the Trans March are not apologizing for the treatment that state Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener received last Friday as he passed through the pre-march rally in Dolores Park.

19 hours ago

SFiST

Trans March Organizers Double Down, Say Scott Wiener Was Never In Danger

SFiST

Two Injured In Shooting Outside World Cup Watch Party In SF’s Mission Bay

A shooting occurred near a World Cup watch party at Spark Social in SF’s Mission Bay neighborhood Tuesday night following the game, and both victims are expected to survive.

22 hours ago

SFiST

Two Injured In Shooting Outside World Cup Watch Party In SF’s Mission Bay

Mission Local

Ice skating jumps

At Golden Gate Park. Photo by Jay A. Martin. Ice skating jumps

1 day ago

Mission Local

Ice skating jumps

Mission Local

Bernal Heights neighbors wonder: Where have all the sewer grates gone?

Every few weeks at around 3 a.m., a tall, slim, mystery man appears on the security cameras of Bernal Heights. Bernal Heights neighbors wonder: Where have all the sewer grates gone?

1 day ago

Mission Local

Bernal Heights neighbors wonder: Where have all the sewer grates gone?