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SF Standard

Leading free-speech group quits leading free-speech platform

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it is leaving X. Some supporters are not happy.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Leading free-speech group quits leading free-speech platform

Mission Local

Mission District shooting leaves victim in critical condition after ‘big fight’

A daytime shooting on Mission Street brought a victim to seek safety inside a local nonprofit. Police are still searching for suspects. Mission District shooting leaves victim in critical condition after ‘big fight’

7 hours ago

Mission Local

Mission District shooting leaves victim in critical condition after ‘big fight’

SF Standard

Amid recent spike in homicides, SF calls for 24-hour ‘ceasefire’

Advocates say poverty, isolation, social media, and easy access to guns are major factors in this year’s uptick in youth-related killings.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Amid recent spike in homicides, SF calls for 24-hour ‘ceasefire’

SFiST

San Francisco Gets Its First Gluten-Free, Celiac-Safe Italian Restaurant, Clementina

There is no life without pasta for most Italians, and given that some Italians must also grapple with the scourge of celiac disease and gluten intolerance, people have found a way to make delicious pasta, and pizza, without the gluten.

8 hours ago

SFiST

San Francisco Gets Its First Gluten-Free, Celiac-Safe Italian Restaurant, Clementina

SF Standard

Dirt Alley no more. Welcome to ‘The Notion Way’

What began as a joke in the AI company’s chat will soon be a real-world street sign in the Sunset.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Dirt Alley no more. Welcome to ‘The Notion Way’

Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: New cannabis dispensary coming to Persia Triangle

The dispensary, Green Field, will open at 4687 Mission St. and it's been seven years in the making, according to the owner's brother. Excelsior Buzz: New cannabis dispensary coming to Persia Triangle

9 hours ago

Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: New cannabis dispensary coming to Persia Triangle

SFiST

Calling It a 'Crisis Point,' DA Brooke Jenkins and Other City Leaders Call For Ceasefire Amid Spike In SF Homicides

There was a press conference Thursday morning on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to address the noted uptick in homicides since the start of the year, which puts the city on track for potentially double the number of homicides we saw in 2025.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Calling It a 'Crisis Point,' DA Brooke Jenkins and Other City Leaders Call For Ceasefire Amid Spike In SF Homicides

SF Standard

Philz corporate overlords want Pride flags to come down. SF baristas say hell no

Workers say the company’s queer identity isn’t décor; it’s kind of the whole point.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

Philz corporate overlords want Pride flags to come down. SF baristas say hell no

SFiST

Supes Veto Appeal to Legalize $5M North Beach Mansion Illegally Converted From Four Units

The SF Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reject an appeal to retroactively legalize a $5 million North Beach single-family home that was illegally converted from four rent-controlled units by a previous owner.

11 hours ago

SFiST

Supes Veto Appeal to Legalize $5M North Beach Mansion Illegally Converted From Four Units

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Mission Local

S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he’d have deserved to be evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes

Recovery supe says, if he was disrupting others' sobriety in supportive housing, he would've accepted being given the boot S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he’d have deserved to be evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes

13 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he’d have deserved to be evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes

SF Standard

Long lenses, longer faces: Crowds awaiting ‘California Henge’ sunrise snap clouds instead

Twice a year, California Street briefly aligns with the rising sun and the Bay Bridge in a fleeting urban spectacle. On Thursday, the fog had other plans.

13 hours ago

SF Standard

Long lenses, longer faces: Crowds awaiting ‘California Henge’ sunrise snap clouds instead

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: How to drink wine and meet D10’s would-be supervisors

Plus: A “to-go” window for Smoke Soul Kitchen, Laughing Monk’s 10th anniversary, and a very large gym on the horizon. Bayview Buzz: How to drink wine and meet D10’s would-be supervisors

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: How to drink wine and meet D10’s would-be supervisors

SFiST

Right-Wingers Accused of Inciting Fights, Pepper Spraying Silicon Valley Shoppers For YouTube Views

A Costco shopper in Mountain View is suffering from vision loss after he was pepper sprayed during an altercation with a right-wing instigator/YouTuber from Southern California.

14 hours ago

SFiST

Right-Wingers Accused of Inciting Fights, Pepper Spraying Silicon Valley Shoppers For YouTube Views

SFiST

Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland Vietnamese Restaurant Rammed By Vehicle Three Times

Tay Ho restaurant in Oakland was rammed by a would-be smash-and-grab thief; demonstrators marched on Market Street against the Iran War; and around 100 youths were detained after breaking into a shuttered theater in San Jose.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland Vietnamese Restaurant Rammed By Vehicle Three Times

SF Standard

Rafael Devers is waking up, and the Giants’ season may depend on his prolific power

The Giants are 43-58 since Buster Posey’s blockbuster trade to acquire the left-handed hitting slugger, but Devers believes better days are ahead.

18 hours ago

SF Standard

Rafael Devers is waking up, and the Giants’ season may depend on his prolific power

Mission Local

As seen on the MV Cape Hudson

At Pier 50. Photo by Joe Eskenazi. As seen on the MV Cape Hudson

18 hours ago

Mission Local

As seen on the MV Cape Hudson

Mission Local

People We Meet: Nigel Poor’s prison-life podcast is coming to S.F.

The artist-cum-podcast host has spent a lifetime thinking about San Francisco’s discarded objects — and its people. People We Meet: Nigel Poor’s prison-life podcast is coming to S.F.

19 hours ago

Mission Local

People We Meet: Nigel Poor’s prison-life podcast is coming to S.F.

SFiST

Incoming Rain Will Bring Possible 1.5 Inches to SF Between Thursday and Sunday

Enjoy the sun today because rain is on its way again for the next several days across much of Northern California.

1 day ago

SFiST

Incoming Rain Will Bring Possible 1.5 Inches to SF Between Thursday and Sunday