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People We Meet: Reina Torres, a lifetime making pupusas

Reina Torres has been making pupusas for most of her life. She's now making pupusas for Mission residents using her grandma's recipe. People We Meet: Reina Torres, a lifetime making pupusas

33 minutes ago

Mission Local

People We Meet: Reina Torres, a lifetime making pupusas

Mission Local

The Big Question: What are you most proud of in your life?

Will it hurt us, help us, gobble us up" The Big Question: What are you most proud of in your life"

33 minutes ago

Mission Local

The Big Question: What are you most proud of in your life?

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SF Standard

SFUSD votes to end its controversial lottery enrollment system

Students will be guaranteed a place at a school in their neighborhood.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

SFUSD votes to end its controversial lottery enrollment system

SF Standard

Theo Baker joins The Standard to cover AI and the people building it

The George Polk Award-winning journalist and author of “How to Rule the World” will write a reported column, features, and scoops on AI from our San Francisco newsroom.

2 hours ago

SF Standard

Theo Baker joins The Standard to cover AI and the people building it

SF Standard

The smart home seemed like a great idea. Now it’s a target for rogue AI

Why you might want to turn on two-factor authentication for your smart oven.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

The smart home seemed like a great idea. Now it’s a target for rogue AI

SF Standard

After death, a rent hike: A widow and a daughter on the cost of losing a leaseholder

When a rent-controlled tenant dies, state law lets landlords reset the rent on the spouse or child left behind. Two SF women know the cost.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

After death, a rent hike: A widow and a daughter on the cost of losing a leaseholder

SF Standard

Kawakami: The MVPs — Most Valkyrie Parts — of this exhilarating season

Natalie Nakase’s team is stronger and more ferocious without a superstar because everything holds together when everybody is on equal ground.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: The MVPs — Most Valkyrie Parts — of this exhilarating season

Mission Local

Love in the shadows

At Crane Cove Park. Photo by Walter Mackins. Love in the shadows

3 hours ago

Mission Local

Love in the shadows

SF Standard

The AI money bomb is about to hit San Francisco

Who will feel the impact of the IPO windfalls? Landlords, Lamborghini dealers, divorce lawyers, and everyone trying to stay in the city.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

The AI money bomb is about to hit San Francisco

Mission Local

Ben Allen wants to fix California insurance. Jane Kim wants to remake it.

California insurance commissioner might be one of the most important jobs you've never heard of. For the first time, two Democrats are vying for it. Ben Allen wants to fix California insurance. Jane Kim wants to remake it.

5 hours ago

Mission Local

Ben Allen wants to fix California insurance. Jane Kim wants to remake it.

Mission Local

Inner Sunset apartment complex sold 3 years after fire. Tenants are ‘totally in the dark.’

Property owners are legally bound to notify tenants before and after selling the building. Tenants say they have heard nothing. Inner Sunset apartment complex sold 3 years after fire. Tenants are ‘totally in the dark.’

5 hours ago

Mission Local

Inner Sunset apartment complex sold 3 years after fire. Tenants are ‘totally in the dark.’

Mission Local

Scott Wiener, Connie Chan spar over AI at debate — and then make nice

AI was again at the center of the heated contest over who will next represent San Francisco in Congress. Scott Wiener, Connie Chan spar over AI at debate — and then make nice

8 hours ago

Mission Local

Scott Wiener, Connie Chan spar over AI at debate — and then make nice

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Raising Cane’s Opens Second SF Location at Stonestown Galleria

Local:Raising Cane's opened its second SF location Monday, drawing more than 200 people to Stonestown Galleria, with some fans camping overnight to be first in line. The grand opening included giveaways, a donation to Lowell High School's cheer team, and a planned donation to the

14 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Raising Cane’s Opens Second SF Location at Stonestown Galleria

SFiST

Car Crash Damages Entrance of Mission District Queer Bar Jolene's

A two-car crash Monday morning sent an SUV flying backwards into the front entrance of Jolene's, the seven-year-old queer bar at Harrison and 16th.

16 hours ago

SFiST

Car Crash Damages Entrance of Mission District Queer Bar Jolene's

SFiST

Sonoma Valley High School Students Stage Walkout In Protest of Pride Flag Removal

After some manufactured controversy over a Pride flag that has been flown at Sonoma Valley High School since 2019, the school board voted to remove it last week, which has prompted a protest by students.

20 hours ago

SFiST

Sonoma Valley High School Students Stage Walkout In Protest of Pride Flag Removal

SFiST

Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering Honors Indigenous Resistance as Organizers Challenge Newsom Vetoes

Ahead of Monday’s Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, event organizers criticized the governor for vetoing bills that would have expanded Indigenous protections just days after declaring September 30 a Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools.

20 hours ago

SFiST

Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering Honors Indigenous Resistance as Organizers Challenge Newsom Vetoes

SFiST

Jury Selection Begins In Federal Corruption Trial of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Others

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, and father-and-son waste-management contractors David and Andy Duong will begin their federal corruption trial this week, ultimately bringing some closure to a yearslong probe.

22 hours ago

SFiST

Jury Selection Begins In Federal Corruption Trial of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Others

SFiST

East Bay Man Booked on Attempted Murder Charge In Bay Bridge Shooting That Injured One

The CHP identified two suspects in connection to an alleged retaliatory shooting on the Bay Bridge last month that injured one person, including an adult who was recently arrested and a minor already in custody.

23 hours ago

SFiST

East Bay Man Booked on Attempted Murder Charge In Bay Bridge Shooting That Injured One