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SF Standard

Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough

SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year — half the national rate. The Standard found that kits get tested fast, then cases get quietly shelved.

33 minutes ago

SF Standard

Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough

SF Standard

The candy flavor you hated most as a kid is suddenly everywhere

Banana-flavored drinks are showing up all over San Francisco beverage menus in lattes, chai, matcha, and a $45 sea urchin cocktail.

33 minutes ago

SF Standard

The candy flavor you hated most as a kid is suddenly everywhere

SF Standard

Three takeaways from our investigation into SFPD’s rape case crisis

Fewer investigators, more reliance on victims, and a stalled pipeline to prosecutors.

33 minutes ago

SF Standard

Three takeaways from our investigation into SFPD’s rape case crisis

SF Standard

What we learned from Yaxel Lendeborg and the Warriors’ Summer League title run

Golden State’s top 2026 draft pick outplayed Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer and led a fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday in Las Vegas.

33 minutes ago

SF Standard

What we learned from Yaxel Lendeborg and the Warriors’ Summer League title run

SF Standard

‘Pizza for the people’: Two Bernal Heights kids are opening their dream shop

Born from a family crisis and a love of late-night slices, New York-style pizza pop-up Fatty Natty is putting down roots in the neighborhood where it all began.

33 minutes ago

SF Standard

‘Pizza for the people’: Two Bernal Heights kids are opening their dream shop

Mission Local

On stables ground

At Golden Gate Park. Photo by Walter Mackins. On stables ground

33 minutes ago

Mission Local

On stables ground

Today

Mission Local

Inside the Concord mega hearings where over 600 immigrants were ordered deported in June

In Concord, which now houses the Bay Area’s primary immigration court, the number of immigrants ordered deported for not showing up is climbing higher and higher. Inside the Concord mega hearings where over 600 immigrants were ordered deported in June

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Inside the Concord mega hearings where over 600 immigrants were ordered deported in June

SF Standard

Clint Reilly, longtime political fixer and Examiner owner, dies at 79

Reilly, who considered becoming a Catholic priest early in his life, previously ran for mayor and was a major San Francisco political and civic leader.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Clint Reilly, longtime political fixer and Examiner owner, dies at 79

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Mission Local

S.F. firefighters extinguish blaze in 6-story Tenderloin apartment building

San Francisco firefighters have put out a fire that spread to multiple floors in a six-story apartment building in the Tenderloin. S.F. firefighters extinguish blaze in 6-story Tenderloin apartment building

16 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. firefighters extinguish blaze in 6-story Tenderloin apartment building

SFiST

United Airlines Employee at SFO Tells Customer 'Maybe We Should Call ICE On You'

A confrontation over a ticket error at SFO last week led to a lengthy back-and-forth between ticket counter agents and a Bay Area father that culminated in a United Airlines employee telling the man "Maybe we should call on ICE on you."

17 hours ago

SFiST

United Airlines Employee at SFO Tells Customer 'Maybe We Should Call ICE On You'

SFiST

Recap: Pavement, Iggy Pop Prove Talent is Timeless at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown

Getting old sucks. However, if you can feel even a fraction as alive as punk godfather Iggy Pop appeared during his headlining set Saturday at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown, there's hope for us yet.

17 hours ago

SFiST

Recap: Pavement, Iggy Pop Prove Talent is Timeless at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown

SFiST

Sunday Links: 'Manosphere' Influencer Brothers Andrew, Tristan Tate Arrested in Miami, Face Possible Extradition

PG&E outage on Saturday leaves 9400 SF residents without power, L7 bassist Jennifer Finch dies at 59, and a Haight Street eatery faces blowback for using AI imagery.

18 hours ago

SFiST

Sunday Links: 'Manosphere' Influencer Brothers Andrew, Tristan Tate Arrested in Miami, Face Possible Extradition

Mission Local

Sunset supper

At Kenwood and Keystone. Photo by David Chalk. Sunset supper

24 hours ago

Mission Local

Sunset supper

Mission Local

Meet Joe, Buttercup and Gary, San Francisco’s smallest goat-landscaping business

For months, Joe Corcoran had been staring down the overgrown yard in the back of the building that serves as his barbershop, before inspiration struck. Meet Joe, Buttercup and Gary, San Francisco’s smallest goat-landscaping business

1 day ago

Mission Local

Meet Joe, Buttercup and Gary, San Francisco’s smallest goat-landscaping business

Mission Local

SFPD faces fresh round of questions on Pride weekend arrests

Supervisor Fielder sends 2nd letter of inquiry to SFPD, asking for more info on 26 Pride weekend arrests. SFPD faces fresh round of questions on Pride weekend arrests

1 day ago

Mission Local

SFPD faces fresh round of questions on Pride weekend arrests

SFiST

[Update] Authorities Locate Wreckage of Boat That Sank Near Alcatraz

The wreckage of a cabin cruiser that capsized and sank in the San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday has been located with assistance from sonar imaging technology. Authorities say the next step in the process is to evaluate whether the vessel can be raised for further examination.

1 day ago

SFiST

[Update] Authorities Locate Wreckage of Boat That Sank Near Alcatraz

SFiST

Saturday Links: Viral Video Shows SFO Airline Employee Threatening to Call ICE on Passenger

Paul Pelosi to be charged with a misdemeanor for his alleged role in Napa hit-and-run, two men sue hospital after DNA shows they were switched at birth, and Oakland PD seek public's help to find a missing 13-year-old girl.

1 day ago

SFiST

Saturday Links: Viral Video Shows SFO Airline Employee Threatening to Call ICE on Passenger

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: 7.3M Earthquake Strikes Mexico-Guatemala Border

State Senator Scott Wiener sees sizable donations from viral Trans March video, a 7.3 earthquake rattles the Mexico-Guatemala border, and Canadian wildfires may impact Sunday's World Cup final.

2 days ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: 7.3M Earthquake Strikes Mexico-Guatemala Border