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SF Standard

Kawakami: Buster Posey on the Giants’ very slow start, his slumping stars, and much more

Posey acknowledged that some of the same things that derailed the 2025 season are cropping up again in this thin slice of 2026.

42 minutes ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: Buster Posey on the Giants’ very slow start, his slumping stars, and much more

SF Standard

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries will build their 2026 roster

After losing Carla Leite and María Conde in the WNBA expansion draft, Golden State will turn its attention to free agency and the amateur draft.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries will build their 2026 roster

SF Standard

Lurie to appoint new head of homelessness department

Michael Levine is the latest outsider recruited to confront San Francisco’s drug and homelessness crises.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

Lurie to appoint new head of homelessness department

SF Standard

Jackie Fielder requests three-month leave of absence after mental health crisis

The Mission supervisor previously floated the possibility of resigning after her hospitalization.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Jackie Fielder requests three-month leave of absence after mental health crisis

SF Standard

SF moves to ban unsafe e-bike batteries after fires displace hundreds, kill one

There were more than 120 lithium-ion battery incidents in 2024 and 2025. The fire chief calls uncertified devices “a serious and growing danger to the public.”

10 hours ago

SF Standard

SF moves to ban unsafe e-bike batteries after fires displace hundreds, kill one

SF Standard

After 28 years, Yerba Buena ice rink operator gets frozen out. Who will take over?

San Francisco’s only year-round rink will close for renovations this summer and get new management.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

After 28 years, Yerba Buena ice rink operator gets frozen out. Who will take over?

Mission Local

Sharbel Saker, 34-year-old visiting from LA, found dead after leaving Mission piano bar

Sharbel Saker was reported missing last weekend. SFPD says that his body has been found. Sharbel Saker, 34-year-old visiting from LA, found dead after leaving Mission piano bar

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Sharbel Saker, 34-year-old visiting from LA, found dead after leaving Mission piano bar

Mission Local

Michael Levine, Massachusetts Medicaid exec, to head S.F. homeless dept.

Levine, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s choice, worked with health department head Daniel Tsai on Massachusetts Medicaid for four years. Michael Levine, Massachusetts Medicaid exec, to head S.F. homeless dept.

6 hours ago

Mission Local

Michael Levine, Massachusetts Medicaid exec, to head S.F. homeless dept.

Mission Local

S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder seeks leave of absence through June 30

Mission District supervisor Jackie Fielder will be absent from City Hall through at least the end of June for a mental health leave. S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder seeks leave of absence through June 30

7 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder seeks leave of absence through June 30

Mission Local

Meet the District 2 Candidates: Should addicts who relapse be evicted from their housing?

Sherrill and Brooke weigh in on legislation that would enable residents of permanent supportive housing to be evicted for drug use Meet the District 2 Candidates: Should addicts who relapse be evicted from their housing?

8 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 2 Candidates: Should addicts who relapse be evicted from their housing?

Mission Local

Missing

At Shuggie’s. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Missing

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Missing

Mission Local

Mission Local is expanding, adding new neighborhood beats

Mission Local is expanding to new neighborhoods, with beat coverage in the Tenderloin, Richmond, Sunset, Bayview, and Mission District. Mission Local is expanding, adding new neighborhood beats

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Mission Local is expanding, adding new neighborhood beats

SFiST

Nanny Arrested at SFO For Allegedly Charging $60,000 on Former Boss’s Credit Card

An SF woman was arrested at SFO and taken into custody by Tiburon police last week on suspicion of racking up $60,000 in fraudulent charges on her former boss’s credit card for extravagant purchases including international travel, luxury hotels, and spa services.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Nanny Arrested at SFO For Allegedly Charging $60,000 on Former Boss’s Credit Card

SFiST

SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Extends Leave of Absence to June 30

San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has not been present for board or committee meetings since mid-March, just submitted a request to the Board of Supervisors to extend her leave of absence for mental health reasons.

3 hours ago

SFiST

SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Extends Leave of Absence to June 30

SFiST

Person Injured After 100-Year-Old Russian Hill Elevator Falls Three Floors

An elevator malfunction in SF's Russian Hill Monday caused it to plunge three stories with someone inside before the emergency brakes abruptly stopped the free fall, sending the person to the hospital with moderate to severe injuries.

4 hours ago

SFiST

Person Injured After 100-Year-Old Russian Hill Elevator Falls Three Floors

SFiST

New California Law Would Open Up Conversion Therapy Practitioners to Malpractice Lawsuits

California's novel solution to the Supreme Court's rejection of LGBTQ conversion therapy bans, which could be replicated elsewhere, is a law that would allow for greater civil damages through malpractice lawsuits for those pursuing the discredited practice.

6 hours ago

SFiST

New California Law Would Open Up Conversion Therapy Practitioners to Malpractice Lawsuits

SFiST

SoMa Residents Demand More Housing, Redistribution of Shelters to Other Neighborhoods

Residents filed a civil rights complaint, alleging the city treats western SoMa as a “containment zone” for poverty despite recent legislation, and they’re asking the state to decertify Lurie's upzoning plan.

7 hours ago

SFiST

SoMa Residents Demand More Housing, Redistribution of Shelters to Other Neighborhoods

SFiST

New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Threatens to Remove Customs From SFO, Other Sanctuary City Airports

Newly installed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says that airports in sanctuary cities shouldn't have the privilege of processing international passengers, if they don't want to cooperate with ICE and Border Patrol.

8 hours ago

SFiST

New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Threatens to Remove Customs From SFO, Other Sanctuary City Airports

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