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SF schools’ reading reform is failing. An expert tells us why — and how to fix it

An architect of Mississippi’s improbable reading turnaround reviews SFUSD’s literacy data — and argues that the district isn’t doing the hard work to keep its promises.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

SF schools’ reading reform is failing. An expert tells us why — and how to fix it

SF Standard

A James Beard-recognized pastry chef makes a quiet comeback in the Dogpatch

Vince Bugtong earned national attention for his Asian American desserts. Now he’s back in action in the basement kitchen at Piccino.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

A James Beard-recognized pastry chef makes a quiet comeback in the Dogpatch

SF Standard

Behind the heart of a champion, the Warriors keep their season alive

Like they have for more than a decade together, Steph Curry and Draymond Green elevated under the brightest lights.

4 hours ago

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Behind the heart of a champion, the Warriors keep their season alive

SF Standard

Kawakami: A Warriors win for the ages — this isn’t over until Steph Curry says so

The Warriors could’ve easily given up. Instead they summoned the best of themselves one more time.

4 hours ago

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Kawakami: A Warriors win for the ages — this isn’t over until Steph Curry says so

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Former AOC staffer has spent $5M to succeed Pelosi — with more to come

The congressional race is becoming the most expensive contest in the June election cycle.

4 hours ago

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Former AOC staffer has spent $5M to succeed Pelosi — with more to come

SF Standard

San Francisco has gone YIMBY. Progressives are scrambling to protect their wins

Inclusionary zoning requirements and the real estate transfer tax are both facing rollback efforts.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

San Francisco has gone YIMBY. Progressives are scrambling to protect their wins

Mission Local

Saikat Chakrabarti spends $5M running for Congress. It's just a down payment.

Scott Wiener leads direct fundraising with $3.5 million. Connie Chan trails far behind her competitors with $459,000 raised. Saikat Chakrabarti spends $5M running for Congress. It's just a down payment.

47 minutes ago

Mission Local

Saikat Chakrabarti spends $5M running for Congress. It's just a down payment.

Mission Local

Tell your friends

At San Francisco Public Library, the Richmond branch. Photo by Junyao Yang. Tell your friends

4 hours ago

Mission Local

Tell your friends

Mission Local

‘Moderates’ helped Bilal Mahmood oust S.F.’s leftiest supe. Now, some say he’s too progressive.

5 hours ago

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‘Moderates’ helped Bilal Mahmood oust S.F.’s leftiest supe. Now, some say he’s too progressive.

Mission Local

Don’t you dare cut our city internships, say S.F. teens

San Francisco high schoolers protested proposed cuts that would eliminate more than 320 paid internships for low-income youth. Don’t you dare cut our city internships, say S.F. teens

13 hours ago

Mission Local

Don’t you dare cut our city internships, say S.F. teens

Mission Local

Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Do you support dipping into reserves?

Despite receiving the coveted endorsement of the teachers union, union pick Virginia Cheung diverges on key issue. Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Do you support dipping into reserves?

19 hours ago

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Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Do you support dipping into reserves?

Mission Local

Puff, puff … past: S.F. supervisor proposes ban on smoking in outdoor patios

An ordinance to ban smoking from outdoor patios at bars is currently under review by the board of supervisors. Time for a smoke break? Puff, puff … past: S.F. supervisor proposes ban on smoking in outdoor patios

21 hours ago

Mission Local

Puff, puff … past: S.F. supervisor proposes ban on smoking in outdoor patios

SFiST

Thursday Morning What's Up: Yolo County Explosion Defendants Make Court Appearance

Six of the people indicted last week in Yolo County over last July's fireworks explosion are appearing in court; two Inner Sunset buildings had to be evacuated due to an electrical pole fire; and a missing Berkeley man has been found alive.

50 minutes ago

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Thursday Morning What's Up: Yolo County Explosion Defendants Make Court Appearance

SFiST

Video Suggests SoMa Hit-and-Run Death Was Intentional

Video that was posted to Reddit appears to show the moments before, during, and after a man was killed near the intersection of Mission and South Van Ness on Monday.

18 hours ago

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Video Suggests SoMa Hit-and-Run Death Was Intentional

SFiST

Candidates for Governor Attend Sacramento Forums, Say Swalwell Exit Signals Fresh Start

Several California gubernatorial candidates attended two forums in Sacramento Tuesday where they discussed issues affecting Latino and Hispanic communities throughout the state. While one forum heavily discussed the Swalwell scandal, the other left him out of the discussion entirely.

20 hours ago

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Candidates for Governor Attend Sacramento Forums, Say Swalwell Exit Signals Fresh Start

SFiST

Case of Measles Found In San Francisco Infant Following International Travel

An infant in San Francisco has contracted the measles virus and is infectious, according to the SF Department of Public Health, in the first known measles case in the city since 2019.

20 hours ago

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Case of Measles Found In San Francisco Infant Following International Travel

SFiST

Anthropic's New Model, Mythos, Is So Dangerous It Isn't Being Released to the Public

Anthropic's latest AI model, named Claude Mythos Preview, is capable of hacking into major banking systems, perhaps many at once, and doing massive damage if it fell into the wrong hands. Banks are being encouraged to test it out.

21 hours ago

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Anthropic's New Model, Mythos, Is So Dangerous It Isn't Being Released to the Public

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Allbirds, Which Was a Shoe Company, Is Becoming an AI Company

Well that's what you'd call a pivot. Allbirds, the once buzzy Silicon Valley shoe brand, is not going to make shoes anymore (though the brand may live on?), and instead it's going to become an AI company.

22 hours ago

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Allbirds, Which Was a Shoe Company, Is Becoming an AI Company

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