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Mark Madsen’s Cal turnaround could give the Bay Area multiple March Madness hopefuls

Saint Mary’s is headed for another NCAA Tournament berth, but the Gaels could have company if Cal and Santa Clara keep winning.

38 minutes ago

SF Standard

Mark Madsen’s Cal turnaround could give the Bay Area multiple March Madness hopefuls

SF Standard

‘Silicon Valley’s only contrarian’: Amjad Masad on the cost of dissent in tech

After the Replit CEO spoke out for Palestine in 2023, the tech world ghosted him. Then his company rode the AI boom to success.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

‘Silicon Valley’s only contrarian’: Amjad Masad on the cost of dissent in tech

SF Standard

A bartender — and a hidden cocktail bar — remaking the classics

Left Door’s Tabatha Mohn thinks everyone is making cocktails wrong. So she’s tossing the recipes in pursuit of the best versions she can make.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

A bartender — and a hidden cocktail bar — remaking the classics

SF Standard

An SF neighborhood goes to war over a dead theater with a housing future

West Portal merchants are mounting a protest against a nine-story residential tower set to rise above a former flickhouse.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

An SF neighborhood goes to war over a dead theater with a housing future

SF Standard

The Napa town where it’s easier to win a Michelin star than build an apartment

The French Laundry Chef Thomas Keller said “non” to a controversial Yountville housing development.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

The Napa town where it’s easier to win a Michelin star than build an apartment

SF Standard

BART’s doomsday scenario has gotten slightly less doomy

Stations won’t close in January under the revised plan, but steep service cuts and possible closures still loom.

17 hours ago

SF Standard

BART’s doomsday scenario has gotten slightly less doomy

Mission Local

All aboard!

On Embarcadero. Photo by Steve Collari. All aboard!

5 hours ago

Mission Local

All aboard!

Mission Local

Mayor Lurie’s Instagram life is all business. 200 of them.

Since becoming mayor, Daniel Lurie has been hustling like an influencer. We asked small businesses to weigh in on his effort. Mayor Lurie’s Instagram life is all business. 200 of them.

7 hours ago

Mission Local

Mayor Lurie’s Instagram life is all business. 200 of them.

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: More parking cops, Star Trek library cards, and an all-ages silent disco at the Opera House

Here's what's new in Bayview. Bayview Buzz: More parking cops, Star Trek library cards, and an all-ages silent disco at the Opera House

20 hours ago

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: More parking cops, Star Trek library cards, and an all-ages silent disco at the Opera House

Mission Local

Meet the District 4 Candidates: What have you already done for District 4?

Some worked at the neighborhood's worker-owned grocery store. Others say they served local merchants for years. Meet the District 4 Candidates: What have you already done for District 4?

21 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 4 Candidates: What have you already done for District 4?

Mission Local

3rd time’s the charm: 16th and Mission bodega gets new cat after Waymo tragedy

Shadow arrived at Randa's Market two weeks ago after being adopted from the SPCA. He's been described as friendly, cute and playful. 3rd time’s the charm: 16th and Mission bodega gets new cat after Waymo tragedy

21 hours ago

Mission Local

3rd time’s the charm: 16th and Mission bodega gets new cat after Waymo tragedy

Mission Local

Mayor Lurie turned the anti-Jewish rantings of a random street loon into a global indictment of San Francisco

The mayor’s inaccurate statement allowed gullible rubes and bad-faith trolls to bash this city as a hotbed of organized, political antisemitism Mayor Lurie turned the anti-Jewish rantings of a random street loon into a global indictment of San Francisco

22 hours ago

Mission Local

Mayor Lurie turned the anti-Jewish rantings of a random street loon into a global indictment of San Francisco

SFiST

Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Teachers Avert Strike

The Oakland teachers' union has reached a tentative agreement with the district ahead of a planned strike; BART's board approved its doomsday scenario plan; and Netflix shares rise after the collapse of the Warner Bros. deal.

1 hour ago

SFiST

Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Teachers Avert Strike

SFiST

In Marin Crash That Killed Four Teens, Parents Point Fingers at CHP, County Road Maintenance

The 16-year-old driver in a crash that killed her four teen friends has pleaded not guilty, but meanwhile, parents are bringing legal motions against the California Highway Patrol and Marin County.

18 hours ago

SFiST

In Marin Crash That Killed Four Teens, Parents Point Fingers at CHP, County Road Maintenance

SFiST

Maria Isabel, the New Mexican Restaurant From the Dalida Chef Couple, Opens In Presidio Heights Next Week

The much anticipated second restaurant from chef couple Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz, the pan-Mexican concept Maria Isabel, is readying for an opening early next week on Presidio Avenue in San Francisco's Presidio Heights.

20 hours ago

SFiST

Maria Isabel, the New Mexican Restaurant From the Dalida Chef Couple, Opens In Presidio Heights Next Week

SFiST

Mayor Lurie Says Protesters Were Chanting ‘Tax the Jews,’ But It Was Just One Unassociated Lady Passing By

Mayor Daniel Lurie is not particularly helping San Francisco’s image at the moment, as he posted a false claim that SF protesters were chanting “Tax the Jews” at a Wednesday event, even though video debunks the claim.

20 hours ago

SFiST

Mayor Lurie Says Protesters Were Chanting ‘Tax the Jews,’ But It Was Just One Unassociated Lady Passing By

SFiST

[Update] Walnut Creek Police Shoot and Kill Suspect In Early Thursday Morning Melee

A man with apparently untreated mental illness was fatally shot by Walnut Creek police just after midnight Thursday in a residential area, and his mother is blaming the county.

24 hours ago

SFiST

[Update] Walnut Creek Police Shoot and Kill Suspect In Early Thursday Morning Melee

SFiST

BART Service Restored After Melting Down, Yet Again, Between Oakland and San Francisco

It's been a bad week/month/year for BART. Around 8:20 am on Thursday, all train service was halted between West Oakland and 24th/Mission stations due to a communication issue.

1 day ago

SFiST

BART Service Restored After Melting Down, Yet Again, Between Oakland and San Francisco

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