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SF Standard

The budget wars begin. Plus: Rich congressional candidate splashes out

Also in today’s Power Play: Some 2024 mayoral campaigns oopsies.

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SF Standard

The budget wars begin. Plus: Rich congressional candidate splashes out

SF Standard

More power to Lurie? New ballot measure could give SF mayors bigger say in hiring

City Hall leaders are preparing charter amendments for the November election to increase mayoral control.

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SF Standard

More power to Lurie? New ballot measure could give SF mayors bigger say in hiring

SF Standard

California ballot bounties have gone wild

Signatures to qualify ballot measures are fetching unprecedented prices in part because of the battle over the billionaire tax.

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SF Standard

California ballot bounties have gone wild

SF Standard

The race for 4,000: Ant Edwards, Kon Knueppel, and the generation coming for Steph Curry

The Standard caught up with Edwards, Knueppel, and the 3-point king himself to talk about how untouchable his greatest milestones are.

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SF Standard

The race for 4,000: Ant Edwards, Kon Knueppel, and the generation coming for Steph Curry

SF Standard

San Francisco’s dead downtown mall to be sold to local developers

Presidio Bay and Prado Group were selected as the winning bidders for the shuttered shopping center.

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SF Standard

San Francisco’s dead downtown mall to be sold to local developers

SF Standard

‘It’s the wrong tool’: A Silicon Valley lawyer on Anthropic’s Pentagon fight

David Schellhase spent decades negotiating the kinds of contracts at the center of the blockbuster AI deal fallout. Here’s his verdict.

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SF Standard

‘It’s the wrong tool’: A Silicon Valley lawyer on Anthropic’s Pentagon fight

Mission Local

Grandfather killed in brutal Potrero shooting wanted to leave troubled life behind, friends say

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Mission Local

Grandfather killed in brutal Potrero shooting wanted to leave troubled life behind, friends say

Mission Local

Fungus amongus

At Dolores and 16th Streets. Photo by Zachary Smith. Fungus amongus

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Mission Local

Fungus amongus

Mission Local

S.F. supervisor to ‘explore’ ballot measure to speed up housing

Bilal Mahmood wants to address the bottlenecks created by having five separate departments involved in issuing building permits S.F. supervisor to ‘explore’ ballot measure to speed up housing

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Mission Local

S.F. supervisor to ‘explore’ ballot measure to speed up housing

Mission Local

Hawks make a home above Mission High — and eggs may be on horizon

A pair of red-tailed hawks have caught the attention of students and birdwatchers. But unless you know where to look, their nest is near invisible. Hawks make a home above Mission High — and eggs may be on horizon

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Mission Local

Hawks make a home above Mission High — and eggs may be on horizon

Mission Local

Two men hospitalized in critical condition after Dolores Park stabbing

The two people were hospitalized with "critical" puncture wounds Wednesday after a suspected stabbing at Dolores Park. Two men hospitalized in critical condition after Dolores Park stabbing

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Mission Local

Two men hospitalized in critical condition after Dolores Park stabbing

Mission Local

As Lurie calls for budget cuts, S.F. probation seeks $12M for service that already exists

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Mission Local

As Lurie calls for budget cuts, S.F. probation seeks $12M for service that already exists

SFiST

Jesus Christ! There’s a Hunky Jesus Documentary Coming Out, and Here Is the Trailer

Fans of the Easter Sunday Hunky Jesus Contest will go cross-eyed to see that there’s a new feature-length documentary ‘Hunky Jesus’ hitting the film festival circuit, and you’ll be absolutely nailed by the trailer.

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SFiST

Jesus Christ! There’s a Hunky Jesus Documentary Coming Out, and Here Is the Trailer

SFiST

Loveski Deli, the Bagel Purveyor Created By a Michelin Three-Star Chef, Opens Today In Downtown SF

The hotly anticipated opening of Loveski Deli, with its much lauded bagels and other deli fare, came Wednesday in San Francisco's Jackson Square, marking the first foray into SF by Napa-based chef Christopher Kostow. It was only just in late January that we first learned that Christopher Kostow and ...

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SFiST

Loveski Deli, the Bagel Purveyor Created By a Michelin Three-Star Chef, Opens Today In Downtown SF

SFiST

Iran Threatens to Withdraw From World Cup Over US Invasion

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is scheduled to play matches in the US in June, but the Iranian Football Federation is threatening to pull the team out of the tournament in protest of the attacks raining down from host nation USA.

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SFiST

Iran Threatens to Withdraw From World Cup Over US Invasion

SFiST

San Francisco Now Averaging One Homicide Per Week In 2026, With Latest on Sixth Street

Gun violence has continued to be an unfortunate fact of life in San Francisco, and after a notable dip in the city's homicide count last year, the first nine weeks of the new year have now seen nine homicides, almost double last year's pace.

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SFiST

San Francisco Now Averaging One Homicide Per Week In 2026, With Latest on Sixth Street

SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Vaillancourt Fountain to Stay Put At Least Another Month

The city is waiting on a court ruling before it removes the polarizing Vaillancourt Fountain; the Transamerica Pyramid is selling at a loss; and a BART Mart pop-up shop is happening at Downtown Berkeley Station.

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SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Vaillancourt Fountain to Stay Put At Least Another Month

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: State’s Top Democrat Tells Surplus of Governor Candidates to Drop Out of Race

The Bay Area got more transit money for the upcoming World Cup; the Giants are bringing back free opera in the ballpark; and the state Democratic Party chair has had it with these way too many Democrats running for governor.

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: State’s Top Democrat Tells Surplus of Governor Candidates to Drop Out of Race

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