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SF Standard

Daniel Lurie wants to take a scalpel to SF’s city charter. A hatchet would work better

The sludge-filled city constitution needs a generational cleaning. We’ll see if the mayor’s willing to do the dirty work.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Daniel Lurie wants to take a scalpel to SF’s city charter. A hatchet would work better

SF Standard

11 San Francisco bars that are open on Christmas Eve

Whether you need to escape your relatives or are just looking to start the holiday celebrations with a stiff drink, these joints have you covered.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

11 San Francisco bars that are open on Christmas Eve

SF Standard

365 days of Cal football: A new QB, a new coach, and a new direction

A year after losing 2025 Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza in the transfer portal, the Bears are playing in a bowl in Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s home state.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

365 days of Cal football: A new QB, a new coach, and a new direction

SF Standard

10 gorgeous churches to visit in the Bay Area

From redwood chapels to modernist cathedrals, these houses of worship reward design lovers looking for awe-inspiring spaces.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

10 gorgeous churches to visit in the Bay Area

SF Standard

After Brock Purdy dominates the Colts, the 49ers’ focus shifts to George Kittle’s ankle

The team was without Ricky Pearsall on Monday, but the star tight end picked up the slack with his first 100-yard receiving game of the season.

23 hours ago

SF Standard

After Brock Purdy dominates the Colts, the 49ers’ focus shifts to George Kittle’s ankle

SF Standard

The blackout’s haves and have-nots: Why some kept power, while neighbors went without

For every stretch of darkness overtaking a city block, there were one or two houses abeam with light.

1 day ago

SF Standard

The blackout’s haves and have-nots: Why some kept power, while neighbors went without

Mission Local

Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

“Richmond Buzz” will be a recurring column on the neighborhood. This edition: Businesses are devastated after the weekend blackout. Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

Mission Local

Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission

6 hours ago

Mission Local

Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission

Mission Local

S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

For the last two weeks of December, San Franciscans facing eviction get temporary reprieve. But they're still pleading their cases in court. S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

9 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

Mission Local

Peeping Tom Santa

On Vallejo Street. Photo by Alberto Baldocchi. Peeping Tom Santa

10 hours ago

Mission Local

Peeping Tom Santa

Mission Local

San Francisco's latest art show covers the city's drains

“The idea is, every piece solves a real problem while adding something beautiful," says the creator. San Francisco's latest art show covers the city's drains

1 day ago

Mission Local

San Francisco's latest art show covers the city's drains

Mission Local

Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

Thousands across San Francisco's Richmond District were left without power for two days. In one building, seniors were particularly vulnerable. Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

1 day ago

Mission Local

Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

SFiST

Hayward DUI Suspect Charged With Killing Woman and Seriously Injuring His Own Son, Though He’s Not in Custody

An alleged DUI driver stands accused of a drunken 88 MPH crash in Hayward that killed his 20-year-old passenger, seriously injured his own son, and left another passenger comatose. Though oddly, he was released from jail.

41 minutes ago

SFiST

Hayward DUI Suspect Charged With Killing Woman and Seriously Injuring His Own Son, Though He’s Not in Custody

SFiST

Soho House Confirms Long-Rumored New Resort In Sonoma's Kenwood

Luxury members-only club brand Soho House will be landing in the Bay Area in 2027, but not in San Francisco.

1 hour ago

SFiST

Soho House Confirms Long-Rumored New Resort In Sonoma's Kenwood

SFiST

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says

It took a blackout across a huge swath of San Francisco for Waymo to figure out that its robot system for handling such situations has a key weakness, which caused huge traffic problems on Saturday.

2 hours ago

SFiST

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

There was some next-level Grinchy behavior at a Fillmore District housing complex, with the maintenance staff apparently caught on camera pilfering the tenants’ Christmas gifts, and the low-income tenants are now out thousands of dollars.

2 hours ago

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

SFiST

Flooding Shuts Down Hamilton Avenue In Menlo Park, Near Meta Campus

A main thoroughfare through Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood, adjacent to the Meta campus, flooded overnight in one of the Bay Area's first significant flooding events in this storm.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Flooding Shuts Down Hamilton Avenue In Menlo Park, Near Meta Campus

SFiST

Christmas Eve Morning Links: Beware the New GrubHub Email Bitcoin Scam

PG&E warns of further outages during the storm; a developer seeks to build new housing in Stinson Beach; and a scam email went out to GrubHub users asking them to send Bitcoin.

5 hours ago

SFiST

Christmas Eve Morning Links: Beware the New GrubHub Email Bitcoin Scam

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