METABLOKS / SAN FRANCISCO

SF Standard

A popular grocery store chain is opening its first SF location

Records and sources indicate Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open in a SoMa shopping complex that’s already home to Trader Joe’s.

1 hour ago

SF Standard

A popular grocery store chain is opening its first SF location

SF Standard

Super Bowl week reminded Tosh Lupoi of what Cal was, and what it should be

As NFL talent flooded into Berkeley, the new coach put the finishing touches on a transfer class that will shape the program’s future.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Super Bowl week reminded Tosh Lupoi of what Cal was, and what it should be

SF Standard

20 events to celebrate (or rage against) Valentine’s Day in San Francisco

A “Twilight” rave, queer-friendly craft night, speed dating, a heartbreak party, and more.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

20 events to celebrate (or rage against) Valentine’s Day in San Francisco

SF Standard

The World Cup is coming to the Bay Area, but it will look nothing like the Super Bowl

After San Francisco hosted buzzy NFL events, San Jose is preparing to seize the spotlight when soccer fans arrive.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

The World Cup is coming to the Bay Area, but it will look nothing like the Super Bowl

SF Standard

You don’t need a sound bath. You need lunch

In defense of the healing properties of a leisurely mid-day meal. Plus: Seven of San Francisco’s best restaurants for a noon reservation.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

You don’t need a sound bath. You need lunch

SF Standard

Garry Tan isn’t leaving California. He’s launching a policy nonprofit instead

After backing recalls in San Francisco, the Y Combinator chief is taking his political ambitions statewide with a “Rotary Club for radical centrism.”

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Garry Tan isn’t leaving California. He’s launching a policy nonprofit instead

Mission Local

'Ethos of inclusivity' no more: S.F. looks to repeal law requiring stores to accept cash

Seven years after San Francisco passed a law requiring brick and mortar stores to accept cash from customers, citing an “ethos of inclusivity,” city leaders are seeking to repeal it. 'Ethos of inclusivity' no more: S.F. looks to repeal law requiring stores to accept cash

1 hour ago

Mission Local

'Ethos of inclusivity' no more: S.F. looks to repeal law requiring stores to accept cash

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: Autozone sets its sights on the old Walgreens, and nine new trees on 3rd

Bikes, BBQ, block parties, Black history, and business gossip from the Bayview Bayview Buzz: Autozone sets its sights on the old Walgreens, and nine new trees on 3rd

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: Autozone sets its sights on the old Walgreens, and nine new trees on 3rd

Mission Local

Play me

On Albion Street. Photo by Lydia Chávez. Play me

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Play me

Mission Local

S.F. teachers strike Day 3: Tensions rise as negotiations remain at a standstill

Schools remain closed as teacher walkout hits Day 3 — with superintendent chiding union for failing to bargain through the night S.F. teachers strike Day 3: Tensions rise as negotiations remain at a standstill

3 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. teachers strike Day 3: Tensions rise as negotiations remain at a standstill

Mission Local

At S.F. senior home, 100-year-old students meet 1,000-year-old poems

The Bethany Center, a Mission District senior housing complex, is an unexpected haven for Cantonese-speaking fans of Tang dynasty poetry. At S.F. senior home, 100-year-old students meet 1,000-year-old poems

10 hours ago

Mission Local

At S.F. senior home, 100-year-old students meet 1,000-year-old poems

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors vote to make it easier to serve booze at the movies

Supervisor Stephen Sherrill has made it easier to drink at the movies. San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the District 2 supervisor’s ordinance that waives rules that put many San Francisco movie theaters at risk of being out of compliance with city code, should they serve ...

20 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors vote to make it easier to serve booze at the movies

SFiST

District Blames Teachers' Union For Leaving the Bargaining Table Early Tuesday Night

There is plenty of finger-pointing going on with the SF teachers' strike, but what seems clear is that the union may be sensing their upper hand at this point, and a resolution before Thursday seems unlikely.

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SFiST

District Blames Teachers' Union For Leaving the Bargaining Table Early Tuesday Night

SFiST

Several Gray Whales Make 'Unseasonably Early' Appearance In the Bay

It typically would not be whale-watching season yet in San Francisco Bay, but a few gray whales, possibly due to changes in their feeding grounds up north, are making early stops in the Bay.

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SFiST

Several Gray Whales Make 'Unseasonably Early' Appearance In the Bay

SFiST

Jason Kelce Ran Around San Francisco Drinking Beers, and Filmed It

Another celebrity who was in town for the Super Bowl, retired Philadelphia Eagles center and soon-to-be brother-in-law of Taylor Swift Jason Kelce, did a "Beer Bucket List" video hitting multiple San Francisco landmarks.

2 hours ago

SFiST

Jason Kelce Ran Around San Francisco Drinking Beers, and Filmed It

SFiST

Two Bay Area Men Among Five Sentenced to Prison For Scheme to Steal $2.5M From DoorDash

Five people, including two from the Bay Area, have been sentenced to prison terms and restitution for their parts in a strange fraud scheme involving the creation of sham driver and customer accounts on the DoorDash platform.

2 hours ago

SFiST

Two Bay Area Men Among Five Sentenced to Prison For Scheme to Steal $2.5M From DoorDash

SFiST

SF Supervisors Vow to Keep Mission Cultural Center at Its Current Home, Regardless of Financial Problems

This is more than just a symbolic resolution, because the city owns the building, and the SF Board of Supervisors promised that the currently closed Mission Cultural Center will stay put and reopen no matter what.

3 hours ago

SFiST

SF Supervisors Vow to Keep Mission Cultural Center at Its Current Home, Regardless of Financial Problems

SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Alameda County Supes Debate Flock Cameras

Nine people have been killed in a school shooting in Canada; the Alameda County Board of Supervisors heard public comments about Flock cameras Tuesday; and Shasta County is seeing a measles outbreak.

4 hours ago

SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Alameda County Supes Debate Flock Cameras

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