METABLOKS / SAN FRANCISCO

SF Standard

Outside the strike zone: SF courts are a mess as clerks picket

Workers say chronic understaffing and inadequate training have pushed the court toward dysfunction.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Outside the strike zone: SF courts are a mess as clerks picket

SF Standard

Alison Roman and Christina Tosi are coming to SF for the city’s first Cookbook Week

The five-day festival will feature 20-plus authors for collab dinners, free talks, baking pop-ups, and a Pop-Up Magazine-style show.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Alison Roman and Christina Tosi are coming to SF for the city’s first Cookbook Week

SF Standard

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.

7 hours 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.

12 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.

12 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.

12 hours ago

SF Standard

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

Mission Local

‘God loves Anthropic:’ S.F. sidewalk chalk defends AI company in battle with Pentagon

Chalk messages praising Anthropic briefly appeared outside the company’s HQ. The display comes during a heated dispute between the AI firm and the Pentagon. ‘God loves Anthropic:’ S.F. sidewalk chalk defends AI company in battle with Pentagon

1 hour ago

Mission Local

‘God loves Anthropic:’ S.F. sidewalk chalk defends AI company in battle with Pentagon

Mission Local

S.F. court strike ends on Day 2, services to resume Monday

The San Francisco courts will be back open on Monday after a two-day strike from clerks concerned about mounting caseloads. S.F. court strike ends on Day 2, services to resume Monday

1 hour ago

Mission Local

S.F. court strike ends on Day 2, services to resume Monday

Mission Local

S.F. tenant detained by ICE may automatically lose eviction hearing

A San Francisco tenant from Russia is set to lose his eviction case because he's in ICE custody and cannot appear in court. S.F. tenant detained by ICE may automatically lose eviction hearing

2 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. tenant detained by ICE may automatically lose eviction hearing

Mission Local

State clears S.F. General Hospital's response to social worker’s killing on campus

A state inspection found “no deficiencies” at S.F. General Hospital following the lethal Dec. 4 stabbing of a social worker on campus. State clears S.F. General Hospital's response to social worker’s killing on campus

2 hours ago

Mission Local

State clears S.F. General Hospital's response to social worker’s killing on campus

Mission Local

S.F. shooting leaves one dead, two wounded in Potrero Hill

One victim declared dead on the scene, another is transported to San Francisco General with life-threatening injuries. S.F. shooting leaves one dead, two wounded in Potrero Hill

3 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. shooting leaves one dead, two wounded in Potrero Hill

Mission Local

8K+ sign petition for West Portal crash victims demanding S.F. judge reverse course

Relatives of the West Portal crash victims launched a petition demanding an S.F. judge find the 80-year-old defendant guilty. 8K+ sign petition for West Portal crash victims demanding S.F. judge reverse course

4 hours ago

Mission Local

8K+ sign petition for West Portal crash victims demanding S.F. judge reverse course

SFiST

K9 Happens to Find $2 Million Worth of Cocaine During Routine Milpitas Speeding Stop

One driver in Milpitas picked the wrong Highway Patrol K9 to drive a little too fast around Thursday night, as the driver was pulled over for speeding, and the dog sniffed out nearly 27 pounds of cocaine in the car.

25 minutes ago

SFiST

K9 Happens to Find $2 Million Worth of Cocaine During Routine Milpitas Speeding Stop

SFiST

This Week In Food: Say Bye to We Be Sushi

SF awaits the openings of Maria Isabel and JouJou, We Be Sushi closes, and the Chronicle's Top 100 is getting its annual update very soon, all in This Week In Food.

1 hour ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: Say Bye to We Be Sushi

SFiST

DoorDash Launching Its Delivery Robots In Fremont, Because Maybe People There Will Complain Less

DoorDash’s longtime dream of cutting paid human beings out of the delivery process is one step closer to reality, as they’re debuting their little robots to do food deliveries, but at first only in Fremont.

2 hours ago

SFiST

DoorDash Launching Its Delivery Robots In Fremont, Because Maybe People There Will Complain Less

SFiST

JouJou, the New French Brasserie From the Lazy Bear Team, Lands In the Design District Next Friday

One of last year's buzzed-about openings that slid into the new year, JouJou, is now ready for its debut, and Lazy Bear chef David Barzelay and his team are ready to bring back some old-fashioned glamour and pomp to the French brasserie.

2 hours ago

SFiST

JouJou, the New French Brasserie From the Lazy Bear Team, Lands In the Design District Next Friday

SFiST

Authorities Warn of Potential Measles Exposure This Week at the Burlingame Panda Express

A Santa Clara County resident tested positive for measles Wednesday after traveling internationally despite being previously vaccinated, and they reportedly visited a few places while unknowingly infected, including the Panda Express in Burlingame on February 23 and 24.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Authorities Warn of Potential Measles Exposure This Week at the Burlingame Panda Express

SFiST

Mayor Lurie’s Controversial New RESET Sobering Center Will Be See Its Contractor Paid Based on Performance

An Arizona-based contractor will have a unique method of getting paid to operate Mayor Lurie’s forthcoming RESET Center that hopes to sober up public drug users, as they’ll be paid based on how effective the center is.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Mayor Lurie’s Controversial New RESET Sobering Center Will Be See Its Contractor Paid Based on Performance