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SFUSD principals secure tentative contract, avoiding strike
The agreement boosts pay for overworked administrators, but funding it may require cuts.
San Francisco art museum will ditch downtown location after one year
The Institute of Contemporary Art will shutter its Financial District home base to launch pop-up exhibitions across the city starting in 2026.
Waymo robotaxi kills ‘one-of-a-kind’ bodega cat, owner claims
A convenience store owner and patrons are grieving the loss of their beloved mascot, KitKat.
She won the city’s biggest corruption case. Now she’ll be its most powerful watchdog
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Assistant U.S. attorney Alexandra Shepard, who helped send Mohammed Nuru to prison, has been selected as the city’s first inspector general.
Child at soccer practice sexually assaulted inside Golden Gate Park bathroom, police say
The city sent an advisory urging parents to take extra precautions.
SF progressives pitch tax on ridesharing, CEO pay
The plan could be popular with the city’s liberal voters and labor unions.
British political journalist seized at SFO, sent to ICE detention center
The Department of Homeland Security said Sami Hamdi poses a threat to national security and is preparing to deport him in the midst of a nationwide speaking tour.
Newsom says he may run for president after the midterms (if he isn’t in the race already)
“I have no idea,” he said in a CBS Sunday Morning interview.
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Life in Seven Songs: How Pepi Sonuga keeps the faith — even when Hollywood says, ‘We don’t need you’
The up-and-coming Nigerian actress believes that performing runs in her DNA. That doesn’t mean showbiz has come easy.
Section 415: Min Woo Lee, Steph Curry, and the story of The Bay Golf Club
Inside the quest to build a fan base for a team of golfers that plays its matches indoors and more than 3,000 miles from San Francisco.
Scott Wiener raises $730K on first day of campaign against Nancy Pelosi
Those funds add to the $1 million Wiener had raised since opening an exploratory committee for the congressional seat two years ago.
Zyn sellers to pay city $3M for violating ban on flavored nicotine products
“We take protecting our community’s health seriously and selling these products will not be tolerated,” City Attorney David Chiu said.
Trump calls off federal deployment to San Francisco after call with Mayor Lurie
The president confirmed that a Wednesday night call with the mayor led to the breakthrough.
Poll results: 1,000 Standard readers share views on looming Trump deployment
An overwhelming majority of respondents rejected the potential escalation of immigration raids in the Bay Area.
San Francisco has a new power address for venture capitalists
Fleece vests, big checks, and Golden Gate views — a former U.S. Army post is fast becoming the chill VC’s answer to Sand Hill Road.
‘Devastating’: What 7 months of tariffs have done to one popular business
An eight-year-old spice company was a cult favorite among chefs. Then sky-high fees on imports threatened everything.
They led Sequoia Capital for decades. Now they’re on opposite sides of Prop. 50.
Venture capitalists Michael Moritz and Doug Leone have donated money to opposing sides of Gavin Newsom’s controversial redistricting campaign.
From hippie crash pad to multi-million-dollar windfall for the arts
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The famed late metal artist Imogene “Tex” Gieling gifted the proceeds from her historic home in Duboce Triangle to Bay Area arts groups.
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‘The sluttiest mile on the West Coast’
Creator Violet Witchel has dubbed this San Francisco path “the Bridgerton promenade in real life.”
Andrew Luck and Ron Rivera want to beat each other. They also need each other
The first-year general managers of Stanford and Cal came back to school for the same reason. Their day-to-day responsibilities look quite different.
Outside court, ICE agents lay in wait. Inside, these lawyers are immigrants’ last hope
An unusual program providing attorneys for unrepresented asylum seekers is facing its greatest test.
Why the 49ers traded for Keion White, and what’s next for a defense that needs more help
The former second-round draft pick racked up 5.0 sacks last season, but didn’t have much of a role in first-year coach Mike Vrabel’s defense in 2025.
Kuminga, Moody, and Podziemski show the Warriors what’s possible in a win
Golden State’s 23-and-under players delivered critical performances to help ease the burden on Steph Curry and the stars in a win over Memphis.
49ers grades: There’s hope for Brock Purdy’s return after a double-digit loss
Kyle Shanahan thinks the starting quarterback, who has missed six of eight games, is inching closer to a comeback from a toe injury.
Injuries aren’t the 49ers’ only problem
A brutal day for the rookies is a discouraging sign for Kyle Shanahan’s team.
‘The sluttiest mile on the West Coast’
Creator Violet Witchel has dubbed this San Francisco path “the Bridgerton promenade in real life.”
Photos: Doomscroll through 150 years of California history at the de Young
A new photo exhibition traces the region’s history of resilience through images of fire, quake, and rebirth.
Finally, a barbershop that’s not a boys club
Specializing in short cuts, the new Barb Shop in Bernal Heights is a salon for non-salon-goers.
The Wide Shot: A Mission photographer captures the neighborhood’s defiant spirit
Alexa LexMex Treviño on locating the diversity and joy inside San Francisco’s Latin American community.
SF’s favorite erotic dinner party is still banging after all these years
Guests at the city’s longest-standing erotic supper club come for the food and stay for the spanking.
Sorry, but a $25 glass of wine is now normal
Tariffs, labor costs, and changes in drinking habits have contributed to eye-popping prices in San Francisco.
SF’s best sports bars and pubs, according to a panel of restaurant pros
Whether crushing wings with the Niners or sipping Guinness during a Man City match, here’s where the city’s chefs, bartenders, and bakers go to catch the action.
Fries, Caesar salad, and a martini: Why restaurants can’t resist the girl dinner
Why stay home and eat pasta with canned beans when you can go out for French fries and an ice-cold martini?
The audacity of Marc Benioff
To distract from his National Guard comments, the CEO tried to get San Franciscans to believe Salesforce was growing its local investments. It’s not even close to true.
Daniel Lurie’s art of the deal
By playing to Donald Trump’s vanity while “very nicely” requesting he stay out of town, the mayor fended off a federal invasion.
The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.
In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts
I called the mayor’s upzoning scheme “incremental.” Some readers were having none of it.
