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Owning a newly built home in San Francisco is still possible. Just check downtown
A combination of an office exodus and interest rate spike has eliminated a large swath of would-be buyers from the condo market.
A bag of dead rats, cat piss and someone else’s gopher problem—this week in snitching
Welcome back to Snitch City: The petty gossip column no one asked for. This week is all about animals, including dead ones. In a bag.
SF seemingly did the impossible: A Fred Again x Skrillex rave for 25,000 in Civic Center
Electronic superstars Fred Again and Skrillex played a sold-out, three-and-a-half hour show barely five days after tickets went on sale.
Supposed ‘tough-love’ policy is not the cure for SF’s addiction and homelessness epidemic
Opinion
Proposition F is political theater, where the imperative to win votes by looking tough is far greater than the desire to solve the drug problem.
Popular SF hippie hub clashes with city over selling tea
A “magical tea house” in the Lower Haight scrambles to adjust its offerings after a permit fight with the city.
Anchor Brewing sold to Chobani yogurt king. Yes, the old label will return
Hamdi Ulukaya turned a shuttered yogurt factory into a billion-dollar business. He’s hoping to ignite a similar turnaround at Anchor Brewing.
San Francisco kicks off Juneteenth festivities by showcasing Black-owned businesses
The popup market on the waterfront begins several weeks of festivities leading up to the holiday on June 19.
A growing homeless population in Golden Gate Park seeks one thing: invisibility
In the park, homeless people are able to escape the city’s infamous streetside encampments—and the glares of passersby.
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Muni boss on the hot seat as San Francisco mayor’s race heats up
Jeff Tumlin has served as San Francisco’s transportation chief for nearly five years. But the number of people who want him canned is growing.
Breed proposes $1.3 billion budget bump, despite months of deficit warnings
Mayor London Breed put forth a plan Friday to slow hiring and cut some community services to solve a nearly $800 million deficit.
BART, Muni in serious trouble as transit tax axed—for now
Transit operators will have to wait at least another year before a new effort to save the cash-strapped systems can be launched.
‘Rigged.’ ‘Shocked.’ ‘Appalling.’ San Francisco Republicans sound off on Trump verdict
Over drinks at a Marina district bar, a group of young Republicans had mixed feelings about Trump’s hush-money conviction.
‘People are freaking out’: Newsom’s insurance crisis bill lets carriers hike rates faster
Gov. Gavin Newsom released a new proposal to counteract California’s insurance crisis by allowing carriers to raise rates faster.
YIMBY group sues Bay Area city, accusing it of stuffing its housing plan with junk
A unique lawsuit in San Mateo has opened a new legal front in the increasingly contentious housing war in California.
This advertising firm’s Doom Spiral Bar is a cheeky message to San Francisco haters
Unable to fight the doom-focused narrative around the city, Duncan Channon has decided instead to subvert it.
Amid FBI bribery probe, a Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant may be forced to leave
City officials ordered a suspension on Nick’s Lighthouse Thursday, putting its lease with the Port of San Francisco at risk.
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Defunct restaurant in Big Sur with killer views may soon reopen—along with new hotel
The California Coastal Commission reached an agreement with a Big Sur landowner to revitalize a parcel with famously Instagrammable views.
A new high-end Indian restaurant in the Marina is worth every penny
The city’s latest high-end Indian restaurant is serving up soul and whimsy. Plus: the Mission’s best neighborhood restaurant and a salad with a waterfront view.
The secret behind the city’s best sushi? One man and his van
From a Tokyo fish market to San Francisco’s top sushi restaurants in two days flat: Only one man can pull it off.
Pythons, rhinestones, leather and skin: Party photos from a legendary San Francisco loft
As Ken Fulk puts his warehouse-turned-wonderland on the market, a look back at the motley crew who partied there.
A bag of dead rats, cat piss and someone else’s gopher problem—this week in snitching
Welcome back to Snitch City: The petty gossip column no one asked for. This week is all about animals, including dead ones. In a bag.
San Francisco kicks off Juneteenth festivities by showcasing Black-owned businesses
The popup market on the waterfront begins several weeks of festivities leading up to the holiday on June 19.
School’s almost out: 11 amazing swimming spots to hit this summer
From river dips to wine country lounging, it’s time to grab your bucket hat and beach chair.
Bluefin tuna is everywhere in sushi-mad SF. But should it be?
In a city that champions sustainability, we still have a blindspot for this massive, glorious and overfished beast
The renegade sushi chef of SF serves up the ‘seafood’ of the future
Erik Aplin of Chisai Sushi Club prepares for a fishless future with a delicious, all-vegan alt-omakase.
10 top San Francisco chefs on where they go for cheap, quick, satisfying sushi
Every night is not a $150 omakase night. Sometimes, it’s about a $15 hand roll and a game of bingo.
The Big O: Where to score the greatest omakase in SF
Over the past two months, the Standard dined at what we’ve deemed the best of the best of San Francisco sushi. Get ready to blow both mind and wallet.
Supposed ‘tough-love’ policy is not the cure for SF’s addiction and homelessness epidemic
Proposition F is political theater, where the imperative to win votes by looking tough is far greater than the desire to solve the drug problem.
Reader responses to The Standard’s reporting that made us say “hmm …”
We pulled these out of our mailbag as readers weighed in on that one Red Lobster, sushi week, video games of old, and more of the Great Highway debate.
Tech investors’ ultimate hypocrisy: Hosting a $500K Trump fundraiser after decrying crime
Self-proclaimed anti-crime tech execs will host a $500K fundraiser for convicted fraudster Trump. They could remove one criminal from SF’s streets.
Readers respond to the call to create a new, permanent park along the Great Highway
Opponents of a new park cite pollution and congestion as reasons not to close Great Highway. Supporters say it’s time to open the space to all.
SF seemingly did the impossible: A Fred Again x Skrillex rave for 25,000 in Civic Center
Electronic superstars Fred Again and Skrillex played a sold-out, three-and-a-half hour show barely five days after tickets went on sale.
The great Skrillex mystery: How did SF pull off a 25,000-person show seemingly overnight?
Turns out, the show wasn’t an overnight success—just a secret one. Preparations had been ongoing behind the scenes for several months.
School shooting opera to premiere in San Francisco
Two worlds play out on its split-level rotating set. A wedding celebration set in the present and the school shooting a decade earlier.
As the San Francisco Symphony struggles, another classical ensemble catches fire
At a time when the city’s larger and more famous symphony is embroiled in controversy, the San Francisco Philharmonic is going in the opposite direction.
