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The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Logan Webb wins the Willie Mac Award, but the 2027 Giants will belong to Bryce Eldridge

The Giants’ ace is an undisputed clubhouse leader, but he’s the first to suggest it’s easier for position players to lead an MLB team.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Lombardi

Nick Bosa’s calf injury creates an injured reserve puzzle for the 49ers

Kyle Shanahan said the star pass rusher will be back “in a few weeks.” Until then, the team will be scrambling to keep enough healthy players on the defensive line.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Rachyl Jones

‘A deeply weird question’: Inside the Berkeley conference debating if AI can feel pain

Could chatbots have souls? Learn to love? Refuse military service? Philosophers and tech workers gathered last weekend at the Lighthaven compound to figure it out.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: Steph Curry is still holding the Warriors together, one extension at a time

Whenever he ends his career, we will know that the Golden State star achieved everything he possibly could with this franchise.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Danny Emerman

Steph Curry signs Warriors extension under the max, squanders fears of wandering eyes

The four-time NBA champion signed a two-year deal that will keep him with the same franchise that drafted him in 2009.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jennifer Wadsworth

The Giants ‘mom of the year’ defends husband after viral clip

Behind the clip that broke the internet: A grieving husband, a thoughtful wife, and a reminder that you can’t hear what a couple is saying from your couch.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: Nick Bosa’s injury doesn’t lessen the 49ers’ urgency, it only amps this up

Super Bowl windows are sometimes imaginary and sometimes real, but they’re also very temporary.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Ezra Wallach

SFUSD’s lead strike negotiator indicted on charge of sexually assaulting a child

Apolinar “Paul” Quesada, who has also worked as assistant principal and principal at two SF middle schools, is on leave over a 1995 case.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

SF’s two biggest labor unions take Lurie’s contract deal — but not city nurses

The nurses' bargaining committee rejected the offer unanimously, citing workplace safety concerns, staffing, and a layoff guarantee that didn't go far enough.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jennifer Wadsworth

Sandbagged: Aiming to steal Nvidia chips, thieves mistakenly grab 20 tons of sand

Nvidia-branded trailers were dumped when the crooks realized what was actually inside.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’: Despite criticism, Kalshi isn’t deterred from partnering with the Giants

One X post from the team’s account outraged fans. A Kalshi executive explains how the company responded.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

The most epic Bay Area sports weekend of the year starts now

The Giants say goodbye to Mike Krukow, the 49ers look to improve to 3-0, and the Valkyries play their first postseason game at Chase Center.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Astrid Kane

A growing ice cream empire just brought the Castro its best smashburger

The grass-fed patties at Iggy’s Burger carry on a family legacy extending back to Argentina.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Ezra Wallach

The AI reading tutor recording SF’s youngest students

Kids say Amira can’t understand them. Teachers say the district is pushing it anyway. And the company has yet to prove it works.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Sophia Garrow

Xavier Becerra shows off his BDE (Big Dad Energy) in interview with The Standard

Comedian Sophia Garrow asks the Democratic candidate for California governor about his stances on Israel, affordability, conspiracy theories, and rizz.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Lurie is skeptical of a PG&E takeover. He may soon have to take a stand

City Hall and the utility aimed for a fresh start after Lurie was elected. Frustration has grown in the administration, especially since the December blackout.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jessica Blough

Sandbags, scams, and a flying manhole cover: How SF is prepping for Super El Niño

Some establishments are fielding calls for “sanity checks” ahead of the stormy season. Others are taking precautions to keep their own floors dry.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Danny Emerman

5 big Warriors questions: Draymond Green’s role, Yaxel Lendeborg the X-factor, and more

Steve Kerr is returning for his 13th season with Golden State, and the coach is committed to making key changes.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

49ers vs. Cardinals: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions

Kyle Shanahan’s team is looking to start 3-0 for the second consecutive season.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jane Kenny

The playoffs have arrived: Valkyries secure No. 2 seed with stunning comeback in L.A.

Natalie Nakase’s team will meet the Dallas Wings in a best-of-three first-round series.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Dustin Gardiner

Flock is under fire. SF’s moderate Democrats are doubling down on the cameras

The technology company has lost contracts in many blue cities, but San Francisco leaders are largely defending SFPD’s use of surveillance devices.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Ezra Wallach

SFUSD’s long-awaited Mandarin immersion school finally has a (temporary) address

For more than 30 years, district’s Chinese immersion schools have taught Cantonese. The one opening next year will teach Mandarin.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Paolo Bicchieri

She coined the term ‘third wave coffee.’ Now she’s poised for a big comeback

With two new cafes and a roastery in the works, Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters founder Trish Rothgeb is reclaiming her place at the top of the Bay Area coffee scene.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Landes

SF Girls Chorus is selling its Hayes Valley HQ, a former Druid temple, for $13.75M

The chorus with a vagabond history wants to find one building for performances, rehearsals and administrative offices.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jillian D’Onfro

The Haight could get a new music hub. Small businesses say it will destroy them

A project in a historic building pits merchants against the property’s owner over which vision of the future would best benefit an iconic intersection. 

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

More people are falling into SF homelessness than exiting. Can a Medicaid veteran fix it?

The new head of SF’s homelessness department wants to shift money toward prevention and hold nonprofits accountable for results.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kevin V. Nguyen

Why San Francisco developers keep building risky offices instead of stable housing

Everyone agrees that the city needs more homes. So why do the private markets keep chasing new downtown skyscrapers?

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Inside Mike Krukow’s booth during his last days with the Giants: ‘Time of my life’

The Standard had behind-the-scenes access to the broadcaster’s remote booth for one of his final road-game broadcasts.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Lauren Saria

The portable snack Australians eat everywhere is coming to Polk Street

Think you know handrolls? The Australian version is bigger, cylindrical, and about to have a home in Russian Hill.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Shugerman

They build frontier AI. Now they’re donating millions to rein it in

Employees at Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind are pouring money into elections, hoping to counter a more than $100M industry campaign against regulation.