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The San Francisco Standard
Text • Max Harrison-Caldwell

Promiscuous Claude stuns in new AI billboard

Made-for-virality outdoor advertising has become a popular strategy for tech companies looking to stand out from the crowd.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Supervisors shorten and shrink Lurie’s OpenGov permit contract

An amendment by Supervisor Chyanne Chen chiseled down the contract extension from five years to three.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

What’s behind SF’s falling overdose death toll

Fatalities from fentanyl and other drugs so far this year are 24% below last year

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Natallie Rocha

Outside AI headquarters, people are unbothered by fears it will end humanity

We asked people near the OpenAI and Anthropic offices if they’re concerned about the technology ending the world.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Paolo Bicchieri

‘Everyone is tightening their purse strings’: Inventive SF chocolate shop closes

Topogato, which launched to national acclaim during the pandemic, is a casualty of record cacao prices and soft consumer spending.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: What the Valkyries’ championship pursuit will look like

Coach Natalie Nakase might need to change her rotation depending on matchups, fatigue, and other factors.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Tim Flannery’s music helped Greg Papa deal with cancer. Now Papa faces another challenge

The former Giants broadcast partners reunited at an August concert in Novato and shared how music has strengthened their bond.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Adam Lashinsky

Opinion: What transparency? Lurie’s sunny disposition masks his office’s opaque behavior

Our chipper and ubiquitous mayor has his own definition of accountability.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jessica Blough

SF landlords beat the vacancy tax in court. Next up? The so-called rental emergency

Landlords say Mayor Daniel Lurie’s rent emergency is “a bit cringey,” and the city is to blame for skyrocketing rents.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • James Twomey

A developer’s housing empire is expanding rapidly. Tenants say they’re paying the price

East Bay property developer ArtHaus says it’s building the “workforce housing” the Bay Area desperately needs. But residents have another story to tell.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

Newsom says he won’t challenge Harris in 2028: ‘I wouldn’t waste everyone’s time’

The governor made the comments while fly-fishing in Montana, amid an expanding DOJ investigation into his finances.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Garrett Leahy

Muni is too broke to use more eco-friendly buses

Due to budget issues, the SFMTA board voted to seek a state exemption to buy diesel-hybrid buses instead of pricier electric ones.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Astrid Kane

Don’t panic: An award-winning dim sum parlor is closing one SF location, not both

Yank Sing’s lease at the Rincon Center is expiring, but its nearby 52-year-old sister restaurant is still open for xiaolongbao and shrimp har gow.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

Who’s left? Why the Giants’ lineup has never looked like this

With Rafael Devers out for the season, the franchise will field some of the most inexperienced — and unrecognizable — lineups in team history.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jennifer Wadsworth

SF Opera strike cancels two shows, and a third hangs in the balance

Musicians and management remain far apart on a new contract, with no sign of a deal before Thursday’s “Simon Boccanegra.”

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Scott Ostler

Colin Kaepernick lost $150 million for taking a knee. He has no regrets

The former 49ers quarterback talks to veteran sports journalist Scott Ostler about his life before and after being blacklisted by the NFL.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Crane

Opinion: Newsom drained billions from the Rainy Day Fund. Prop 2 won’t stop the next governor

A bigger reserve sounds prudent. But Prop 2 leaves intact the exact rule that lets governors raid it to cover shortfalls of their own making.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Lauren Saria

The Lower Haight is getting a Jewish-inspired restaurant from a rising star chef

Spencer Horovitz will bring his California-Jewish pop-up Hadeem to the former Otra space next year.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Lurie’s OpenGov permit software was ‘exceeding’ its goals. City data said otherwise

Proponents of the mayor’s permit overhaul acknowledge delays, but say the new system is miles better than the old one.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jonah Owen Lamb

Out with the old: SFPD swaps its decaying pistols for the first time in two decades

The old Sig Saurs are being replaced in batches with Smith & Wessons. But they aren’t going to street cops yet.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: Why there are so many weird takes on the 49ers (and why they don’t care)

Without Jed York and Paraag Marathe in the building, the two leaders who don’t really play the national media game are running everything.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

D10 candidates could settle $7M empty cabin shelter standoff

Plus: Sunshine Task Force candidates emerge, Lurie’s rent emergency takes heat, and podcaster slams SF.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Rafael Devers’ season is over, but the Giants’ top slugger is a Willie Mac Award contender

The team placed its home run leader on the 60-day injured list with a core muscle injury.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Natallie Rocha

They liked being named Al. Then came AI

Like Alexas and Claudes before them, people named Al are struggling with confusion caused by the latest Silicon Valley trend.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Thomas Goetz

San Francisco doesn’t need this many golf courses

The city loses $4.9 million a year subsidizing six sprawling golf courses used by a shrinking number of players. In a housing-starved city, that’s a tough sell.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kevin V. Nguyen

There’s a sorta crazy plan to turn SF’s dead mall into a sports mecca

Urban Land Development and TMG Partners submitted a bid for the San Francisco Centre based on, of all things, basketball.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Giants ace Logan Webb got his ‘butt kicked’ this year. He wants to keep pitching anyway

Manager Tony Vitello indicated the team may have conversations about shutting the ace down early, but the starter said “I’ll be throwing.”

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jennifer Wadsworth

What we know about the nonprofit at the center of Newsom’s federal probe

The 25-year-old foundation that funds his travel has drawn scrutiny for years under governors of both parties.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Giants outfield prospect Scott Bandura to join team in San Francisco

The Princeton product has hit 13 home runs and stolen 34 bases across two levels this season.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

‘Badge of honor’: How a DoJ probe could help Newsom’s 2028 prospects

New details reported by The Standard show how the feds are investigating the presumed frontrunner in the 2028 presidential race.