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The San Francisco Standard
Text • George Kelly

Firefighters work to rescue person from garbage truck in Union Square

A bystander flagged down the Recology driver, saying a person was yelling from inside the garbage truck.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Natallie Rocha

The latest tech billboard trend? Anti-AI graffiti

Across the city, spray painted screeds against the city’s AI boom and its billionaires have popped up on AI billboards.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Max Harrison-Caldwell

Berkeley is arguing with its homeless residents over which sidewalks they can camp on

Unlike other Bay Area cities, Berkeley does not have a local camping ban. Now, neighbors say a West Berkeley encampment is spiraling out of control.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

Lurie vowed to add more shelters. A $7M cabin community has sat empty nearly a year

Neighborhood politics, tense lease negotiations, and bureaucratic paralysis has left 60 usable shelter beds in limbo.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Danny Emerman

What the Warriors’ rotation will look like until Jimmy Butler returns

With Moses Moody also recovering from knee surgery, there’s a clear path to playing time for Golden State’s young wings.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Stephanie Gerson

The best events in San Francisco this Labor Day weekend

Fill the your holiday with a free Grateful Dead tribute in Golden Gate Park, the Hungry Ghost Festival in Chinatown, Hiero Day, and more.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Sara Deseran

She broke all the rules — and paved the way for San Francisco’s Thai food boom

With a new cookbook and a noodle shop on the way, Pim Techamuanvivit of Kin Khao and Nari is still going strong.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Garrett Leahy

‘A form of torture’: SFO travelers grapple with hidden airport detention center 

Green-card holders have been detained for more than a week, and those walking past had no clue it existed.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: The Giants’ partnership with Kalshi is part of a dangerous trend

Five MLB teams have partnered with the prediction market platform.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Michael McLaughlin

‘Discrimination comes with a price’: Accused of antisemitism, Oakland coffee shop closes

The Jerusalem Coffee House will be closed while it fights three lawsuits that allege the pro-Palestinian cafe mistreated Jewish customers.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jane Kenny

The Valkyries are on fire. Now their top talent is headed to Berlin

Coach Natalie Nakase and four Golden State players will participate in the FIBA World Cup before returning to the U.S. for a postseason run.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jonah Owen Lamb

He was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend. Then the city honored him

City leaders embraced Jason “JP” Peterson as a story of redemption. Then a jury convicted him of kidnapping.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jessica Blough

An independent study from Stanford credits Urban Alchemy with reducing crime by 20%

A peer-reviewed study found that streets patrolled by the nonprofit ambassadors have lowered drug crime and behavioral health-related crime.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: After a long, weird summer, the 49ers are starting to look whole again

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are allowing themselves to feel optimistic about George Kittle and Nick Bosa’s chances to get to Australia to face the Rams.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kevin V. Nguyen

This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

How KPMG ended up as neighbors with one of the world’s most valuable startups — and what it says about downtown’s recovery.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

New evidence suggests Lurie’s office is concealing or destroying public records

Lurie pledged in 2025 to hand over his work messages. Now his office says it has none in instances where other departments readily produce them.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Lombardi

49ers roster gymnastics: How they’re building as much depth as possible before Australia

After acquiring offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson ahead of Sunday’s cutdown, the 49ers signed 14 players to their practice squad Monday.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Omar Rashad

Mayor moves to overhaul $500M in homelessness contracts

One of the Lurie administration’s goals was to begin the overhaul in September 2025.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

A Stanford coach, the ‘Tokyo Toe,’ and a shared NFL dream that’s now on hold

The Raiders cut Kansei Matsuzawa on Sunday, but a coach he’s never met is holding out hope that the kicker will land with a different team.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Lombardi

Inside the 49ers’ changing power structure: Here’s who’s calling the shots

Al Guido’s February promotion and Paraag Marathe’s decision to focus on European soccer operations have led to notable shifts in how the franchise operates.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Shugerman

AI’s new frontier: Why Anthropic employees are pouring cash into Alaska governor’s race

Employees of the AI giant are bankrolling a Democrat who wants to slow the industry down.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Ezra Wallach

How SF’s most powerful mom became a political force

She turned a fight to reopen schools into San Francisco’s most influential parent organization. Now she’s stepping down, leaving behind power, supporters, and critics.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Astrid Kane

4 most anticipated restaurants and bakeries opening in San Francisco in September 

A waterfront restaurant, a Melbourne-style sushi spot, a beloved bakery's bigger storefront, and a brewery's cocktail debut are all on the way.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Rare alliance backs SF supervisor after board president boots him from committees

GrowSF, SEIU, and other unlikely allies say Rafael Mandelman’s move to strip Bilal Mahmood of committee seats amounts to political retaliation.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

A Flock employee helped block the SF Democratic Party’s anti-Flock vote

Plus: A YIMBY endorsement for District 8, a Newsom legislative deal is dead, and the Sunshine Ordinance saga continues.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Lombardi

49ers set 53-man roster: Who’s on the team and why changes are expected

John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are still navigating complex maneuvers to ensure San Francisco has adequate depth at key positions.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jillian D’Onfro

AI is having a ‘bonkers,’ complicated impact on SF, city experts say

San Francisco’s chief economist says AI hasn’t juiced job growth yet, but it is driving up rents and office demand.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent explain their healing hug: ‘Replaying the whole dugout thing’

Two of the greatest players in Giants history put the past behind them during a ceremony to retire Kent’s No. 21.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Natallie Rocha

Why Waymo’s big blue Ojai vans suddenly seem like they’re everywhere

The company has launched paid rides in its newest driverless vans as it expands its territory and fleet, and pursues robotaxi dominance in SF.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kevin V. Nguyen

Amazon took Google’s building. That’s the Silicon Valley office recovery

Most of the leasing volume involved big tenants reshuffling their footprint. But with nothing new being built, investors are buying anyway.