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The San Francisco Standard
• John Shea

Giants trade tiers: 6 categories, 31 players, and only 1 sure thing

Rookie Bryce Eldridge is the team’s lone untouchable player, but Buster Posey must be willing to listen to offers on everyone else.

The San Francisco Standard
• Danny Emerman

What we learned from Yaxel Lendeborg and the Warriors’ Summer League title run

Golden State’s top 2026 draft pick outplayed Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer and led a fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday in Las Vegas.

The San Francisco Standard
• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Clint Reilly, longtime political fixer and Examiner owner, dies at 79

Reilly, who considered becoming a Catholic priest early in his life, previously ran for mayor and was a major San Francisco political and civic leader.

The San Francisco Standard
• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Ex-commissioners fear City Hall will pack watchdog group with loyalists

Plus: AI workers spend their tokens on Scott Wiener’s congressional campaign, Sup. Bilal Mahmood’s grocery bill stays alive, somehow.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth

Former SF Port director, now Sausalito’s city manager, arrested on burglary charge

Elaine Forbes was jailed after deputies found her aboard someone else’s yacht early Saturday — less than three weeks after starting her new job.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth

Mamdani-inspired tax on SF’s empty grocery stores is off the ballot, but not off the table

Bilal Mahmood’s proposal lacked support to land on the ballot. So he’s pushing the same goals through a city ordinance instead.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth

Mamdani-inspired tax on SF’s empty grocery stores is off the ballot, but not off the table

Bilal Mahmood’s proposal lacked support to land on the ballot. So he’s pushing the same goals through a city ordinance instead.

The San Francisco Standard
• Sophie Bearman

More children, more problems: How families with three, four, and five kids make it in SF

Everyone says families flee SF — especially large ones, with more than two kids. We asked 9 super-sized clans to share their strategies on rent, space, and sanity.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jenny Anderson

Don’t shame your teens about their AI use

Teens are using AI more than adults realize, and shame is pushing that use into hiding. Curiosity and honest conversation keep them safer than bans do.

The San Francisco Standard
• Astrid Kane

San Francisco’s sushi scene has a Michelin problem

The city’s omakase restaurants exploded in the 2010s. Why is the most prestigious dining guide snubbing them?

The San Francisco Standard
• Danny Emerman

Will Richard hit the rookie wall hard. The Warriors need him to break through it

After a draining debut season, Golden State’s second-year guard has spent his summer preparing for a bigger role.

The San Francisco Standard
• Michael McLaughlin

‘Maybe we should call ICE on you’: Passenger describes United confrontation at SFO

A Bay Area father says an airline worker threatened to call immigration authorities on him, saying he did not “act like a citizen.”

The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth

Waymo paused service during SF power outage before things got out of hand

During past blackouts and major events, the company left dozens of vehicles stranded. This time, it says, it suspended rides before that could happen again.

The San Francisco Standard
• Alexandra Linsday

AI’s new political donor class is already outspending Big Tech’s last one

Campaign filings show AI employees donating faster, more heavily, and more in sync than three prior tech-IPO donor classes. Here’s where the money is going.

The San Francisco Standard
• Zara Stone

Is this the best-dressed man in tech?

Plus: Odyssey fever hits San Francisco, AI billionaires are dropping beats, and who will star in a Real Housewives of Silicon Valley?

The San Francisco Standard
• Jonah Owen Lamb

Two women fell in love, then went on a crime spree. Only one survived

A tragic romance drove Nicole Holmes and Aamonte Hadley to rob their way across the Bay Area, before tearing them apart forever.

The San Francisco Standard
• John Shea

The 2 threats to Luis Arráez’s batting title chase? A trade and a former Giant

The San Francisco Giants let one potential batting champion get away in 2024. Another could be on his way out ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jonah Owen Lamb

Former sheriff’s deputy charged for alleged sexual assault in county jail

The charges against former Deputy Damon Jones, 34, faces two felonies charges stemming from September. He was fired in October.

The San Francisco Standard
• Madeline Taub

Supervisor presses SFPD on Pride weekend arrests, cites ‘horrifying overreaction’

In a follow-up inquiry Thursday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked for details on the officers’ actions during the Trans March and Stud Ally party.

The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly

A tortured kitten, a rooftop chase, and a drone: The case SF’s DA can’t keep behind bars

The DA says a state Supreme Court ruling forced officials to release the man ahead of Monday’s arraignment despite the “sickening” nature of the crime.

The San Francisco Standard
• Kerry Crowley

The Giants’ farm system hasn’t been this good since Buster Posey was a prospect

San Francisco’s struggles in the last decade are directly correlated to the franchise’s inability to identify, draft, and develop top talent.

The San Francisco Standard
• Astrid Kane

The one-man pop-up making pizza that rivals SF’s best

Kelly Lyons’ phenomenal pies are available only by preorder for pickup Sundays at SoMa’s Saltwater Bakeshop — at least, for now.

The San Francisco Standard
• Max Harrison-Caldwell

Oakland could soon have the highest minimum wage in the country

The $30-per-hour wave is coming. Alameda County is ground zero.

The San Francisco Standard
• Stephanie Gerson

The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for July 17 to July 19 in SF

The forecast is sunny with a chance of scoring big. Mix and mingle at Kilowatt, celebrate Oasis’ reopening, get hyped for the World Cup final, and more.

The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly

A driver ran a light and killed the man they love. They’re waiting for justice years later

Breanna Gordon has missed court dates at least four times — and keeps getting released from jail anyway.

The San Francisco Standard
• Madeline Taub

San Francisco’s beloved drag venue Oasis is back — gaudier, gayer, and finally its own

Thanks to a last-minute donation, the celebrated drag cabaret reopens Friday with an elevated yet campy vibe.

The San Francisco Standard
• Emily Dreyfuss

Why AI will save the liberal arts degree

AI can replace a lecture. It can’t replace a seminar, argues Wesleyan President Michael Roth.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jessica Blough

Elite colleges brought back SAT requirements. The UC answer? Hurry up and wait

UC faculty wanted a decision on standardized testing by September. The regents set a due date for June 2027.

The San Francisco Standard
• Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: LeBron James speculation sweeps through Summer League

The Warriors are in the mix to sign one of the greatest players in NBA history, but no one inside the organization knows when he’ll make a decision.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jane Kenny

Kaitlyn Chen outscores Caitlin Clark, continuing her unlikely Valkyries ascent

Golden State cut Chen, a third-round draft pick, at the end of training camp last year. Since returning, she’s made herself indispensable.