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The San Francisco Standard
• Emily Landes

$4,574 per square foot: The premium for a view at the top just hit a new high

A biotech CEO set a new record to buy a rare Sea Cliff home off-market, with both unobstructed bay views and millions in renovations likely on the horizon.

The San Francisco Standard
• Garrett Leahy

Meet the men trying to kill the tax meant to save BART and Muni

A libertarian policy wonk and a ragtag band of fiscal hawks say the doom-and-gloom warnings about transit cuts are overblown

The San Francisco Standard
• John Shea

5 Giants storylines that will define their future — starting with who gets traded

With the playoffs out of reach, Buster Posey faces an Aug. 3 deadline that will likely reshape the roster.

The San Francisco Standard
• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Wiener nets $127,000 in campaign donations after viral trans march video

People from across the country decried the constituent’s tirade against Wiener as harassment.

The San Francisco Standard
• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

The one word missing from Connie Chan’s China policy platform: Taiwan

Plus: Protesters plan to rally Thursday outside billionaire Chris Larsen’s house.

The San Francisco Standard
• Garrett Leahy

SF Bay tragedy: Boat captain’s brother among the dead as Coast Guard search nears end

Three people remain missing as questions mount about what went wrong.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jesse Alejandro Cottrell

1 star, no air conditioning: Why Google eliminated user reviews on ICE detention centers

Over the last year, Google quietly disabled reviews for all but four of ICE’s detention facilities. One researcher is asking why.

The San Francisco Standard
• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Pelosi event nets Chan $100K for congressional campaign

The supervisor has pulled in nearly $630,000 since April for her bid to succeed the speaker emerita.

The San Francisco Standard
• Michael McLaughlin

Memorial trip ends in tragedy: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, victim identified

Survivors clung to the hull as bystanders scrambled to help. Now, experts are raising red flags about safety.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jane Kenny

Anatomy of a clutch team: What 11 close games reveal about the Valkyries

Golden State is just 6-5 in games decided in the final five minutes this season, but has made improvements over the last month.

The San Francisco Standard
• Danny Emerman

The latest Warriors intel: How Golden State is processing the LeBron James waiting game

Draymond Green has pitched the 23-year veteran on joining him and Steph Curry in San Francisco.

The San Francisco Standard
• Sara Deseran

The taco stand that made me cry

A roadside fruit stand, a 24-year-old taquero, and a reminder of why, after so many years, I still love writing about food.

The San Francisco Standard
• Stephanie Gerson

The best events in SF this week, from film festivals to World Cup final watch parties

Plus, Oasis’ reopening, Hayes Valley Carnival, the 40th annual AIDS Walk, and more.

The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly

Squatters take over home linked to twisted killing of UC Berkeley prof

A woman claims to have a lease, but one owner was dead and the other locked up at the time the deal was supposedly reached.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth

A 64% rent hike pushed a family out of SF. A legal loophole puts thousands more at risk

Some 14,000 SF apartments have no rent cap. Landlords have every incentive to push tenants out before their buildings age into one.

The San Francisco Standard
• David Lombardi

How the 49ers are among the NFL’s biggest spenders — and have the most cap space

John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are willing to pay their stars top-of-the-market deals. They have also created flexibility for the future.

The San Francisco Standard
• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Lurie has raised $8.6M to rewrite how SF works. Nobody is really fighting him

The mayor wants to make the biggest changes to the city’s constitution in decades.

The San Francisco Standard
• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Donald Luu exits SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce board amid harassment allegations

Board members accused Luu of harassment and assault and threatened to quit en masse — the second scandal to rock the influential Chinatown institution in recent years.

The San Francisco Standard
• The Standard Staff

17 rescued from burning boat near Alcatraz, one missing

One person remains unaccounted for after a pontoon pleasure boat caught fire between the island and the Golden Gate Bridge.

The San Francisco Standard
• Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Valkyries’ surprise championship push

Golden State’s seven-game winning streak is the longest in the WNBA.

The San Francisco Standard
• John Shea

Rob Manfred explains Giants’ Pride Night miscues, talks 2028 All-Star Game ‘option’

After an MLB Players’ Association representative said he believes “San Francisco is the site,” for the 2028 All-Star Game, the MLB Commissioner said it’s not a done deal.

The San Francisco Standard
• Danny Emerman

Getting drafted by the Warriors was a ‘great experience.’ Then came the antisemitism

Golden State’s second-round draft pick, Lajae Jones, is an Israeli American who has experienced hate on social media.

The San Francisco Standard
• Zara Stone

The AI job interview has spawned its own industry

Candidates are paying up to $1,000 an hour on mock interview and prep sessions with AI employees in the race to get into big companies.

The San Francisco Standard
• David Crane

Opinion: Newsom’s brand of socialism: Spend big, reward your donors

The governor has spent eight budgets expanding California’s social safety net at a record pace. The money flows back to groups that help advance his political career.

The San Francisco Standard
• Astrid Kane

Bar Malone’s is making San Francisco’s biggest happy hour bet

It may be named for a TV bartender, but it’s got everything from bar bites up to black cod.

The San Francisco Standard
• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Three grocers walked away from a vacant Fillmore Safeway. Now it’s a political battle

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood argues the failure to revive the site shows the need for his proposal to bring Mamdani-style government grocery stores to SF.

The San Francisco Standard
• Madeline Taub

The best places to eat alone in San Francisco, according to a panel of restaurant pros

Sometimes you just want to eat in peace and scroll on your phone. Try these San Francisco restaurants and bars for solo dining.

The San Francisco Standard
• Jonah Owen Lamb

DA charges San Francisco sheriff’s deputy for allegedly groping inmate

Deputy Nanette Busto allegedly asked if the incarcerated woman had surgery to augment her body.

The San Francisco Standard
• Kerry Crowley

Are the 49ers worth $10 billion? We’re about to find out

The Khoslas’ purchase of the Seattle Seahawks will require the family to sell its 3.1% stake in the San Francisco 49ers.

The San Francisco Standard
• Giselle Garza Lerma

How a group of crabbing baddies became SF’s most unexpected support group

Two laid-off friends built a 7,000-follower crabbing community for women and non-binary people to learn how to catch crab.