Victims are getting exams within days. It can take police investigators months to even open a case.

From haunted houses and movie nights to late-night costume balls and block parties, here’s how to make the most of spooky season.

The Brewers eliminated the Dodgers on Thursday night and ensured the Giants’ rivals won’t win a third consecutive World Series.

Manny Yekutiel says suspended, not ended — a distinction that could determine whether he must return $255,000 in taxpayer funds.

New coordinator Raheem Morris has made key structural changes and relied on several young players including Gracen Halton and Jaden Dugger to improve the defense.

City leaders called the utility’s figure inflated. PG&E says the city’s $3.4 billion estimate leaves out key costs.

Maria Su’s forceful push for neighborhood schools won over the board — but exposed deep divisions among parents and political allies.

The leaflets, which have spammed doorsteps and windshields since last week, appear to be AI-generated.

The retail giant’s announcement is the latest in a series of highly anticipated returns and planned openings in the area.

Street performers, artist pop-ups, and better lighting will be used to attract more visitors.

Prosecutors said he had “the means” and would have “an incentive” to leave the U.S. sooner if he learned of the case.

A bugged OpenAI conference room is the latest in a series of espionage suspicions and trade secret lawsuits at tech companies.

Raised on road trips down Interstate 80 and Too $hort, Williams said she wouldn’t be “half of who I am” without the Bay.

A former Bay Guardian editor argues that San Francisco’s progressive establishment has lost the plot. Backing Connie Chan over Scott Wiener is the proof.

This influx of talent arrives just as the franchise looks to build its next generation of foundational figures around 26-year-old quarterback Brock Purdy.

One customer spent weeks talking to an AI agent to resolve a Claude billing error that overcharged him by $3,500.

The longtime progressive who has lived in Potrero Hill for decades called on voters to support candidates Dion-Jay Brookter and JR Eppler.

Surging caseloads, missing respondents, and skyrocketing deportation orders shake a courthouse in Concord.

As SF’s South Asian dining scene grows more upscale, Marina Beach draws crowds with its casual approach — sometimes too many crowds.

The figure, which is nearly six times the city’s own estimate, comes as the embattled utility must provide a cost projection to state regulators this month.

The Standard updates our previous reporting on this story.

Plus: Journos take lighter look at election, a $3 million PAC donation spurs questions, and how Scott Wiener and Connie Chan are courting female voters.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Garrett Langley says Flock must “better control our story.”

Cannae Partners explains why it’s amassing a portfolio focused on “hard science” tenants. 

Vernika Dunbar mistakenly shot Mackayla “Kash” Paige while pistol whipping another woman, authorities said.

Before his arrest by the FBI, Abdulrahman Alfozan chronicled his journey through elite U.S. tech. His lawyer says the allegations are “wholly out of character.”

Thao, her romantic partner, and a father and son who run recycling and modular housing companies are on trial for bribery, conspiracy, and fraud. 

“Operation D-Line” reels in four connected to the February shooting of defensive end Keion White in the Mission, the district attorney announced.

Students will be guaranteed a place at a school in their neighborhood as the SFUSD ends its lottery system.

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