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The San Francisco Standard
Text • Anya Schultz

SFPD announces major reforms to rape investigations following SF Standard report

Three months after The Standard exposed a systemic failure, police brass face a packed City Hall hearing and a competing vision for change.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • James Twomey

An email scammer stole $500K from Alameda County. Its insurer says tough luck

The Alameda County Transportation Commission overlooked concerns about a payment and sent checks to an imposter posing as a vendor.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Maggie Angst

Rising tents and Tenderloin poop complicate SF’s comeback story

The number of tents is up 29% since May, and the feces problem is getting worse — even as vehicle encampments hit a new low.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: The Warriors promised change. What does that actually look like?

After missing the playoffs, Golden State is determined to shift its offensive philosophy and focus on reducing turnovers.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jane Kenny

‘I held my breath’: Veronica Burton’s shot puts the Valkyries one win from the WNBA Finals

Tiffany Hayes scored a team-high 21 points, Natalie Nakase made critical defensive adjustments, and Golden State took a 2-0 series lead.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: Ballhalla and the Valkyries are just a few ear-piercing victories from a title

Who’s beating Golden State in this building, in front of these raucous fans, and with a deep roster that clearly is immensely powered up by the voltage?

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jillian D’Onfro

Uniqlo’s return to San Francisco is more than a store opening; it’s a signal

With the retail giant’s return to downtown, stakeholders are hoping for a “follow the leader” moment.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Landes

Former DreamWorks Animation exec buys Pac Heights home for $8.25M

Christopher DeFaria, a child voice actor turned Hollywood producer, returns to his native San Francisco after founding an AI-driven audience engagement company.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Adam Lashinsky

Opinion: Lashinsky: Yes, we need less democracy in SF. Why I like Lurie’s charter reform props

The mayor-backed Props. D, E, and F aren’t perfect, but the city’s ballot free-for-all has been a gift to special interests for too long.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Astrid Kane

The team behind the Marina’s best martini bar is building a mini empire on Chestnut

The partners behind Frankie’s and Norcina are opening Scout, an upscale, all-day cafe.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Sjostedt

China just banned the latest deadly opioid, SF drug users still want it

For some drug users, cychlorphine’s lethality is not alarming, it’s alluring.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • David Lombardi

Brock Purdy is 34 attempts from passer rating history — and he’s just getting started

Advanced stats show the 49ers quarterback is on pace for his best season yet, but he has played just four games and Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks are looming.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Danny Emerman

‘Perfect pairing’: Brandon Williams, De’Anthony Melton bring SoCal flair to Warriors

The Golden State teammates last played together when they led Crespi Carmelite High School to back-to-back Division-I state championships in 2015 and 2016.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Lurie’s allies ditched Manny Yekutiel. Now they’re polling his comeback odds

Plus: Billionaire-funded ads roll out for District 10 candidate, Becerra answers reporter questions without saying much, and Tung supporters cancel press conference.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • George Kelly

Woman accused of fatally shooting security guard at ‘Baddies’ event

The shooting of the Warfield guard was reportedly witnessed by his wife and two of his children .

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

Money moves: Valkyries’ $100 million milestone, Juszczyk’s beer fight, and Stanford-Nike

The first women’s team valued at $1 billion now out-earns every franchise in women’s sports and could reportedly hit $130 million in revenue with a WNBA Finals run.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jennifer Wadsworth

SF public schools stopped suspending students. What they’re doing instead is illegal

Off-the-book suspensions are against the law. Families, researchers, and the district itself say they happen anyway. 

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Tim Kawakami

Kawakami: Yaxel Lendeborg might be just what the Warriors desperately need — ASAP

The rookie scored 17 points, all in the first half, in the Warriors’ exhibition victory over the Lakers at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jessica Blough

‘Left in the dark’: Why it took a year to get the lights on at this Tenderloin gallery

Bradley McCallum found a dream location for his art lab, but it took eight months to get equipment from PG&E.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Stephanie Gerson

The best events in SF this week, from Fleet Week to a sunrise gathering on Alcatraz

Plus, the Italian Heritage Parade, Halloween happenings, Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations, a literary festival, and more.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Landes

Inside a 20,000-square-foot Duboce Park compound that finally found a buyer

An iPod innovator snagged the former furniture warehouse-turned-loft for $6.8 million

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Sara Deseran

Restaurants can’t be reduced to a number. But I’m glad someone is trying

After seven years without them, star ratings at the Chronicle are back. I’m not sure they’re fair — but they might be necessary.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Natallie Rocha

It’s flu season. SF vaccinations are off to a slow start

Warm weather, delayed supplies, and lack of government promotion may be contributing to fewer fall shots. Doctors warn people not to delay.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler

Pelosi’s pick for SF supervisor gets a sudden turn of fortune, and so does her legacy

Days after Manny Yekutiel’s abrupt exit from the supervisor race, Rep. Nancy Pelosi canvassed with Gary McCoy in District 8.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Ezra Wallach

SFUSD is set to overhaul its enrollment lottery. Nobody can agree on how

The two remaining options being weighed by the district would guarantee families who apply on time a neighborhood-school seat.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Garrett Leahy

The Iran War has sent Muni’s fuel costs soaring 58%

Muni has hundreds of hybrid buses that burn approximately 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel each month.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Omar Rashad

San Francisco hits pause on data centers

The moratorium will last 45 days and could be extended to 22 months.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

‘Section 415’ podcast: What to expect in Brock Purdy’s toughest 2026 test

A Seahawks team that eliminated the 49ers in the NFC playoffs will rely on its defense to shut down an offense led by the league’s most efficient quarterback.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Anya Schultz

Horrified by SFPD’s handling of rape cases, supervisors to grill police brass at hearing

A new set of recommendations could rewrite how the department handles sex crimes from the first 911 call to the day a case is closed.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kevin V. Nguyen

Landlord moves to evict this AI unicorn to clear space for Anthropic

Physical Intelligence allegedly overstayed its Mission lease, months after it expanded into unleased areas and improved them without consent.