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Two Outlets Now Confirm the Tenderloin's Turk‑and‑Hyde Oasis Is a Budget‑Cut Casualty

A converted parking lot at Turk and Hyde streets — one of the few places in the Tenderloin where residents can sit, eat…

June 12, 2026

Berkeley's Zone 0 Fire Rules Meet Their First Red‑Flag Test — With Half the Hills Still Uninspected

The first red flag warning of Berkeley's fire season arrived this week as a stress test of the city's signature…

June 12, 2026

Oakland Paid $376,000 to a Rescue That Was Killing Its Dogs

Oakland Animal Services and its volunteer fundraising arm paid $376,000 over four years to a Humboldt County nonprofit…

June 12, 2026

The Bay Area's Heat Is Breaking. The Fire It Helped Start Still Isn't.

As triple-digit temperatures peaked across the North Bay on Thursday — Petaluma hit 101°F just after 1 p.m.

June 12, 2026

A San Bruno Engineer Built an Open‑Source System That Projects SFO Flights on His Ceiling. 2,600 Developers Want It Too.

Cameron Paczek lives directly under SFO's approach corridor in San Bruno.

June 11, 2026

Ordered to provide sunlight in 2023, San Francisco still jails women without it, new suit alleges

Nine women held in San Francisco's County Jail No.

June 11, 2026

After Shelving the BUILD Act, Lurie and Mahmood Push a Standalone 'Foreclosure Tax' for November

Days after pausing a transfer-tax cut that critics said would have blown a $400 million hole in the city budget, Mayor…

June 11, 2026

The Gilroy ICE Facility Was Planned on Land With 30 Years of Chemical Spills. California Just Filed Suit to Stop It.

California and Santa Clara County filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to halt construction of a planned ICE facility near…

June 11, 2026

Berkeley Scraps Containment Map After Leptospirosis Kills Resident in RV Swarming With Nearly 200 Rats

A Berkeley resident died in May after contracting leptospirosis while living in a recreational vehicle that harbored…

June 11, 2026

Berkeley Police Arrest Suspect in Animal Shelter Arson as Investigators Probe a Second Act of Vandalism

Berkeley police have arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of setting the fire that shuttered the city's animal…

June 11, 2026

The Kid They Said Couldn't Hit Lefties Just Made Baseball History Against One

Down nine runs with six outs left Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, Bryce Eldridge hit a walk-off grand slam off a…

June 11, 2026

For Some North Bay Residents, PG&E's Shutoff Cuts More Than Power — It Cuts the Water

PG&E cut electricity to more than 1,600 customers across three Bay Area counties Wednesday night as high winds and…

June 11, 2026

Bay Area Officials Tell Immigrant Residents: 'We Recognize That Many People Do Not Feel Safe Right Now'

On the eve of the Bay Area's first FIFA World Cup match, 27 county supervisors and 10 local nonprofit leaders signed a…

June 11, 2026

Lufthansa Flight from SFO Diverted to Boston After Passenger Assault, 508 Aboard

A Lufthansa flight that left San Francisco Thursday morning was forced to make an emergency stop in Boston after a…

June 11, 2026

Lori Brooke won't run again in November, clearing the way for Stephen Sherrill in District 2

Lori Brooke, the only candidate to seriously challenge Supervisor Stephen Sherrill in District 2 this spring, says she…

June 11, 2026

The FBI's 'Operation Goal Kick' Goes Live at Levi's Stadium This Weekend — and Nobody's Saying What ICE Will Be Doing There

With the first Bay Area World Cup match less than 48 hours away, the FBI's San Francisco Field Office has activated a…

June 11, 2026

SF Will Make New Corner Stores Prove They're Needed — But the 75 Already There Are the Problem

San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously this week to strip automatic approval from any new convenience store in the…

June 11, 2026

Lurie Promised 1,500 Shelter Beds 'Very Quickly.' The Net Gain Is 403 — and Shrinking to 303.

Sixteen months into Daniel Lurie's mayoralty, San Francisco has opened 863 new shelter beds — but closed enough others…

June 10, 2026

For Most SF Renters, Those 'Hidden Fees' May Already Be Illegal — Not Just Undisclosed

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood's new bill would force landlords to disclose the pest-control, trash and "service" fees that…

June 2, 2026

Wiener's Science Bond Was Announced at $23 Billion. The Senate Just Passed It at $12 Billion — With Drug‑Pricing Strings

When the University of California and Sen.

June 2, 2026

SF's Record Ballot‑Measure Spending Is Mostly One Side's Money — and the Biggest Individual Check Came From the SF Standard's Own Chairman

San Francisco's most expensive primary in at least a decade isn't a fair fight: one side has nearly twice the money —…

June 1, 2026

Lurie's 'No‑Layoffs' Budget Spares City Hall and Gives Cops a Raise — While Nonprofits Brace for 1,050 Layoffs

Mayor Daniel Lurie's $16.9 billion budget closes a $642 million deficit without significant new layoffs to the city's…

June 1, 2026

A 10‑Percent Cut Hit Seven Arts Centers. MCCLA Collapsed on Its Own. San Francisco's Hotel‑Tax Arts Fund Is Wobbling for Both.

A single line in Lydia Chávez's May museum roundup — "It's a difficult time for many of the city's museums and cultural…

June 1, 2026

San Francisco Will Pay Double the Bay Area Transit Tax — and the Extra Half‑Cent Goes to Muni, Not BART

When Bay Area voters decide the Connect Bay Area transit measure in November, San Francisco will be the only one of…

June 1, 2026