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

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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

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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

June 1, 2026

Lurie Loses His Most Experienced Hand Before the Union Contracts She Helped Negotiate Come Due

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Staci Slaughter, the longtime San Francisco operator who taught Mayor Daniel Lurie's outsider administration how City…

June 1, 2026

Pelosi's Eleventh-Hour Chan Endorsement Reads Less Like a Blessing Than a Block on Chakrabarti

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Nancy Pelosi gave Connie Chan just one day's notice before unveiling the most coveted endorsement in San Francisco…

May 31, 2026

Same Donors, Every Front: A Small Tech-Money Network Spans SF's June 2 Primary and the Statewide Wealth-Tax Fight

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A small, overlapping circle of tech donors — Chris Larsen, Garry Tan, Jeremy Stoppelman — is simultaneously bankrolling…

May 31, 2026

Campaign Mailers Bury SF Mailboxes in Final Weeks Before Election

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San Francisco residents are reporting an unusually heavy volume of campaign mail and canvassers this election cycle…

May 31, 2026

Bay Area Billionaires Are Stacking 2026 PACs. Their Disclosure Forms Won't Tell You Much.

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A wave of political action committees tied to Bay Area billionaires has taken shape ahead of the 2026 election cycle…

May 31, 2026

Chevron and PG&E Back Becerra With Millions Ahead of Tuesday Primary

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Fossil fuel companies including Chevron and PG&E have directed millions of dollars in independent expenditures toward…

May 31, 2026

A Word on Trial: SF DA Brooke Jenkins Tried to Bar 'Genocide' From the Golden Gate Bridge Case. The Judge Said No.

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Seven pro-Palestine protesters who blocked all southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge for more than four hours in…

May 30, 2026

AIPAC-Linked Super PACs Put Roughly $500,000 Behind Connie Chan's Congressional Bid

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Super PACs that received funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have directed roughly $500,000 in…

May 30, 2026

District 4 Candidate Albert Chow Enters Race With Positions on Dunes, Transit, and a Pitch to Defy Easy Labels

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Albert Chow is running for the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors, and he is making clear early that he does…

Outer SunsetMay 30, 2026

State Lawmakers Split on AI Job-Loss Response as Governor Asks for More Data

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California lawmakers and the governor's office are at odds over how aggressively the state should act on artificial…

May 30, 2026