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He was called a ‘terrorist sympathizer.’ Now his AI company is valued at $3B

‘I must apologize to — absolutely nobody’: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley.

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SF Standard

He was called a ‘terrorist sympathizer.’ Now his AI company is valued at $3B

SF Standard

San Francisco is littered with closed drug stores. Could housing replace them?

Architects and brokers say the sites could be ideal for new development.

59 minutes ago

SF Standard

San Francisco is littered with closed drug stores. Could housing replace them?

SF Standard

They’re two of SF’s hottest chefs. Are they enjoying the ride?

The guys behind The Happy Crane and Jules Pizza earned their stripes at pop-ups before becoming rising SF stars. But the honeymoon phase is over.

59 minutes ago

SF Standard

They’re two of SF’s hottest chefs. Are they enjoying the ride?

SF Standard

Waymo has the robotaxi lead. Tesla, Zoox, and Uber are coming to the streets

San Francisco is going to get more crowded with autonomous vehicles. Here’s what will be on the road in 2026.

59 minutes ago

SF Standard

Waymo has the robotaxi lead. Tesla, Zoox, and Uber are coming to the streets

Mission Local

Birds of a feather

On the San Francisco Bay. Photo by Walter Mackins. Birds of a feather

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Mission Local

Birds of a feather

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Mission Local

Comic: How San Francisco's sewers do (and don't) work

Every few years during the rainy season, certain neighborhoods of San Francisco flood. Why? Here's our comics explainer. Comic: How San Francisco's sewers do (and don't) work

2 hours ago

Mission Local

Comic: How San Francisco's sewers do (and don't) work

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Blood-Soaked Fistfight Breaks Out at Disneyland Over People Cutting in Line

This year’s SF Sketchfest will feature a live show on a moving BART train; a Union City man effectively busted himself for child porn; and a brawl broke out at Disneyland over line-cutting.

10 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Blood-Soaked Fistfight Breaks Out at Disneyland Over People Cutting in Line

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Supervisor Dorsey Introduces Measure to Shut Down More Liquor Stores Earlier, to Fight Sixth Street Blight

That Tenderloin “corner store curfew” that shuts liquor stores down at midnight could be extended to a whole bunch of SoMa and beyond, as Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants corner stores shut down earlier in hopes of deterring crime.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Supervisor Dorsey Introduces Measure to Shut Down More Liquor Stores Earlier, to Fight Sixth Street Blight

SFiST

Uber Unveils Robotaxi Design at CES In Las Vegas

Uber's line of robotaxis that are set to hit the road in San Francisco sometime later this year made their big public debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Uber Unveils Robotaxi Design at CES In Las Vegas

SFiST

Judge Shoots Down Lawsuit to Bring Cars Back to Great Highway, Sunset Dunes Will Remain Car-Free Park

A last-ditch lawsuit attempting to overturn 2024’s Prop K and bring cars back to the Great Highway has failed, as a judge just tossed out the lawsuit’s claim that the car-free Great Highway ballot measure skirted California law.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Judge Shoots Down Lawsuit to Bring Cars Back to Great Highway, Sunset Dunes Will Remain Car-Free Park

SFiST

West Portal's Long-Shuttered Empire Cinema Could Become Nine-Story, 64-Unit Housing Complex Under New Proposal

The former CineArts at the Empire on West Portal Avenue is just a one-story structure, but could become a nine-story housing complex with 64 units under a just-announced proposal from the family that has long owned the building.

16 hours ago

SFiST

West Portal's Long-Shuttered Empire Cinema Could Become Nine-Story, 64-Unit Housing Complex Under New Proposal

SF Standard

State Treasurer Fiona Ma files for divorce from firefighter husband

“We have grown apart,” she says of her 15-year marriage to Jason Hodge.

16 hours ago

SF Standard

State Treasurer Fiona Ma files for divorce from firefighter husband

Mission Local

S.F. immigration court to close at year’s end, sources say

The court's closure will leave one remaining immigration court building in San Francisco by 2027. S.F. immigration court to close at year’s end, sources say

17 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. immigration court to close at year’s end, sources say

SF Standard

Downtown’s new retro-inspired hangout pushes back against the fast-casual glut

With duck-fat poutine, tavern burgers, and shakes, Hamburguesa Bar counters the slop-bowl surplus.

18 hours ago

SF Standard

Downtown’s new retro-inspired hangout pushes back against the fast-casual glut

SFiST

Beloved North Beach Soufflé Restaurant Café Jacqueline Closes After 46 Years

A full-throated "Noooo!" is being shouted around San Francisco today by anyone who knew and loved Café Jacqueline, because the stalwart, soufflé-focused restaurant has closed for good.

18 hours ago

SFiST

Beloved North Beach Soufflé Restaurant Café Jacqueline Closes After 46 Years

Mission Local

17 Reasons why?

17th and Mission St. Photo by Lydia Chávez 17 Reasons why?

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17 Reasons why?

Mission Local

S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal

Sunset Dunes is safe, for now. Supporters of the park hope to put the issue to rest. But opponents may appeal within 60 days. S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal

1 day ago

Mission Local

S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal

Mission Local

Nighttime in the Sunset

Taken from Rivera. Photo by Jake Hanft Nighttime in the Sunset

2 days ago

Mission Local

Nighttime in the Sunset