METABLOKS / SAN FRANCISCO

SF Standard

How a notorious permit fraudster became one homeowner's nightmare

A mysterious man with a phony stamp has been added to the city's "bad actors" list, which identifies corrupt permit expediters.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

How a notorious permit fraudster became one homeowner's nightmare

SF Standard

SFMOMA's newest acquisition: A Jane the Bakery cafe

Pastry chef and owner Amanda Michael's seventh location will be in the SFMOMA.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

SFMOMA's newest acquisition: A Jane the Bakery cafe

SF Standard

5 most exciting restaurants, bars, and bakeries coming to SF in June

Parachute, the hotly anticipated bakery from the Sorrel team, opens at the Ferry Building in late June.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

5 most exciting restaurants, bars, and bakeries coming to SF in June

SF Standard

Dark times in Disneyland with California Democrats

Many in the party are tired of the status quo — but few are willing to say so publicly.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

Dark times in Disneyland with California Democrats

SF Standard

Photos: A color-soaked time capsule of the Sunset in the '70s

Photographer Richard Sexton shares how his first major project captured the character of a San Francisco neighborhood at an inflection point.

24 hours ago

SF Standard

Photos: A color-soaked time capsule of the Sunset in the '70s

SF Standard

SF's most beautiful, hidden-gem buildings, according to a panel of architects

Under-the-radar architectural marvels dot the city — if you know where to look.

24 hours ago

SF Standard

SF's most beautiful, hidden-gem buildings, according to a panel of architects

Mission Local

Los zapatos

On 16th Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Los zapatos

21 minutes ago

Mission Local

Los zapatos

Mission Local

Day 83 at the 16th St. Plaza: Eight pipes, foil, and 'I gotta eat.'

Downtown, which is largely abandoned, features large and secure trash cans. Maybe a few could be spared for Mission Street. Day 83 at the 16th St. Plaza: Eight pipes, foil, and 'I gotta eat.'

15 hours ago

Mission Local

Day 83 at the 16th St. Plaza: Eight pipes, foil, and 'I gotta eat.'

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, June 2025

What's showing at San Francisco's museums in June. Galleries too. Plus loads of free public events to attend. Updated every week. What's on now at San Francisco museums, June 2025

1 day ago

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, June 2025

Mission Local

Photos: Mission Dolores Basilica's stained glass windows

The stained glass windows in the Mission Dolores Basilica depict the 21 Spanish missions in Alta California Photos: Mission Dolores Basilica's stained glass windows

1 day ago

Mission Local

Photos: Mission Dolores Basilica's stained glass windows

Mission Local

Day 82 at the 16th St. Plaza: Pipes, vending, and overt drug use

A nook of the northeast plaza has essentially become an encampment without tents; glass pipes abound on Mission Street. Day 82 at the 16th St. Plaza: Pipes, vending, and overt drug use

1 day ago

Mission Local

Day 82 at the 16th St. Plaza: Pipes, vending, and overt drug use

Mission Local

Walk The Block SF in Bayview: ‘I'm around my people, I love the Bayview'

Residents, organizers and the mayor came to celebrate Bayview Hunters Point Walk The Block SF in Bayview: ‘I'm around my people, I love the Bayview'

1 day ago

Mission Local

Walk The Block SF in Bayview: ‘I'm around my people, I love the Bayview'

SFiST

Driver Blames Tesla in Deadly January SoMa Crash, 20 Traffic Violations Linked to Same Name

New details have emerged about the January SoMa crash that killed Mikhael Romanenko and his dog, injured seven others, and was perpetrated by a driver who may have at least 20 prior traffic violations—who now claims the Tesla accelerated on its own.

19 hours ago

SFiST

Driver Blames Tesla in Deadly January SoMa Crash, 20 Traffic Violations Linked to Same Name

SFiST

Sunday Links: Person Rescued After Falling From Cliff Along Batteries to Bluffs Trail

The city of Richmond is on level one alert after visible flaring at the Chevron Refinery; a Pleasanton man will serve 11 years for voluntary manslaughter in a 2021 Oakland shooting over a woman; and firefighters rescued someone who fell from a cliff.

24 hours ago

SFiST

Sunday Links: Person Rescued After Falling From Cliff Along Batteries to Bluffs Trail

SFiST

Runaway Cement Truck Crashes Into Daly City Homes, Displacing at Least 14 Residents

A runaway cement truck at a Daly City construction site rolled down a steep street and slammed into two homes late Friday morning, causing significant structural damage but no injuries.

1 day ago

SFiST

Runaway Cement Truck Crashes Into Daly City Homes, Displacing at Least 14 Residents

SFiST

NBA Community in Mourning, as Klay Thompson’s Dog Has Died

A melancholy ‘happy trails’ to Klay Thompson’s 13-year-old English bulldog Rocco, who has unfortunately gone on to that great splash puddle in the sky, though does so with a legacy of 61,800 Instagram followers.

2 days ago

SFiST

NBA Community in Mourning, as Klay Thompson’s Dog Has Died

SFiST

Lurie Announces $100,000 Contest to ‘Reimagine’ Market Street, Maybe With More Waymos or Something

Mayor Daniel Lurie just announced a $100,000 prize to “reimagine” Market Street, though it may have helped if he had actually announced this more than six days before the contest's deadline.

2 days ago

SFiST

Lurie Announces $100,000 Contest to ‘Reimagine’ Market Street, Maybe With More Waymos or Something

SFiST

This Week In Food: Some Good Oakland Tacos Come West

Ciaorigato sets an opening date, a famed LA doughnut spot is coming to the Bay Area, and Oakland's own Tacos El Ultimo Baile is opening a temporary SF outpost, all in This Week in Food.

2 days ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: Some Good Oakland Tacos Come West