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With ties to Giants past and present, the Tony Vitello hire was meant to be

The new manager cheered for Will Clark as a kid and was in the stands at Kauffman Stadium when Madison Bumgarner closed out the 2014 World Series.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

With ties to Giants past and present, the Tony Vitello hire was meant to be

SF Standard

Banana Republic pulls jeans after SF shop accuses brand of stealing design

A vintage shop says the retail giant copied its signature design. The brand pulled the pants after backlash online.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

Banana Republic pulls jeans after SF shop accuses brand of stealing design

SF Standard

Kawakami: The edge and feistiness that brought Buster Posey and Tony Vitello together

The Giants’ president of baseball operations asked Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker to speak with the team’s new manager before hiring him.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: The edge and feistiness that brought Buster Posey and Tony Vitello together

SF Standard

Lowell High bars pro-Israel speaker invited by Jewish student club

Yemen-born Luai Ahmed frequently posts social media videos decrying antisemitism and radical Islam.

12 hours ago

SF Standard

Lowell High bars pro-Israel speaker invited by Jewish student club

SF Standard

These upshot bakers are putting new spins on classic Mexican pastries

Pan dulce has gotten a bad rap. But Bay Area producers are bringing back traditional techniques to redefine what these baked goods can be.

20 hours ago

SF Standard

These upshot bakers are putting new spins on classic Mexican pastries

SF Standard

SF’s ailing nightlife empire just bet big on North Beach. Can it survive?

Long Weekend isn’t just Future Bars’ latest venue. It’s also a declaration: We’re so back.

20 hours ago

SF Standard

SF’s ailing nightlife empire just bet big on North Beach. Can it survive?

Mission Local

S.F. vintage store owner alleges Banana Republic stole her jeans design

An SF vintage store owner restored a pair of Levi jeans. Then she saw Banana Republic selling her "exact design." S.F. vintage store owner alleges Banana Republic stole her jeans design

9 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. vintage store owner alleges Banana Republic stole her jeans design

Mission Local

Live music and luchadores: How the Tenderloin does Day of the Dead

The Tenderloin has one of the highest concentrations of Latinos in San Francisco — and its own Día de los Muertos fair this Saturday. Live music and luchadores: How the Tenderloin does Day of the Dead

13 hours ago

Mission Local

Live music and luchadores: How the Tenderloin does Day of the Dead

Mission Local

Here’s every car-free street in S.F. for Halloween this year

More than three dozen streets across San Francisco will be closed to traffic on Halloween. Use our map to find the ones in your neighborhood. Here’s every car-free street in S.F. for Halloween this year

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Here’s every car-free street in S.F. for Halloween this year

Mission Local

Mission Hunan, Chinese food institution, to close for new affordable housing

The 16th Street restaurant is closing after 38 years to make room for the construction a 388-unit affordable housing complex. Mission Hunan, Chinese food institution, to close for new affordable housing

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Mission Hunan, Chinese food institution, to close for new affordable housing

Mission Local

Report ICE sighting

On 24th Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Report ICE sighting

20 hours ago

Mission Local

Report ICE sighting

Mission Local

S.F. spends twice as much per person on street cleaning as LA, audit finds

San Francisco's street-cleaning budget is up 63 percent since 2018. We spent $1 million per square mile. What do we have to show for it? S.F. spends twice as much per person on street cleaning as LA, audit finds

22 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. spends twice as much per person on street cleaning as LA, audit finds

SFiST

SF Rec & Parks Bids Fond Farewell to Giant Cypress That Had to Be Taken Down In Golden Gate Park

"Farewell to the giant!" says San Francisco's Rec & Parks Department, after announcing the demise of a 100-year-old, 90-foot cypress tree in Hellman Hollow, the enormous trunk of which had recently split, creating a dangerous situation.

9 hours ago

SFiST

SF Rec & Parks Bids Fond Farewell to Giant Cypress That Had to Be Taken Down In Golden Gate Park

SFiST

Frameline Confirms Return to Castro Theatre For 50th Anniversary Film Fest

As has been expected, San Francisco's LGBTQ+ film festival, Frameline, is going to return to its old home at the Castro Theatre in 2026, and this will be for Frameline 50, marking 50 years of the world's oldest queer film fest.

10 hours ago

SFiST

Frameline Confirms Return to Castro Theatre For 50th Anniversary Film Fest

SFiST

Skrillex to Return In Late December, Plus Swedish House Mafia Too, as Lurie Announces ‘Winter of Music’

Mayor Lurie took to Instagram to announce a series of late December SF concerts at places you wouldn’t expect them, featuring Skrillex, Four Tet, Swedish House Mafia, and Fisher, between December 19-30.

10 hours ago

SFiST

Skrillex to Return In Late December, Plus Swedish House Mafia Too, as Lurie Announces ‘Winter of Music’

SFiST

Massive Art Heist Hits Oakland Museum of California, More Than 1,000 Items Stolen

One of the biggest California art thefts in years went down at a warehouse for the Oakland Museum of California, and now the FBI is involved, as thieves pilfered more than 1,000 artifacts and works of art in a 3:30 am heist this month.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Massive Art Heist Hits Oakland Museum of California, More Than 1,000 Items Stolen

SFiST

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Grandfather Was 'Boiled Alive' By Hotel Shower In San Jose

The family of a Marine Corps veteran who had traveled to San Jose to see his granddaughter graduate from college in May is suing the hotel where he was staying after he was found dead and severely scalded in the shower of his hotel room.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Grandfather Was 'Boiled Alive' By Hotel Shower In San Jose

SFiST

San Francisco to Cover Gap In SNAP Funding, Assuming Checks Don't Arrive, With Help of Foundation

Recipients of SNAP assistance, or food stamps, in San Francisco will not see their benefits lapse due to the federal government shutdown, thanks to a partnership between San Francisco and the charity started by billionaire Michael Moritz and his wife.

14 hours ago

SFiST

San Francisco to Cover Gap In SNAP Funding, Assuming Checks Don't Arrive, With Help of Foundation

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