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SF Standard

The Warriors earned a Christmas Day win, and they’re starting to like the way they look

Golden State is finally rolling with a set starting lineup and rotation behind it.

21 hours ago

SF Standard

The Warriors earned a Christmas Day win, and they’re starting to like the way they look

SF Standard

Sunset supervisor blasts PG&E over Christmas Eve outage near Great Highway

Only a small area of the Sunset District lost power, but the neighborhood remains on edge after last weekend’s blackout.

1 day ago

SF Standard

Sunset supervisor blasts PG&E over Christmas Eve outage near Great Highway

SF Standard

21 restaurants and bars that are open on Christmas Day

Travel plans canceled" Forgot to book a table" Have no fear: There are plenty of places to grab a good meal and a stiff drink.

1 day ago

SF Standard

21 restaurants and bars that are open on Christmas Day

Mission Local

Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

What do you want for Christmas? for many folks around the 16th Street BART plazas the answer is simple: to hug my family again. Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

1 day ago

Mission Local

Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

Mission Local

How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

Die Hard, ice skating, free coffee, a castle made of sugar, and a 60-foot Christmas tree How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

2 days ago

Mission Local

How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

SFiST

Boxing Day Constitutional: 120K Bay Area Households Lost Power on Christmas Day

Waymos went out of service in SF again on Christmas Day; Mayor Lurie continues his airing of grievances with PG&E, and that utility also struggled with the storms Thursday with more than 120,000 Bay Area customers losing power.

6 hours ago

SFiST

Boxing Day Constitutional: 120K Bay Area Households Lost Power on Christmas Day

SFiST

Christmas Eve Around the Bay: Another PG&E Substation Fire and Outage in the South Bay, Power Now Restored

A confused Trump Justice Department just “found” a million more Epstein documents; ICE agents shot two people in Maryland; and things go from bad to worse for PG&E as another substation fire knocks out power for 21,000.

1 day ago

SFiST

Christmas Eve Around the Bay: Another PG&E Substation Fire and Outage in the South Bay, Power Now Restored

SFiST

Who Knew? Epic Soundtrack to ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Was Composed by SF Musician, Choir Was From San Rafael

The Bay Area’s beagle-prints are all over what is arguably the greatest Christmas album of all time, the ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ soundtrack, as jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi lived here when he wrote and recorded it.

1 day ago

SFiST

Who Knew? Epic Soundtrack to ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Was Composed by SF Musician, Choir Was From San Rafael

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

There was some next-level Grinchy behavior at a Fillmore District housing complex, with the maintenance staff apparently caught on camera pilfering the tenants’ Christmas gifts, and the low-income tenants are now out thousands of dollars.

2 days ago

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

Mission Local

Life on the Bay

At the Embarcadero. Photo by Jake Hanft. Life on the Bay

11 hours ago

SFiST

Xmas Links: Flood Warnings Issued Across the Bay

San Francisco and multiple other locales remained under flood warnings Christmas morning; multiple major roadways were closed due to flooding including westbound Highway 24; and some drivers were reportedly stranded overnight on Donner Summit.

1 day ago

Xmas Links: Flood Warnings Issued Across the Bay

SF Standard

22 events to ring in the new year in San Francisco

Kiss 2025 goodbye with concerts, fireworks, polar plunges, and everything in between.

3 hours ago

22 events to ring in the new year in San Francisco

SF Standard

The 5 stories that defined San Francisco’s crazy politics in 2025

An Instagram-savvy mayor. A showdown with the feds. A 200-hour supervisor. In terms of political drama, 2025 was the gift that kept on giving.

9 hours ago

The 5 stories that defined San Francisco’s crazy politics in 2025

Mission Local

Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

This duo is petitioning for leaders to bridge one of SF's most heated political divides. So far, they've only ruffled feathers. Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

1 hour ago

Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

Mission Local

Meet the syndicate printing posters at San Francisco protests

11 hours ago

Meet the syndicate printing posters at San Francisco protests

SFiST

Four People Injured In Early Friday Morning Shooting In San Jose

The O'Brien Tract neighborhood of San Jose saw four people shot on the street in a 3:30 am Friday morning incident, and all four have been hospitalized as police look for answers and for a suspect.

2 hours ago

Four People Injured In Early Friday Morning Shooting In San Jose

SFiST

Tanker Overturns, Leaks 600 Tons of Fuel, and Blocks Traffic For Hours on 101 in South San Jose

A driver of a fuel tanker, who was allegedly speeding, collided with a pickup truck on Highway 101 in South San Jose early Christmas morning. Southbound lanes were closed until early Friday morning as authorities in hazmat suits worked to clean up more than 600 tons of spilled fuel.

19 hours ago

Tanker Overturns, Leaks 600 Tons of Fuel, and Blocks Traffic For Hours on 101 in South San Jose

Mission Local

Mission District miracle: S.F. nonprofit buys building, and its tenants breathe a little easier

1 day ago

Mission District miracle: S.F. nonprofit buys building, and its tenants breathe a little easier

Mission Local

Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission

2 days ago

Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission

Mission Local

S.F. deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

For the last two weeks of December, San Franciscans facing eviction get temporary reprieve. But they're still pleading their cases in court. S.F. deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

2 days ago

S.F. deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

SFiST

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says

It took a blackout across a huge swath of San Francisco for Waymo to figure out that its robot system for handling such situations has a key weakness, which caused huge traffic problems on Saturday.

2 days ago

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says