A 71-year-old driver who killed a 4-year-old girl in a stroller after a crash just blocks from Oracle Park in August will escape prison time but will have to serve two years of probation and do 400 hours of community service. sfstandard.com/2024/04/18/san…

The five candidates for San Francisco mayor all admit that City Hall is not functioning as it should. We asked what they would do to root out corruption and get the city working at the speed of business. Here’s what they said. sfstandard.com/2024/04/10/san…

William Edward Andrews is part of an exclusive San Francisco club that nobody wants to join. He owes the city over $30,000 in parking tickets—and has no idea how he'll pay the debt off. sfstandard.com/2024/04/15/par…

Former Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier has stepped down from a committee looking into accusations of sexual assault by local Democrats after advocates raised concerns over her past support for a former Gavin Newsom aide convicted of domestic abuse. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/san…

San Francisco has a new park! 🛝 China Basin Park, a five-acre green space just opposite McCovey Cove from Oracle Park, is now officially open to the public. sfstandard.com/2024/04/29/chi…

Two people were charged Tuesday with child abduction in connection with the case of 16-year-old Mint Butterfield, the child of two tech founders who was rescued in San Francisco over the weekend. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/two…

Those giant ships you watch from Crissy Field don't steer themselves! Meet the Bar Pilots at the heart of the Bay Area's shipping economy.

A federal judge has given no prison time to a San Francisco developer who admitted to bribing city officials in a prolonged scheme to accelerate building permits and pass inspections. sfstandard.com/2024/04/19/san…

Happy birthday Tadich Grill! Here’s to 175 more years 🥂

California is growing once again. The state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/cal…

Trips between San Francisco and Sausalito will begin again Wednesday morning after a damaged pier suspended service for a week and half. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/gol…

Here's the latest on the Castro theatre's renovation: workers have made tons of discoveries including an entire theatrical arch that's been hidden since the 1950s or '60s. sfstandard.com/2024/04/04/cas…

Every dog deserves its day in the spotlight. 🐾

Luke Simmons was at school when a classmate allegedly called him a racial slur. Simmons punched the boy and walked off, but later the boy's father came to campus and threatened him. Community members say it's part of larger issues of racism in SF schools. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/rac…

At a meeting Sunday, SFUSD parents recounted their children being bullied, discriminated against or made to feel unsafe at city schools due to their race

✍️ George Kelly
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San Francisco homicide investigators have shared few details after a man was found lying on the ground in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood with gunshot wounds to his face and chest. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/man…

The head of a moderate PAC in San Francisco tried to recruit staff for Mark Farrell’s mayoral bid. The job never materialized, but the exchange is raising questions about the propriety of such an “offer.” sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/san…

Some recently homeless families in San Francisco will soon receive $1,000 every month as part of a new program funded by Google’s nonprofit arm. sfstandard.com/2024/04/30/goo…

Jay Cheng—head of moderate political group Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, which has thrown around $9 million on elections since 2022—apparently spent time moonlighting as a recruiter for Mark Farrell’s mayoral campaign.

Big Q: Is that allowed?

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OPINION: “It seems the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s answer to all traffic issues is to restrict, block or even ban cars, even as the city begins a huge parking crackdown.”
— Jim Pollak sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/0…