EXCLUSIVE: The de Young Museum moves to return dozens of human remains. Many belong to tribes native to California, others are from Africa and Polynesia and were gifted as recently as 1999. Read my investigation: sfstandard.com/2024/08/16/de-…

Last week, USC Housing Workers authorized a ULP strike. Make no mistake, they’re strike ready! ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽 Tomoki Chien USC Annenberg Media uscannenbergmedia.com/2024/08/16/usc…

USC says it’ll commit to a policy of institutional neutrality in university-wide email today.

The SEIU workers just called off the strike — a day before it was set to start. They hailed a “breakthrough tentative agreement” with USC.

New data obtained by The Standard from Humboldt’s own relocation program show that the county’s homeless people were bused to San Francisco. sfstandard.com/2024/08/22/hom…

Dog court ruled that Max the husky be euthanized, pending appeal from his owners.

Chinatown is politically powerful, but it doesn’t swing San Francisco elections. The real prize of Chinese American support is to be found outside of Chinatown. Plus: Mayor London Breed denied that she gives Chinatown special treatment. sfstandard.com/2024/08/26/chi…

Exclusive: Gavin Newsom went on a 2023 “personal trip” in Mexico. Then we started digging. It became a $3,595 “educational” whale watching tour. Paid for by a nonprofit he has links to. sfstandard.com/2024/08/27/gav…

USC just enacted an underrated free speech policy. morningtrojan.com/p/usc-enacts-i…

MAJOR $$$ ALERT: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg just dropped $1 MILLION for San Francisco Mayor London Breed's reelection. sfstandard.com/2024/09/03/mic…

PETA is giving "rewards points" to anybody who emails USC to stop releasing live doves. Earn enough points, and PETA will follow you on TikTok. Or, you can get a free "I'm NOT a nugget" sticker. morningtrojan.com/p/peta-usc-dov…

USC students were notably more uncomfortable sharing controversial political views during last semester's pro-Palestinian protests, a poll found. morningtrojan.com/p/usc-free-spe…

This story is the culmination of a tireless, meticulous reporting effort from David Sjostedt and some legal wrangling with the city. A must-read if you want to understand the scale of SF's drug crisis. sfstandard.com/2024/09/09/san… via The San Francisco Standard

Hundreds of San Francisco residents, maybe more than a thousand, have encountered a person dead or dying of overdose on the city's streets in the past four years. David Sjostedt tells some of their stories. sfstandard.com/2024/09/09/san…

Today was the 300th edition of my “Morning, Trojan” USC newsletter with Anna Hsu. Not too shabby for our dorm room operation! morningtrojan.com/p/usc-weed-par…

Big news to share from The San Francisco Standard. We're launching sports coverage! And we're doing it with two of the best in the business: Tim Kawakami and David Lombardi. They'll start publishing smart, in-depth analysis you’ve been asking for next week. sfstandard.com/2024/09/13/the…

A "threat of violence" shut down five Marin high schools this morning. Yesterday, the school district discovered a graffitied "n-word" and swastika on campus — but can't confirm whether that was connected to today's threat. sfstandard.com/2024/09/13/tam…

BART’s $90 million security gate upgrade promised to crack down on fare evaders. Determined riders are still getting through. sfstandard.com/2024/09/18/bar…

An anonymous website claims to expose a USC murder-rape. Some quick online sleuthing shows it’s BS. morningtrojan.com/p/usc-fake-mur…

A homeless man is openly masturbating outside USC sorority houses. The school said it needs video proof. morningtrojan.com/p/usc-serial-m…