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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A couple Sundays ago, I got to spend the morning with a couple East Bay A’s fans and members of Last Dive Bar 🏟 as they tried to find the Rooted in Oakland box truck. My latest for The San Francisco Standard sfstandard.com/2024/04/28/oak…

NEW: San Francisco Democrats are launching a new committee to look into sexual assault allegations against local political leaders, including Jon Jacobo & a local Dem club president.

Multiple sources confirmed the 2nd person referenced is Kevin Ortiz.

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Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is facing scrutiny after a prisoner patient escaped a holding cell Tuesday. The Standard's David Sjostedt joins ABC7 News to discuss the escape and his own reporting about a patient who overdosed on fentanyl at the same hospital.

If you weren’t at the Chinatown night market last night, this is your sign to mark your calendar for the next one! (May 10)🏮🥡✨

Investigators are stumped after police found a dead bear floating in a freezer on the San Francisco Bay. sfstandard.com/2024/04/13/san…

Scoop: A man who allegedly vandalized the Masjid Al- Tawheed at 1227 Sutter Street on April 4 was arrested Wednesday evening at the mosque by SFPD, according to community leaders. The man allegedly admitted to the vandalism and demanded to pray inside.

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Are you a design genius who has turned your small SF apartment into an oasis? We want to hear from you! 👇

A 384-square-foot home going for nearly $2 million has some scratching their head. Surely, the housing supply hasn't gotten this bad has it? sfstandard.com/2024/04/11/cup…

not Chicago Red Stars releasing a (cute!) blue club jacket before (ahem) another club whose name begins with a B and has been teasing an iconic blue jacket for months 🥲

more context on the latter in this The San Francisco Standard story by Stephanie K. Baer sfstandard.com/2024/03/29/bay…

Exactly how much is California spending to combat homelessness—and is it working?

It turns out, no one knows. sfstandard.com/2024/04/10/cal…

San Francisco has threatened to sue if Oakland sticks “San Francisco” in its airport name. Standard readers have other ideas—from “In-&-Out Memorial Airport” to “The Athletics-Raiders-Warriors Departure Field.” sfstandard.com/2024/04/10/oak…

Here's a fun little story I wrote yesterday after seeing a houseboat in the middle of the bay. sfstandard.com/2024/04/09/san…

Inside 'the crazy mind' of Alex Lee. I spent a couple of days with California's youngest state lawmaker to talk about his career and how he thinks we can best tackle the housing crisis. The San Francisco Standard 👇

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UPDATE! Dede, the sloth stuffie, has been returned and is safe at home with little Ronin! 🙌

(The San Francisco Standard refused to split the $50 reward despite the fact that we contributed to the reunion. The reunification is reward enough.🏆😉)

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#sanfrancisco #sloth

My latest: If you're in SoMa, go check out Jose Acosta's new Colombian food truck that sits at the corner of Ninth and Folsom. The arepas are huge, cheesy and def. worth it!

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ICYMI: Gavin Newsom may have done a light Santos about his baseball abilities

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A Chinese immigrant was swindled out of her life savings in a 'blessing scam.' Now she's sharing her story to help prevent others from being victimized.

Good story by Han Li 李晗
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🚨BREAKING: Aaron Peskin will hold a rally Saturday in Chinatown to announce his run for mayor of San Francisco, according to multiple sources.

One of Peskin's staffers also helped file the permit to reserve Portsmouth Square.

Story by Han Li 李晗 & me.

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HomeRise, one of SF's largest operators of housing for formerly homeless people, is accused of squandering taxpayer funds—including large raises, bonuses for staff w/o sufficient cash flow.

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