The London promoter betting he can pack 135,000 fans into San Francisco for a single fight
Growing up poor in the U.K., Ed Pereira dreamed of seeing a boxing match in person. Now 49,…
Hundreds protest Trump at San Francisco’s Civic Center
San Francisco’s Civic Center plaza was a sea of banners and protest signs Tuesday as hundreds gathered to…
Deadheads, Joan Baez, and John Mayer flood SF to mourn Bob Weir — and the end of an era
Since Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, died at the age of 78 last week, Deadheads…
SacRT asks for public comment on scaled-back Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project
Sacramento Regional Transit is asking the public to weigh in on its latest plans for the long-proposed Downtown…
BART Civic Center station reopens after smoky equipment failure spurs evacuation
Civic Center station in downtown San Francisco reopened Tuesday after an equipment problem on the trackway closed it…
San Francisco’s billionaires double down on funding downtown parties
We all know billionaires love extravagant private parties. What you don’t hear about as often are the parties…
Recent wet weather can’t put a damper on these 18 SF events | Community
Patches of wet weather haven’t been able to put a damper on the fun activities taking place in…
Downtown ‘ambassadors’ cut 911 calls at BART in half. More could be on the way
For more than three months, commuters headed downtown on weekday mornings have emerged at the Embarcadero and Montgomery…
We asked what to call this SF neighborhood. You gave us some clever responses
This week, The Standard polled readers about a mystery neighborhood at the center of San Francisco. Situated on…
What do you call this area in the center of SF? (Poll)
Last Wednesday, I found a wallet on the northwest corner of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue that…