Myrna Melgar says SF is having a MeToo moment. For her, it’s personal
Last year, as I listened to Supervisor Myrna Melgar address parents in the auditorium of my children’s elementary…
‘Absurd’: City officials laugh off PG&E’s $20B price tag for San Francisco’s grid
“Absurd.” “Fantasy.” “Inflated.” When reacting to Pacific Gas & Electric’s price tag for its San Francisco grid —…
Lurie trumpeted a major housing win. YIMBYs say it’s much ado about nothing
Mayor Daniel Lurie on Friday quote-tweeted an article announcing an obscure policy change that would supposedly spark housing…
Lashinsky: Lurie’s Muni bailout is a flawed deal. I’m voting for it anyway
Published Oct. 14, 2026at6:00am “This city has money.” So said Mayor Daniel Lurie in response to one of…
She nearly died from poisoning. Now she’s releasing spy-cam videos of convicted coworker
For nearly two years, Berkeley engineer Rong Yuan, 50, had been getting sicker and sicker. The dry heaving…
SFPD announces major reforms to rape investigations following SF Standard report
San Francisco police leaders have committed to changing the way sexual assault and rape investigations are handled following…
Lashinsky: Yes, we need less democracy in SF. Why I like Lurie’s charter reform props
On Nov. 3, San Francisco voters will be asked to pass judgment on no fewer than 25 ballot…
‘Left in the dark’: Why it took a year to get the lights on at this Tenderloin gallery
Bradley McCallum had to resort to siphoning off electricity from the hotel next door while trying to open…
Lurie’s allies ditched Manny Yekutiel. Now they’re polling his comeback odds
There’s some striking polling circulating about the District 8 race and Manny Yekutiel, who dropped out Thursday after…
Let’s vote, San Francisco: Introducing The Standard’s 2026 Voter Guide
Voting in San Francisco isn’t just a civic duty — it’s a law school entrance exam. No fewer…
Newsom’s do-over on sober housing could help erase a 2028 campaign liability
Published Sep. 29, 2026at5:04pm By signing a law to expand drug-free housing for homeless people, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Lurie stacked SF’s Youth Commission with private school kids. That’s a problem.
Published Sep. 22, 2026at6:00am On an October day in 2002 (opens in new tab), a pair of fist…