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Exclusive: Inside Lurie’s $100M plan to get private donors to pay for homeless beds
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The mayor is rolling out another plan that asks San Francisco’s rich to pony up for its poor.
Crypto bro is buying storied Lower Haight beer bar. Will launch ‘ToronadoCash’ coin
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Parrott said he plans to create a cryptocurrency related to the bar, but declined to give more details.
A birthday gift for Buster Posey: Three-run blast gives Giants thrilling Opening Day win
The Giants didn’t do much right for eight innings — but they showed a flare for the dramatic at the exact right time.
Ezra Klein groupies turn out in abundance for a night of hot wonk action
San Franciscans swarmed the Sydney Goldstein Theater Wednesday to thirst after the podcast host and hear about how deregulation will save us all.
At least three SF shops received ‘returned’ packages filled with drugs
Small businesses in San Francisco are finding unexpected packages of amphetamines and other drugs — complete with fake invoices using their branding.
Oakland Ballers’ newest celebrity investor Chelsea Peretti likes nachos, not baseball
The Oakland native and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star went to high school with the Ballers’ founders.
San Francisco Latinx club ditches local Democratic Party
The club’s co-president, Kevin Ortiz, was under scrutiny for sexual assault allegations.
SF is done being soft on drug users
A strategy developed during the AIDS crisis has fallen out of favor in the fentanyl epidemic. Its advocates say people will die.
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Suspended city official paid $85K to ‘dear friend’ for ‘weird’ trainings
As director of the Department on the Status of Women, Kimberly Ellis used taxpayer money for a fancy Tahoe retreat — with her close pal at her side.
San Francisco’s most competitive public schools, ranked
A Standard data analysis found that over 100 district schools and programs vary widely in demand.
Congestion pricing in SF? Officials see hope after NYC charges drivers
The idea has been debated for years, but was previously shelved.
JD Vance skewers Musk in viral audio clip. Experts say it’s fake
“He’s making us look bad. He’s making me look bad,” a likely fake clip of the vice president said.
Is Union Square in bloom or a wilting flower?
A slew of retail openings has some buzzing about a resurgence for the beleaguered area — but is it a renaissance or a mirage?
Wine, windows, fresh sourdough: Inside the homiest hacker house in San Francisco
There are proper beds instead of mattresses on the floor, but a grindcore mentality still drives them forward.
Why the only grocery stores growing in SF are the most expensive ones
While Safeway and Whole Foods close locations, Bi-Rite and Luke’s Local are finding success with shoppers who don’t sweat the price of pasture-raised duck eggs.
Why Waymo won’t kill Uber — but Elon Musk might
Waymo’s takeover seems inevitable in San Francisco. But the robotaxi revolution is just getting started — and who comes in first is wide open.
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Oligarchs assemble! A shiny squad of CEOs could save SF — if they know their assignment
Opinion
Mayor Daniel Lurie has shown he can convene the city’s richest and most powerful. Now what will they do with that access?
This classic Mission diner wants to become a proving ground for up-and-coming chefs
For more than 30 years, Jim’s Restaurant has been the Mission’s destination for pancakes and chicken-fried steak. Now it’s entering a new era.
He named his contracting business after Elon Musk. He has major regrets
A refugee from Ukraine, Steve Riabov escaped war, torture, and homelessness to start a business inspired by his idol. Now, he says, “I hate it.”
Inside Steph Curry’s increased role with Davidson basketball: Is it really a ‘job’?
Curry’s alma mater is hoping that his big donation to its basketball programs can bring Davidson back to the NCAA Tournament.
These Giants, from front office to clubhouse, are speaking Buster Posey’s language
Throw strikes. Play defense. Dig in for quality at-bats. Don’t strike out. The game already feels simpler for Posey’s Giants, who debut Thursday in Cincinnati.
Stanford fires football coach Troy Taylor, under investigation for bullying women
New Stanford football general manager Andrew Luck announced the move, which came after back-to-back 3-9 seasons.
The A’s Luis Severino on why he exited the Big Apple for the Big Tomato
After nine years with the Yankees and Mets, the A’s Opening Day starter hopes to bring a winning mentality — and call himself out when it doesn’t go well.
SF’s biggest art project took 2 years — and happened right under the city’s nose
‘Paint the City’ paid dozens of local artists to transform 350 sidewalk utility boxes into reflections of their neighborhoods.
18 great events in SF this week, from an immersive balloon museum to a big craft market
This week of fun things to do in San Francisco features a new immersive balloon museum, a festival clothing swap and so much more.
Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, Hozier, Doechii, Gracie Abrams top ridiculous Outside Lands lineup
A hip-hop-heavy roster is set to play SF’s biggest outdoor event this August.
Depressed tech workers can’t stop talking about Zuck and Musk, therapists say
Employees are biting their tongues on the job, fearing layoffs and retaliation. But they’re venting in their 50-minute sessions.
Closings are the new openings: Why restaurants are throwing end-of-life bashes
A recent spate of closures have not been announced with a chef’s bitter rant but with an invitation to come in and say your goodbyes properly.
A downtown riddle: What comes first — the people or the restaurants?
One obvious way to breathe life into Union Square: More restaurants! But can an already fragile industry possibly bear the load?
The Mission’s new hot spot is a ‘wine tavern’ where almost every glass is under $15
Big Finish aims to do for wine what its predecessor, The Monk’s Kettle, did for beer.
Palestinian superstar rapper to perform at Tenderloin street fair
The April 5 event to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, will be the neighborhood’s first “night market”-style attraction.
Bursting the balloon of Ezra Klein’s ‘Abundance’ theory
Klein and his co-author Derek Thompson believe more of everything is the answer to what ails California. But bad governance will ruin it all.
Stanford students are careerist corporate climbers — but it’s not (entirely) our fault
Why do we forget our desire to change the world as soon as corporate recruiters dangle fat salaries? Because the university systematically advances career funneling.
Politicians need performance-based pay. I’ll go first
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan writes that raises aren’t guaranteed in the private sector — and shouldn’t be in the public sector.
Sergey Brin: We need you working 60 hours a week so we can replace you as soon as possible
A modest proposal from the Google co-founder, who believes employees should work ‘at least’ every weekday. And also every weekend-day.
