3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (424+ words) First Westfield lost the San Francisco Centre. Now it has offloaded two nearby properties. While downtown’s shuttered San Francisco Centre Mall continues (opens in new tab) to seek a buyer after its last deal fell apart, its former owner has…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1172+ words) Judy Lee claims numerous men at the century-old Chinatown institution made repeated sexual advances toward her, groped her, and belittled her. A former employee of the century-old San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce is accusing its leadership of protecting men…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (738+ words) The site, which focused on civic issues like housing and street safety, gave many young San Francisco journalists their start in the industry. In 2016, veteran journalist Alex Lash saw a gap in the San Francisco media landscape. Mission Local was…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (579+ words) Sellers spent nearly $1 million in renovations, including a stainless steel hot tub, to shine up this mid-century Diamond Heights gem. In the early 1960s, Joseph Eichler, California’s king of midcentury modernist residential development, built 104 single-family homes in Diamond Heights. It’s his…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1059+ words) The founder of ComPysch, a leading employee assistance program, and the Chaifetz Group, a private investment firm, also holds a Portland Trail Blazers stake. Richard Chaifetz tried to buy into several pro sports teams before becoming part of Giants ownership,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (488+ words) The federal government says San Francisco stonewalled document requests for over a year in a discrimination case tied to a mandatory “anti-racism” seminar. San Francisco has slow-walked federal investigators for more than a year over a discrimination claim a city…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (729+ words) Mayor Lurie has championed OpenGov to fix permitting. His allies made a last-minute change to the contract extension, letting the city exit the software deal more easily. A Board of Supervisors committee on Wednesday unanimously approved extending a contract worth…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (639+ words) What began as an anarchistic collaboration of equals has become a commercialized escape hatch for the wealthy. Burning Man won’t let go of me. As one of the three founders of the festival, I am constantly approached by journalists and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (140+ words) The San Francisco Standard Cartoon: San Francisco’s hot new real estate listing Nothing is safe in SF’s bidding wars. Do you want to weigh in on the issues facing San Francisco and beyond? Have a compelling personal narrative to share?...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (693+ words) The San Francisco Standard...