Many California Democrats are tired of the status quo — but few are willing to say so publicly.

After taking four people into custody at SF’s immigration court, ICE wanted The Standard to conceal agents’ faces.

A review of city contracts and invoices shows the Department on the Status of Women allowed a political nonprofit to keep excess funds from a splashy conference. A source said Kimberly Ellis overruled...

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats are running a playbook similar to the one used to combat Trump’s first term in office. Will it work?

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats are running a playbook similar to the one used to combat Trump’s first term in office. Will it work?

Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr has sent a letter of inquiry and called the broadcast "really concerning."

Additional officers will be stationed in key areas to make visitors feel safer, Lurie says.

Breaking: San Francisco will sue Donald Trump over his immigration crackdown, City Attorney David Chiu announced Friday.

A mere 24 hours into Donald Trump’s second term, California has already filed a lawsuit against his executive order about birthright citizenship.

Mayor Daniel Lurie campaigned on bold promises to transform City Hall, and now he’s beginning to make his mark. Join The Standard's politics team to discuss his first moves in office and what they cou...

A vacant homes tax passed by voters in 2022 was struck down by a judge while an ordinance for empty storefronts has fallen flat.

Dr. Grant Colfax, who led San Francisco's public health response to the Covid pandemic, is stepping down.

Many expect Gavin Newsom to run for president after his term as California governor, but the deadly fires in Los Angeles could change everything.

Brown helped the careers of Gavin Newsom, Ed Lee, and London Breed before they became mayor.

San Francisco is losing a generation of elder Black men to the deadly fentanyl overdose crisis. It's worse here than anywhere.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old identified as a “strong person of interest” in last week’s slaying of a health insurance executive on the streets of Manhattan, was reported missing to San Francisco po...

Eight months after China agreed to loan a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco, the zoo is showing off renderings of the animals' future home — with a cheaper-than-expected price tag.

Eight months after China agreed to loan a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco, the zoo is showing off renderings of the animals' future home — with a cheaper-than-expected price tag.

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Ricci Wynne, a drug dealer turned activist known for Fox News appearances and trashing San Francisco online was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of pimping.

Daniel Goodwyn, a convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionist, has been elected president of the San Francisco chapter of the California Republican Assembly.

OpenAI is lobbying San Francisco City Hall to tweak tax rules to its benefit. Now its CEO, Sam Altman, is one of Daniel Lurie's closest advisors.

Danny Sauter, Bilal Mahmood, Jackie Fielder, and Chyanne Chen — all millennials between the ages of 30 and 40 — will start their political careers alongside fellow newcomer Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, w...

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie on Sunday named OpenAI boss Sam Altman to his transition team Monday.

Even before Trump takes office, the waitlist of undocumented immigrants seeking legal representation in SF is over 1,000 people. Many are already in removal proceedings.

Gov. Gavin Newsom just snapped up a new Bay Area home: a hidden mansion in Marin County, fitted with outdoor sculptures, a guest house, a handful of walk-in closets, and a swimming pool and spa.

It was supposed to be a center for unhoused San Franciscans. Then a company swooped in with money from one of Russia's richest men.