In a wide-ranging interview with The Standard, he told us there’s no limit to how deeply he’ll plumb his wallet.

The rideshare giant’s ballot proposition could upend the legal industry. Critics call it an “inhumane” attempt at corporate greed.

City officials, including Board President Rafael Mandelman and congressional candidate Supervisor Connie Chan, were arrested at San Francisco

The city may owe you thousands. It’s a use-it-or-lose-it situation, and the clock is ticking.

City Hall’s obsession with Cheng continued after he announced that he is stepping down as executive director of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco. But why? We heard two theories.

Supervisor Alan Wong has $301K in outside money behind him — but that might not matter if his four opponents agree to send their voters to anyone but him. Inside the strategy that could flip the Sunse...

After Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s hospitalization, officials speak out about pressure, stigma, and survival.

Their names and faces are unknown to many San Franciscans, but they craft law, elect politicians, and run city-shattering strikes. Here’s The Standard’s definitive power list of the city’s union…

Supervisor Stephen Sherrill nets endorsements for his reelection after submitting targeted exemptions to Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan.

The city's 45th mayor is making her first public post-City Hall moves.

Did Covid destroy San Francisco's finances? Yes — but it's more complicated than that.

In news of interest to anyone who's ever stepped in something awful, SF street cleaners will get a boost in Mayor Daniel Lurie's budget, set to be unveiled in the coming days.

The effort to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio was officially validated by the Department of Elections on Thursday, triggering a special election in September

The district said it will cancel final layoff notices for 34 counselors and 117 paraeducators.

The district has also approved the hiring of 77 additional teachers for the next school year.

The San Francisco Public Defender has stopped taking new cases, saying it is overwhelmed by drug cases it can't handle.

BART advised riders to look for alternate modes of transportation.

It’s the first time the mayor has exercised his fentanyl emergency powers to accept donations for city government work.

Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing Urban Alchemy's contract, but its future is looking iffy amid financial problems, ongoing layoffs, and changing city policies.

Brooke Jenkins said budget cuts would mean "mass dismissals."

SFPD says overtime makes up for staffing deficiencies and pays for increased enforcement asked for by city leaders.

Labor unions claim the company’s $120 million lawsuit is exacerbating San Francisco’s budget crisis.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi backed a proposal calling on Mayor Daniel Lurie to publicly condemn Airbnb for suing the city over its tax bill.

More than 20 departments failed to meet their 15% budget reduction targets, placing the city’s financial planning in peril.

Manny Yekutiel sits down with Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez of the SF Standard, and JD Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle to discuss Mayor Daniel Lurie's start.

The aim is to offer greater flexibility — and less red tape — to small-business owners.

The about-face follows condemnation from First Amendment experts, who lambasted the mayor’s office for hiding text messages.

“I was elected to make hard decisions, and it wasn't to make everybody like me,” he says.

Hatched from a Russian Hill mansion, Artisan’s marketing inspired thousands of death threats — and raked in millions of dollars.

The fallout imperils programs meant to help Black, Chinese, and trans communities, among others.

Managers are falling down the corporate ladder, which increases competition and lowers salaries. Meanwhile, the "Mag 7" are cutting jobs.

The mayor is rolling out another plan that asks San Francisco's rich to pony up for its poor.

Black-led organizations across the city feared layoffs after the funding was frozen late last year.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's $320 million shortfall threatens bus service vital to the city's downtown recovery.

Can’t wait to hop into a Waymo to SFO? The company confirmed it recently got approval to map the airport.

The initiative is being organized by a former president of First Republic Bank and coincides with another new entity: the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation.

The list of luminaries set to join includes Sam Altman, Marc Benioff, Richard Dickson of Gap, Michelle Gass of Levi Strauss, and Tony Xu of DoorDash.

The list of luminaries set to join includes Sam Altman, Marc Benioff, Richard Dickson of Gap, Michelle Gass of Levi Strauss, and Tony Xu of DoorDash.

Drug markets have intensified in the Mission after a recent crackdown on Sixth Street, enraging business owners.

The San Francisco Standard is the Bay Area’s fastest-growing source for news and information.