Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I’m working on a story about the Iran War's cost on Bay Area families. Looking to talk w/ ppl about how their bills have changed over the last few months and the decisions they are making as a result. If you're interested in sharing your experience, email me at sbaer@sfstandard.com. 022
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerJavier Panzar @jpanzar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Amazing quotes in this story about robot company employees going around the Bay Area secretly and trashing the homes while prototype testing robots to do household chores. By @skbaer.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2026/05/28/s... 041
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerEmily Dreyfuss @emilydreyfuss.bsky.social · 28/04/2026As the first of the month approaches, we are planning a PST episode at @sfstandard.com about the cost of housing, and what is left over in our budgets after rent gets paid. Call and leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on this topic! (510) 671-5801 and we'll play it on the show! Questions ⬇️ 202
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 22/05/2025A killing at Palisades: How a Black employee was slain by cops at Tahoe’s biggest resortsfstandard.comA killing at Palisades: How a Black employee was slain by cops at Tahoe’s biggest resortA visa worker spent two seasons at one of California’s premier mountains, until a mental health crisis led to a tragedy. 163
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025Aggrieved drivers are losing it over ‘aggressive’ parking-ticket pushsfstandard.comAggrieved drivers are losing it over ‘aggressive’ parking-ticket pushThe SFMTA has seen a $16 million increase in revenue from parking tickets over the last 12 months. Said one resident: “It’s fucking war now.” 022
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025SF may ground Fleet Week funding amid city budget crisissfstandard.comSF may ground Fleet Week funding amid city budget crisisThe city funds the event's preparedness exercises between San Francisco’s emergency staffers and the Department of Defense. 032
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025We hunted for buried treasure. The real prize was the crypto-pirates we met along the waysfstandard.comWe hunted for buried treasure. The real prize was the crypto-pirates we met along the wayThe booty, worth $10,000, was found just 11 hours after organizers posted the clues. 031
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/04/2025‘A slap to the face’: Families say Zuckerberg-backed school to close as couple pulls fundssfstandard.com‘A slap to the face’: Families say Zuckerberg-backed school to close as couple pulls fundsFamilies said they learned that the tech couple was moving its money elsewhere, forcing the Primary School to close, in a Zoom call last week. 3179
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 13/02/2025Deadly Cybertruck crash: Teen driver was drunk, on cocaine, tox report showssfstandard.comDeadly Cybertruck crash: Teen driver was drunk, on cocaine, tox report showsThe driver, 19-year-old Soren Dixon, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.195%, according to a toxicology report. 0126
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 06/02/2025Her son died ‘surfing’ BART trains. Now she’s suing the agencysfstandard.comHer son died ‘surfing’ BART trains. Now she’s suing the agencyThe lawsuit says the trains should be “equipped with monitors, sensors, or alarms” to prevent someone from accessing the train’s exterior. 603
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerJillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Reporter @jonahowenlamb.bsky.social spent a day alongside workers of SF's Rapid Response Network, which verifies ICE raid rumors. His peek behind the scenes is fascinating: sfstandard.com/2025/02/05/i...sfstandard.comChaos, fear, and thousands of calls: Inside the network verifying ICE raid rumorsRumors, ICE sightings, trolls and concerned citizens. 034
Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025“I kept thinking to myself, ‘I can’t believe I’m gonna die on Ninth Street,’ like, holy shit, I’m dying on Ninth Street,” Vapor Room founder Martin Olive recalled, adding that there are nicer parts of the city in which to take your last breath. sfstandard.com/2025/02/06/m...sfstandard.com‘I’m going to die on Ninth Street.’ Shot 7 times, a man makes a miraculous recovery“I don’t even know if Jack Reacher could’ve written this,” a friend said of a 47-year-old’s miraculous recovery. 010
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/01/2025Forget the Valencia bikeway: The new ‘neckdown’ is driving motorists crazysfstandard.comForget the Valencia bikeway: The new ‘neckdown’ is driving motorists crazyA traffic-calming measure that narrows Kirkham Street from two lanes to one proves controversial. 4121
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/01/2025Parking vigilantes are painting curbs red — a local says he spotted the culpritssfstandard.comParking vigilantes are painting curbs red — a local says he spotted the culpritsVigilantes have painted several curbs red in the Richmond, 172
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 19/12/2024Despite the city spending hundreds of millions of dollars and transforming miles of streetscape, 2024 is set to be one of the deadliest traffic years in recent memory. #sfnews #sfpol sfstandard.com/2024/12/18/c...sfstandard.comDriving SF city workers are hitting pedestrians at an alarming rateThe Standard obtained 151 claims from pedestrians and cyclists who say a driving city worker hit them with their vehicle. The cases have cost the city $40 million, so far. 111
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 20/12/2024SF's overdose crisis has hit Black men born 1951-1970 harder than any other demographic in America. They're 32x more likely to die from an overdose than the average American, despite being <1% of SF's population. #sfnews sfstandard.com/2024/12/20/s...sfstandard.comSF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. It’s worse here than anywhereSan Francisco is losing a generation of elder Black men to the deadly fentanyl overdose crisis. It's worse here than anywhere. 164
Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024SFPD has confirmed the murder suspect arrested by BART PD for not having a ticket was wanted in the Nov. 13 fatal stabbing at the Embarcadero. sfstandard.com/2024/11/25/e...sfstandard.comEmbarcadero murder suspect caught on BART without ticketThe SFPD booked a 36-year-old man into jail Sunday, hours after he was detained at an East Bay station. 010
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerJoe Burn @jrburn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Update: Wynne’s arrest sprang from an investigation that named him as a suspect in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old, according to a police report viewed by The Standard. 143
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerKevin Truong @kevinbtruong.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Earnest alert: Geoffrey Frye is the most arrested homeless person since San Francisco’s crackdown started this year. He and his mom’s heartbreaking story is a microcosm of the crisis that keeps people on the city’s streets. sfstandard.com/2024/11/21/h...sfstandard.comSF's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside childhood homeSan Francisco police have arrested one homeless man five times since the city launched a crackdown on sidewalk encampments. But the man continues to return to the scene because it's next to his childh... 134
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 21/11/2024Waiting for a bus is rarely fun, and apparently, some San Franciscans aren’t keen on paying the fare, either. Now one part of the city has a free shuttle service you can hail through an app. - @allaboutgeorge.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2024/11/20/m...sfstandard.comI rode Muni's new, free on-demand shuttle — and it was magicalThere’s an on-demand public transit option in one of the city’s least-connected neighborhoods. 0154
Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Really moving story from the @sfstandard.com's David Sjostedt: San Francisco's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside his childhood home. “This is all he knows. He loves it here,” his mother said. sfstandard.com/2024/11/21/h...sfstandard.comSF's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside childhood homeSan Francisco police have arrested one homeless man five times since the city launched a crackdown on sidewalk encampments. But the man continues to return to the scene because it's next to his childh... 122
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 18/11/2024Breaking: Sam Altman joins Mayor-elect Lurie’s transition team. #sfnews #sfpol sfstandard.com/2024/11/18/s...sfstandard.comSam Altman tapped for Lurie's transition teamSan Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie on Sunday named OpenAI boss Sam Altman to his transition team Monday. 10206
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerThe San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 18/11/2024"A fire-gutted shack in San Francisco with no bathroom, kitchen, running water, or electricity can be yours — or dare I say mine? — for $299,000." sfstandard.com/2024/11/18/s...sfstandard.comFinally, a San Francisco home in my price rangeThere’s no water or electricity, and it’s burned to a crisp, but at least it’s near public transit and restaurants. And at $300,000, I could actually afford it. 3125
Reposted by Stephanie K. BaerAnnie Gaus @anniegaus.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie has been silent on Trump’s deportation plans and implications for S.F. One lawyer called it “disheartening” sfstandard.com/2024/11/18/s...sfstandard.comSan Francisco isn't ready for Trump’s mass deportation plansEven 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. 133