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Stephanie K. Baer

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deputy breaking news editor @sfstandard.bsky.social | mom, hapa, & Bay Area native | lover of women's soccer, art, coffee, & cheese

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Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I’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.
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Javier Panzar @jpanzar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Amazing 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...
“The dishonesty is really what upsets me the most,” he said. “If they had come straight up, ‘Hey, we would like to rent your house for testing of our robot,’ then we could have come to an agreement. But it’s the lying and the misrepresentation that makes me feel violated.”

It appears that he’s not the only Bay Area resident who has been duped.

Three of the guests connected to the April 12-25 booking for Donovan’s home have received negative reviews from at least 12 other Airbnb hosts alleging they damaged the property and personal belongings, failed to clean up, exceeded the limit on the number of guests, or violated other house rules during their stays.“I just kind of assumed they might have had a party,” said the owner, who requested anonymity for privacy.
But then a neighbor told him they had seen people bringing big black boxes into the house, so the owner thought maybe they had filmed a movie.
“The robot thing kind of makes sense now,” the host said.
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Emily Dreyfuss @emilydreyfuss.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As 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 ⬇️
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 22/05/2025
A killing at Palisades: How a Black employee was slain by cops at Tahoe’s biggest resort
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A killing at Palisades: How a Black employee was slain by cops at Tahoe’s biggest resort
A visa worker spent two seasons at one of California’s premier mountains, until a mental health crisis led to a tragedy.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025
Aggrieved drivers are losing it over ‘aggressive’ parking-ticket push
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Aggrieved drivers are losing it over ‘aggressive’ parking-ticket push
The 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.”
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025
SF may ground Fleet Week funding amid city budget crisis
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SF may ground Fleet Week funding amid city budget crisis
The city funds the event's preparedness exercises between San Francisco’s emergency staffers and the Department of Defense.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/05/2025
We hunted for buried treasure. The real prize was the crypto-pirates we met along the way
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We hunted for buried treasure. The real prize was the crypto-pirates we met along the way
The booty, worth $10,000, was found just 11 hours after organizers posted the clues.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/04/2025
‘A slap to the face’: Families say Zuckerberg-backed school to close as couple pulls funds
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‘A slap to the face’: Families say Zuckerberg-backed school to close as couple pulls funds
Families said they learned that the tech couple was moving its money elsewhere, forcing the Primary School to close, in a Zoom call last week.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 13/02/2025
Deadly Cybertruck crash: Teen driver was drunk, on cocaine, tox report shows
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Deadly Cybertruck crash: Teen driver was drunk, on cocaine, tox report shows
The driver, 19-year-old Soren Dixon, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.195%, according to a toxicology report.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 06/02/2025
Her son died ‘surfing’ BART trains. Now she’s suing the agency
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Her son died ‘surfing’ BART trains. Now she’s suing the agency
The lawsuit says the trains should be “equipped with monitors, sensors, or alarms” to prevent someone from accessing the train’s exterior. 
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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Reporter @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...
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Chaos, fear, and thousands of calls: Inside the network verifying ICE raid rumors
Rumors, ICE sightings, trolls and concerned citizens.
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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...
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‘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.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/01/2025
Forget the Valencia bikeway: The new ‘neckdown’ is driving motorists crazy
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Forget the Valencia bikeway: The new ‘neckdown’ is driving motorists crazy
A traffic-calming measure that narrows Kirkham Street from two lanes to one proves controversial.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 23/01/2025
Parking vigilantes are painting curbs red — a local says he spotted the culprits
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Parking vigilantes are painting curbs red — a local says he spotted the culprits
Vigilantes have painted several curbs red in the Richmond,
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 19/12/2024
Despite 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...
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Driving SF city workers are hitting pedestrians at an alarming rate
The 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.
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 20/12/2024
SF'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...
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SF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. It’s worse here than anywhere
San Francisco is losing a generation of elder Black men to the deadly fentanyl overdose crisis. It's worse here than anywhere.
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Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
SFPD 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...
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Embarcadero murder suspect caught on BART without ticket
The SFPD booked a 36-year-old man into jail Sunday, hours after he was detained at an East Bay station.
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Joe Burn @jrburn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Update: 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.
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Kevin Truong @kevinbtruong.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Earnest 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...
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SF's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside childhood home
San 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...
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 21/11/2024
Waiting 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...
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I rode Muni's new, free on-demand shuttle — and it was magical
There’s an on-demand public transit option in one of the city’s least-connected neighborhoods.
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Stephanie K. Baer @skbaer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Really 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...
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SF's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside childhood home
San 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...
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 18/11/2024
Breaking: Sam Altman joins Mayor-elect Lurie’s transition team. #sfnews #sfpol sfstandard.com/2024/11/18/s...
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Sam Altman tapped for Lurie's transition team
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie on Sunday named OpenAI boss Sam Altman to his transition team Monday.
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The 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...
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Finally, a San Francisco home in my price range
There’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.
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Annie Gaus @anniegaus.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Mayor-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...
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San Francisco isn't ready for Trump’s mass deportation plans
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.
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