Steve Hilton is the Del Taco of Republican candidates
The Atherton-dwelling, mid-tier Fox News talking head running for governor is more super bad than supervillain
‘AI’s not going to break your heart the way real life does’
Poet Shawn Smucker talks to Gazetteer SF about art, loneliness, and his viral poem, ‘Please Use AI’
Even Stanford grads are angry at the system
Plus, after being stuffed in lockers his whole life, Zuck was allowed to sit with the jocks at the pep rally
Sample culinary excellence from leading local pop-ups at Chat Room: Food
Our live event is the perfect time to chow down on Uncle Tito’s Filipino-American comfort food, Provecho’s Oaxacan delights, and Ovinloven’s seasonal sweet and savory pies
The circle of life
San Francisco’s municipal green waste program brings consumers into the food production loop, one carrot shaving at a time
Recipes for success
A conversation about cooking up a restaurant business with leaders from Flour + Water, Shoji, and Reem’s
Among the bird nerds
Birders flock across the Bay Area in search of fleeting, feathery moments of grace
As the city hits 80 degrees, blouge is here to cool you down
A chilled co-fermentation of red and white varietals is elbowing rosé and orange out of the way as the vin de soif of summer
Braving the heat with the Bathing Ape enthusiasts
Hellish temperatures do nothing to deter hypebeasts waiting for some hot Japanese streetwear
Shuggie’s is closing
The maximalist Mission restaurant known for its ‘trash pies’ will close mid-July
Drinking Companion: Bank on the Irish Bank
Office workers, tourists, and children of the Gael flock to this FiDi alley EOD for craic and pints on plastic chairs
Waymo’s double parking problem is our double parking problem
AVs have figured out that blocking traffic is no big deal. Wonder where they learned that
A disco historian’s fabulous disco playlist
Ahead of his appearance at Green Apple Books Books on the Park, ‘A Night at the Disco’ author Christian John Wikane’s tunes for your own Good Times
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Do look back: Inside the famously tetchy 1965 Bob Dylan press conference in San Francisco
Robert Zagone remembers arranging the singer’s confrontational group interview with members of the local press corps, a handful of poets, and some high school journalist
San Francisco smoking ban vote delayed yet again
Small biz owners and a Berkeley resident said their piece, but Supervisor Myrna Melgar still kicked her proposal down the road
‘Nerdy escorts’ are selling intimacy-as-a-service to AI founders
Plus, in the tasteslop era, we’re keeping our eyes peeled for bad tech streetwear
Season of the rich: A Q&A with Jonathan Weber
For his new book, the veteran journalist and editor reveals how technology shaped San Francisco — and vice versa — over the last three decades
Why do these Castro gay bars have TSA-style face scanners?
A handful of neighborhood bars have installed facial recognition devices that collect and share customers’ names, addresses, genders, and indiscretions with each other
Manic Monday
All hail the Tillyverse
Plus, Anthropic’s looming IPO and Trump’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad concert
Jury sides with Altman in OpenAI case
Plus, the Standard gets tech help from journalism’s newest whiz kid
Culture
Getting to the bottom of the Daniel Lurie gay porno parody
A hard-hitting report on the producers hoping to capture just how firmly back SF is
Politics
Rest in power, Prop D
The proposed tax (November 2025 – June 2026) is survived by a desperation for Big Biz revenue and faith in Lurie’s billionaire comeback boom
Food & Drink
Alimentari Aurora is offering the biggest little meal in Potrero Hill
The tiny, beloved Italian provisions shop has brought back space for two lucky diners to enjoy tinned fish, charcuterie, cheeses, and whatever else the team cooks up
Business
Can you actually buy a house with Anthropic stock? Probably not
‘You can’t just say, I’ll sell my house for a thousand almonds, or, in this case, a thousand shares of OpenAI or Anthropic’
Tech
A Stop AI activist is standing trial after blockading OpenAI HQ last year
Wynd Kaufmyn is prepared to serve time if it helps spread the group’s warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence
Immigration
What will SF law enforcement do if ICE kicks in your door? Ask again in a few weeks
If SFPD, the Sheriff, and the DA have a plan to protect our Fourth Amendment rights, they’re not sharing it
