Big West blends natural wines, seasonal food, and community in Guerneville
Local natty-lovers are heading north for the fourth installment of this unpretentious two-day wine festival
The Nati is coming: Switzerland’s ‘golden’ World Cup team travels to Levi’s Stadium
Preparing for the biggest game in the world at the Swiss consulate
Behind the ballot: Three issues raised by today’s vote
We’re all exhausted from the ads and propositions, but here’s what’s really at stake
The mayor says his reduced budget will maintain the city’s social safety net. Advocates disagree
The fight continues to ensure a $16.9 billion city budget doesn’t leave working families, immigrants, LGBTQ+ residents, and others out in the cold
Now that’s rich: Atherton may get its own ‘Real Housewives’ season
Of course the Bravo series is eyeing the wealthiest ZIP code in the Bay Area
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
All hail the Tillyverse
Plus, Anthropic’s looming IPO and Trump’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad concert
The Korean food renaissance is here to stay
Leaders from San Ho Won, Jilli, and Korner Store to speak at Chat Room: Food
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’
Update: Hearing on Lurie’s testimony is postponed as man charged with assault arrives hours late
Tony Phillips will now appear before a judge on June 5 to address the March confrontation with the mayor’s bodyguard in the Tenderloin
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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Hell on Bay Wheels
The Google Gemini ads currently dominating the city’s bike share fleet are the latest targets for culture jamming
Judge to decide if Mayor Lurie appears in person as a witness to Tenderloin fight
The lawyer for Tony Phillips, the man accused of assaulting Lurie’s bodyguard, wants the mayor to take the stand; DA doesn’t want a ‘media spectacle’
A fake receipt on Facebook is causing real headaches for one Mission restaurant
Targeted by an AI-generated bill for $456.03, Picaro is fighting back
Your social feed is drowning in Loonen
The Berkeley-based company is selling water filtered through stainless steel and tested for microplastics and forever chemicals. Lots of influencers are totally buying it
Scott Wiener’s super PAC is a dark-money mess
A 2024 change in campaign finance law is fueling the congressional hopeful’s outreach efforts
Manic Monday
Jury sides with Altman in OpenAI case
Plus, the Standard gets tech help from journalism’s newest whiz kid
The aestheticization of government secrets
Plus, in shocking news, new college grads don’t like the technology that’s ruining their futures
Culture
An incomplete history of Boots Riley’s incredible hats
The ‘I Love Boosters’ director’s Uptown Yardie hats have gotten almost as much attention as his movies
Politics
Face Time: Saikat Chakrabarti may be a centimillionaire, but he still dreams of dollar tacos from Pancho Villa
The progressive Democratic congressional candidate has big ideas about housing, AI as a public utility, and taming corporations
Food & Drink
Market Match connects low income Californians with farmers market produce. Gavin Newsom may be about to cut it
Market operators, food security advocates, and state legislators are scrambling to secure funding for the nutrition program that benefits 674,000 statewide
Business
Everybody’s confused about the smoking ban
A haze of conflicting information surrounds the D7 supervisor’s effort to snub out smoking on bar patios
Tech
Aella wants to know how you’d defile a cow
Could you hack it in a house full of AI doomer rationalist influencers? I’m willing to try
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
