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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

May 21, 2026

How many people are actually being brought to the new RESET sobering center?

The mayor boasted of ‘dozens and dozens’ in the first 24 hours; the sheriff’s office cites 320 in two and a half weeks. Yet many of the center’s chairs appear empty

May 21, 2026

Sergey Brin fled California, but he keeps throwing money at SF politics

Even from Nevada, the Google co-founder is fighting the Overpaid CEO tax and funding a right-wing extremist (among others) for governor

May 20, 2026

From Sam Altman’s ‘fun’ hair to Elon Musk’s ‘twisting’ lips: How courtroom artists capture giants

Three trial veterans describe their approaches to depicting the rich and infamous during the Musk v. Altman trial

May 20, 2026

A budget brawler’s inside-outside game

As Mayor Lurie’s budget deadline approaches, Anya Worley-Ziegmann leads rallies outside his office and talks with people who work within it

May 20, 2026

With dueling endorsements, Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti come out swinging

One has Nancy Pelosi, the other Rashida Tlaib. The difference says it all

May 20, 2026

Everlane’s fire sale is a race to the bottom

Like many San Francisco success stories, Everlane, whose sale to Shein was just reported, diluted its early ideals in pursuit of hockey-stick growth

May 19, 2026

Jury sides with Altman in OpenAI case

Plus, the Standard gets tech help from journalism’s newest whiz kid

May 18, 2026

Hell on Bay Wheels

The Google Gemini ads currently dominating the city’s bike share fleet are the latest targets for culture jamming

May 18, 2026

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

May 15, 2026