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Teachers union files for Thursday afternoon ‘strike rally’ permit
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As of Tuesday night, the school district and union are in negotiations that have dragged on since last March.
Live updates: SFUSD teachers strike day 2, Lurie arrives, schools closed Wednesday
Public schools are closed for the second day, leaving 50,000 students out of the classroom. Follow along for updates from the picket lines.
49ers’ Keion White shot after dispute involving rapper Lil Baby at SF stripper party
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White was at a club in the Mission when he was shot in the leg, a police report says.
Epstein fallout: VC Masha Bucher breaks her silence after revelations
The Day One Ventures founder, who acted as Jeffrey Epstein’s publicist for two years, said she turned to him amid “constant threats and scrutiny” from Russia.
Listen: What's behind the first SF teachers strike in decades?
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Plus, host Emily Dreyfuss’ kids drop by the office to explain what they’re doing now that school’s cancelled.
‘Crocodile tears:’ SFUSD strike gets personal as schools chief ridiculed by teachers
Superintendent Maria Su is being lambasted for her leadership, her tears, her contract, and her choice in shoes.
Lurie, riding high on Super Bowl, meets his kryptonite: Organized labor
Analysis
The mayor is facing a barrage of battles with unions, an unfamiliar world of bare-knuckle politics.
The real reason for SFUSD’s strike
The district can’t pay its teachers because it’s buried under retirement costs that were predictable, avoidable, and arguably unconstitutional.
The Marina Safeway may be SF NIMBYs’ last stand
A proposal to build a 25-story apartment complex above a grocery store shows that housing politics in San Francisco have fundamentally changed.
49ers player Keion White shot in the ankle hours after Super Bowl
The defensive end was shot early Monday morning in San Francisco, say police.
SFUSD teachers strike, Day One: Where have all the children gone?
With schools closed, the parents of 50,000 students try to figure out where to put them.
Live updates: SFUSD teachers strike, bargaining back on, schools closed Tuesday
Negotiations between the teachers union and district officials resume at noon. The Standard will have updates throughout the day.
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Public schools to close Monday as teachers prepare to hit picket lines
It’s the ciy’s first teachers strike in 47 years.
SFUSD teachers strike: What parents need to know as city braces for Monday shutdown
The two parties plan to come back to the table Saturday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to avert a walkout.
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San Francisco hits the boom-loop reset button
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Where to eat, drink, and party near the newly reopened Castro Theatre
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Listen: What's behind the first SF teachers strike in decades?
Plus, host Emily Dreyfuss’ kids drop by the office to explain what they’re doing now that school’s cancelled.
Section 415: Assessing the Warriors’ post-deadline outlook
Golden State traded Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield, and Trayce Jackson-Davis and added Kristaps Porzingis.
Inside Tony Vitello’s first day managing the Giants: ‘This is my guy’
The former college coach jumped into spring training with a rambling speech that made a strong impression on Buster Posey.
He spent 25 years as a Giants exec. Now he’ll run the Oakland Ballers
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Yeshayah Goldfarb was a trusted member of front offices led by Brian Sabean, Bobby Evans, and Farhan Zaidi.
The Warriors win ugly against Memphis, but the All-Star break can’t come soon enough
After an emotional, injury-riddled couple of weeks, Golden State’s players and coaches are ready for a vacation.
The Vitello era begins: Roster battles, an Eldridge dilemma, and more Giants questions
The new manager arrives in Scottsdale with the task of leading the team to its first postseason berth since 2021.
Confessions of a bush: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show, as told by one of the ‘grass people’
A cast member on becoming one of the halftime show’s instantly viral bushes.
The Super Bowl will go away soon. Bad Bunny is forever
Bad Bunny’s performance at Super Bowl 60 is much more than just a concert to many communities in SF.
The Castro Theatre is officially back: Here’s who graced the grand re-opening
Drag queens and LGBTQ+ luminaries turned out for the screening of a ’90s camp classic at the beautifully-restored movie palace.
Teyana Taylor, Alix Earle, Myha’la drop in on GQ’s pre-Super Bowl fashion party
At the second annual GQ Bowl, held Friday at the Legion of Honor, designer Thom Browne presented his fall 2026 collection.
A Filipino fine-dining star rises downtown
Restaurant Naides elegantly weaves Filipino flavors, California ingredients, and New Nordic techniques.
SF’s most audacious restaurant is spinning off a 12-seat speakeasy
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Bar Orso, a bar-within-a-restaurant at the ever-whimsical Merchant Roots, opens Tuesday.
The Mayor of Flavortown threw a giant Super Bowl tailgate at the Cow Palace
Eli Manning, Festus Ezeli, and Bill Burr showed up at culinary folk hero Guy Fieri’s football-and-food festival.
SF’s best chicken wings, according to a panel of restaurant pros
Sauce-smothered, dry-rubbed, or classic Buffalo-style, these are the ones that satisfy the cravings of the city’s chefs and bartenders.
How to stop a teachers strike
Honoring San Francisco’s educators means making hard decisions now so they have more security later.
In defense of the San Francisco Zoo: A mom’s rebuttal
Critics see a crumbling infrastructure project. I see the only place where my toddler can scream at a penguin for three hours.
Reid Hoffman: Silicon Valley can’t be neutral any longer
After Minneapolis, tech leaders’ deference to Donald Trump must end.
San Franciscans are sick of fighting about the Great Highway. It’s time to move on
After so many defeats — at the ballot box, in the courts, and at City Hall — Sunset Dunes opponents need to lay down arms, and embrace the city’s newest coastal park.
