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Joe Burn
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News editor @ sfstandard.com
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In SF anti ICE protesters march through the Mission.
June 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
NEW: JJ Smith, a convicted drug dealer and Tenderloin provocateur, is accused of slashing tires, leaving threatening notes about hunting pray on a critic’s minivan and increasing real world harassment of his political foes. @sfstandard.com ‬⁩
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JJ Smith accused of tire slashing in bizarre escalation of X beef
A social media star famous for his videos of addiction in the Tenderloin is accused of a campaign of harassment.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Couldn't be happier to make this purchase!
December 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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"I’ve gone from proudly hating (and quietly cutting off) the metallic beasts to riding in them regularly, showing them off to visiting friends from my native Great Britain"

@jrburn.bsky.social

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The Big Shift: I hated the robotaxis. Now I can't stop riding them
Waymo robotaxis won San Francisco's hearts and minds in 2024. But how did they go from hated annoyances to beloved acquaintances?
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December 28, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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We are loving this Demi x Zac Posen SF moment at the SF Film festival last night...and also star appearance by Pilaf the dog.

This from @meaghanm.bsky.social and @helladislike.bsky.social.

#sfnews
December 10, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Food friends rejoice! Today we launched The Year in Eating 🍽️

It’s a collection of pieces about everything from the best meals we ate in the city to why we are all so obsessed with waiting in line for baked goods.

Take a bite: sfstandard.com/2024/12/09/2...

#sffood
The Year in Eating 2024: An obsessive guide to SF's rebooted restaurant scene
Over 50 of SF’s new restaurants and bars and how they dramatically changed the city
sfstandard.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM
If you love what we do here @sfstandard.com — then please do grab a membership (live today!): sfstandard.com/membership/

It's an all-access pass to San Francisco, especially the fun, buzzy parts. Sometimes, we even get the Humboldt earthquake wine casualty pics, too.
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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The 49ers face tough odds this weekend, regardless of which — if any — of their star players with injury questions are available to play.

#bayareasports @timkawakami.bsky.social and @lombardihimself.bsky.social

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49ers vs. Bills: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions
Buffalo's lake effect snow may make for a photogenic game on the Bills' home turf, but that doesn't mean it will be pretty for the 49ers.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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There’s a new burger spot in town, and it’s backed by a team with serious culinary chops. Hamburger Project opens Wedensday at 808 Divisadero St.

#sffood #sfnews @laurensaria.bsky.social

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Hamburger Project serves butter-soaked, caviar-topped smashburgers
Chef Geoffrey Lee of Michelin Guide-listed omakase spot Jū-ni will open a new restaurant called Hamburger Project. It’s the first casual, non-sushi restaurant from the team, also behind Handroll Proje...
sfstandard.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Eat your way through San Francisco like a corrupt politician. As it happens they like the finer things in life.

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SF scandal foodie tour: Boba, fancy steakhouses, and $8 water
The FBI and a boba joint. Fancy steaks. $8 sparkling water. Join The Standard on a foodie tour through San Francisco’s most delicious scandals.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Earlier this year our readers asked us to look into why this building has been vacant for so long (sfstandard.com/2024/03/11/w...) and now:

#sfnews from @jrburn.bsky.social's team

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Fitness SF buys Lombardi Sports, ending storefront's empty decade
Fitness SF, a popular San Francisco gym chain, will open its ninth location after buying the long-vacant Lombardi Sports building on Polk Street.
sfstandard.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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.
November 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Wild @sfstandard.com story just dropped: Ricci Wynne, X poster of homeless people and Fox News guest who loves to trash SF... Is in jail suspected of running a pimping op out of a luxury #sf apartment building

More updates to come, by @jonahowenlamb.bsky.social

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Ricci Wynne, Fox News darling and SF hater lands in jail as suspected pimp
Ricci Wynne, a drug dealer turned activist known for Fox News appearances and trashing San Francisco online was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of pimping.
sfstandard.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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There's only one story about the state of Muni's budget that has "clusterfuck" in it and it's this one.

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‘No one wants to watch the puppy drown’: Muni’s race to save itself
More expensive parking and less frequent service could be in the system's future. That's even if all goes according to plan.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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Controversial opinion: If more local news articles had ledes like this, more people would care about things like the fiscal state of their public transit agency. Simple, to the point, a little fun, a bit of edge. @kevinbtruong.bsky.social @sfstandard.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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we're launching a paid membership to @sfstandard.com next month and...it's going to have some very cool stuff for our readers. heh
a little girl in a yellow jacket is eating cotton candy while sitting in a crowd .
ALT: a little girl in a yellow jacket is eating cotton candy while sitting in a crowd .
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November 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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“I’m sure all the Trumpers are very happy,” said a current SFPD officer about the many other officer's who backed Trump. sfstandard.com/2024/11/15/c...
Cop vibes: SF law enforcement has lots of feelings about Trump 2.0
From police reform to deportations, cops and prosecutors weigh in on what’s next.
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November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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New hero just dropped
November 18, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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The plight of women in Florida is dystopian, including the rise of fake abortion clinics offering the untested practice of "abortion reversal." After the failure of the abortion rights referendum in the state, the situation will get worse. Our News Agents film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5B...
A war on women - Florida’s abortion crisis | The News Agents
YouTube video by The News Agents
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November 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Breaking: Sam Altman joins Mayor-elect Lurie’s transition team. #sfnews #sfpol

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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.
sfstandard.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Someone’s been reading the newspaper again
November 17, 2024 at 11:07 PM