Jillian D’Onfro
@jillianiles.bsky.social
Business reporter at SF Standard, chronicling Bay Area stories✨ jdonfro@sfstandard.com 📧 Formerly writing and editing at SFGATE, Business Insider, CNBC, and Forbes. Send me news tips! jillianiles.33 on Signal
More changes on the horizon for Ikea's Saluhall, Market Street's struggling food hall sfstandard.com/2025/11/24/s...
Rent hike drives out original tenant of Ikea’s SF food hall
Vegan Puerto Rican restaurant Casa Borinqueña will exit Saluhall. Izzy and Wooks will move in.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
More changes on the horizon for Ikea's Saluhall, Market Street's struggling food hall sfstandard.com/2025/11/24/s...
San Francisco police ramp up late-night drug raids to appease Trump and feds sfstandard.com/2025/11/24/s...
San Francisco police step up late-night drug raids to appease Trump
Officials say the crackdown is linked to the president’s threats to deploy the National Guard and ICE.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
San Francisco police ramp up late-night drug raids to appease Trump and feds sfstandard.com/2025/11/24/s...
This SF couple made a maaajor alley-oops sfstandard.com/2025/11/21/s...
‘Why would someone own this?’ How this Sunset couple accidentally bought an alley for $25,000
This husband and wife thought a real estate auction offered the chance at a $1 million house for a fraction of the cost, only to find out they were the new owners of “Dirt Alley” instead.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This SF couple made a maaajor alley-oops sfstandard.com/2025/11/21/s...
Union Square's "boom loop" continues sfstandard.com/2025/11/12/u...
Another AI company just moved to Union Square
Chalk just leased 15,000 square feet in a building on Stockton Street, as the area’s ‘boom loop’ continues.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Union Square's "boom loop" continues sfstandard.com/2025/11/12/u...
Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their names
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Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their name
Almost anything can be had through Buy Nothing — except the name.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their names
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"The beach lovers’ initiative is part of a pattern: If the feds can’t get their act together, San Franciscans will just do it themselves."
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San Francisco’s China Beach reopens despite federal shutdown
A mere $2,500 was enough to keep the sliver of federal waterfront accessible.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"The beach lovers’ initiative is part of a pattern: If the feds can’t get their act together, San Franciscans will just do it themselves."
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!!! A new bookstore is coming to Union Square — and right on Powell Street no less sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/e...
San Francisco’s Union Square is about to get a bookstore
The Best Bookstore, founded by a couple of famed tech writers, plans to open by Black Friday.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
!!! A new bookstore is coming to Union Square — and right on Powell Street no less sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/e...
Scoop from @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social and myself: Ikea's parent company is ending its partnership with the British firm that had been overseeing its struggling dining complex, Saluhall, since its launch sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/i...
San Francisco IKEA drops its food hall operator
Saluhall has struggled to attract consistent foot traffic since opening in 2024.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Scoop from @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social and myself: Ikea's parent company is ending its partnership with the British firm that had been overseeing its struggling dining complex, Saluhall, since its launch sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/i...
Some exciting news for San Francisco's Union Square sfstandard.com/2025/11/04/b...
Empty Barneys building in Union Square gets art gallery tenant
In another sign of downtown’s recovery, Maybaum Gallery is moving into a historic building that’s been empty for five years.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Some exciting news for San Francisco's Union Square sfstandard.com/2025/11/04/b...
The Bay Area pumpkin carver who wows people with her wild designs (sfstandard.com/2024/10/27/p...) was featured on "Halloween Wars" this year! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Bay Area pumpkin carver who wows people with her wild designs (sfstandard.com/2024/10/27/p...) was featured on "Halloween Wars" this year! 🎃
The latest teenage craze is causing headaches at In-N-Out
🙃 www.sfgate.com/food/article...
🙃 www.sfgate.com/food/article...
The latest teenage craze is causing headaches at In-N-Out
In-N-Out's order-numbering style has led to numerous viral videos recently.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The latest teenage craze is causing headaches at In-N-Out
🙃 www.sfgate.com/food/article...
🙃 www.sfgate.com/food/article...
"But seeing the police tape outside 930 Monterey Blvd. left me with a different feeling: eerie familiarity. I’d been welcomed into that same home just months before by the family whose lives were soon to end there."
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San Francisco murder-suicide: Reporter had contacts with family before deaths
The Standard’s Garrett Leahy visited the Ocheltree-Truong family in the home where they would soon die. New details and old messages shed light on the tragedy.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"But seeing the police tape outside 930 Monterey Blvd. left me with a different feeling: eerie familiarity. I’d been welcomed into that same home just months before by the family whose lives were soon to end there."
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Reposted by Jillian D’Onfro
Condos are still a great way into homeownership, but natural + human disasters have set off a chain reaction that has essentially iced out buyers in recent years.
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
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Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
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These Oakland condos are a dream, but insurance is a nightmare
Units at Parkwoods are selling for less than $350,000, but the 400-unit complex on a hill is being blacklisted for its traumatic past.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Condos are still a great way into homeownership, but natural + human disasters have set off a chain reaction that has essentially iced out buyers in recent years.
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/30/o...
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/30/o...
Some 10/10 neighborhood name suggestions on this post... Lowest Haight! Zuni-Martuni Triangle! Castration! Mastrobaight! Tendermish! www.instagram.com/p/DQaF2mLk7w...
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some 10/10 neighborhood name suggestions on this post... Lowest Haight! Zuni-Martuni Triangle! Castration! Mastrobaight! Tendermish! www.instagram.com/p/DQaF2mLk7w...
'tis the season 🧙♀️💀🎃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHk3...
Halloween lofi radio 🧟♀️ - spooky beats to get chills to
YouTube video by Lofi Girl
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October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'tis the season 🧙♀️💀🎃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHk3...
A lovely tribute to a Mission restaurant staple that's closing after 40 years to make way for affordable housing sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/m...
After 40 years, this Mission restaurant staple is closing
Mission Hunan, a restaurant industry favorite and destination for inexpensive Chinese food, will serve its final meals Friday.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A lovely tribute to a Mission restaurant staple that's closing after 40 years to make way for affordable housing sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/m...
There are a few adjectives that come to mind when describing San Francisco’s office market...
“Beleaguered” is a favorite of journalists. “Empty” resonates with small business owners. But “red-hot” might be the most accurate descriptor, according to a new report. sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/s...
“Beleaguered” is a favorite of journalists. “Empty” resonates with small business owners. But “red-hot” might be the most accurate descriptor, according to a new report. sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/s...
SF office demand surges, according to new report
SF’s office demand is back, with triple-digit growth making it the hottest market in the country.
sfstandard.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There are a few adjectives that come to mind when describing San Francisco’s office market...
“Beleaguered” is a favorite of journalists. “Empty” resonates with small business owners. But “red-hot” might be the most accurate descriptor, according to a new report. sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/s...
“Beleaguered” is a favorite of journalists. “Empty” resonates with small business owners. But “red-hot” might be the most accurate descriptor, according to a new report. sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/s...
An 8-year-old Bay Area spice company has become a cult favorite among chefs. But sky-high fees on imports have threatened everything. sfstandard.com/2025/10/27/d...
Local spice darling Diaspora struggles to cope with tariffs
An 8-year-old spice company was a cult favorite among chefs. Then sky-high fees on imports threatened everything.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
An 8-year-old Bay Area spice company has become a cult favorite among chefs. But sky-high fees on imports have threatened everything. sfstandard.com/2025/10/27/d...
San Francisco’s newest megaproject opened at the worst time
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Why is the brand-new 5M tower in San Francisco unleasable?
Downtown’s 5M development arrived during the pandemic, leaving a nearly empty office tower and plenty of questions about the future.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
San Francisco’s newest megaproject opened at the worst time
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BREAKING: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says he spoke to Trump last night and National Guard is *not* going to come to SF
"...the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco."
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"...the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco."
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Lurie says Trump calls off federal deployment to San Francisco
A late-night phone call between the president and mayor led to the breakthrough, Lurie says.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
BREAKING: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says he spoke to Trump last night and National Guard is *not* going to come to SF
"...the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco."
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"...the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco."
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NEW: A century-old Fisherman's Wharf restaurant plans to reopen after several years of legal wrangling between its owners and the Port of SF sfstandard.com/2025/10/22/c...
Century-old Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant plans to reopen
Castagnola’s reached a settlement with the Port of SF to pay back rent and invest in repairs.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: A century-old Fisherman's Wharf restaurant plans to reopen after several years of legal wrangling between its owners and the Port of SF sfstandard.com/2025/10/22/c...
Uhhhh... Kumail Nanjiani and Illana Glazer just dropped out of their scheduled Dreamforce performances, reports @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social
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Dreamforce: Kumail Nanjiani and Ilana Glazer drop out of scheduled performances
Both comedians have spoken out against unfair corporate practices, anti-immigration rhetoric, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Uhhhh... Kumail Nanjiani and Illana Glazer just dropped out of their scheduled Dreamforce performances, reports @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social
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TIL: ~300,000 pounds of Candy Corn are made in the Bay Area every year www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
TIL: ~300,000 pounds of Candy Corn are made in the Bay Area every year www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
Days after Marc Benioff sparked a firestorm by calling for the deployment of the National Guard to SF, the Salesforce CEO completely avoided politics during a Q&A at Dreamforce. That stance lasted less than three hours. sfstandard.com/2025/10/14/m...
Dreamforce: Marc Benioff fawns over David Sacks after saying he is avoiding politics
The Salesforce CEO’s effort to avoid talking politics lasted almost exactly three hours.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Days after Marc Benioff sparked a firestorm by calling for the deployment of the National Guard to SF, the Salesforce CEO completely avoided politics during a Q&A at Dreamforce. That stance lasted less than three hours. sfstandard.com/2025/10/14/m...