A new era for Bay Area sports starts now. 🎙️ The Standard launches Section 415 — a new podcast hosted by sports editor @KO_Crowley. Twice a week, get insider reporting, sharp analysis & interviews from the team that knows Bay sports best. https://t.co/t1jXkLTukK

Mary’s on Haight is now open in the former Trax — and a drink there is as uncomplicated and friendly as it gets. 📝: Astrid Kane

Local politicians were horrified after Salesforce founder Marc Benioff said he supports President Trump sending the National Guard to SF. Guess which billionaire chimed in first. 📝: Ezra Wallach

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill paving the way for a 2026 ballot measure that could boost funding for BART, Muni, and other transit agencies through a new sales tax. 📝: @hannahcwiley

Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 1064, legislation that sought to protect children from psychological and criminal harms tied to the rise of AI chatbots. 📝: @Sam_Mondros

The future of robotics is unfolding across SF: Meet the startup founders partnering to put Isaac, the laundry-folding robot, to work. 📝: @AlmostZara

SF in the midst — or mist, rather — of a La Niña. Here's what to expect. 📝: Ezra Wallach

Fred Warner’s season-ending injury could compel the 49ers to look elsewhere to supplement a linebacker position that’s short on veteran talent. 📝: @LombardiHimself

Decades after Alcatraz Island's occupation, Native people continue to gather at dawn to celebrate resistance, resilience, and return. 📝: Alexa LexMex Treviño

UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons turned to one of the program’s most famous alums to lead the Bears forward. 📝: @janekennyy

Spooky season is upon us, and SF's bars are meeting the moment. With homages to “The Shining” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” there are some blood-curdling newcomers on the scene — all worth haunting. 📝: Astrid Kane

Small Works is no ordinary frame shop. It’s where the Bay Area’s biggest artists, from SFMOMA to Jessica Silverman, find frames that transform into art themselves. 📝: @Sam_Mondros

The 49ers have withstood injuries to several key stars this season. The loss of a superstar linebacker is a season-altering shift. 📝: @KO_Crowley

In this edition of The Wide Shot, Photographer Alexa LexMex Treviño captures the diversity, joy, power, and pride inside San Francisco’s Latin American community. See more photos: https://t.co/eZy0paIpv7

Marc Benioff has had a lot to say about San Francisco lately. My new story out in @sfstandard today finds that not only is he increasingly checked out of the city — he’s not even registered to vote here

After he called me from his private plane, Marc Benioff called @eshugerman. Her story is another great read as Dreamforce begins. https://t.co/4Se93MbDky

Once dubbed “San Francisco’s giant of generosity," Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff now principally lives, works, and votes elsewhere. But as he told The Standard, “nobody has given more than my family.” 📝: @eshugerman

Hours after suffering a season-ending injury, star linebacker Fred Warner was in the locker room in Tampa and encouraging his 49ers teammates. 📝: @timkawakami

The Blue Angels were a no-show at this year's Fleet Week, but attendees didn’t seem too bothered. 📝: Ezra Wallach

One of many defensive paradoxes: The corners have led the unit, but the team is on a historically long interception drought. 📝: @LombardiHimself