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No team has won a title without a first- or second-team All-WNBA player. Golden State is two wins away from doing it.
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Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a local state of emergency in preparation for El Niño.
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Hours after Seattle acquired left guard Quenton Nelson from the Colts, San Francisco GM John Lynch agreed to bring Buckner back to the Bay Area.
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Two big winners came out of the outsized spending: a Washington D.C. consulting firm and a California signature-gathering company.
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When Natalie Nakase was hired, she said she wanted her team to be known for defense and selflessness. Two years later, those qualities have the Valkyries one win away from a championship.
@janekennyy joins "Section 415" to discuss the Finals. Listen now: sfstandard.com/section-415/2…
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This week on "PST with @EmilyDreyfuss," it’s all about the local props. Reporters @ggreschler and @dustingardiner help our host decode the ballot. Listen now: sf.news/47EUR91
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Federal agents raided billionaire Stephen Cloobeck’s Beverly Hills mansion in connection to an investigation into disgraced former congressman Eric Swalwell.
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This is the second series in a row when Golden State’s center has been assigned to stop a superstar. After slowing down A’ja Wilson, she’s shutting down Angel Reese.
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The rookie led the Warriors to their first win of the season by scoring 31 points against the Nuggets in Denver.
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How the ‘endorsement roundups’ section of The Standard’s 2026 Voter Guide gives you a cheat sheet at the polls.
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Inside MTS, the a16z-backed livestream blurring the line between journalism and PR.
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Golden State center Kiah Stokes made three 3-pointers, point guard Veronica Burton willed her way to the basket, and Natalie Nakase’s team is one win from a title.
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Anthropic left him off the list of cofounders in its S-1, the latest in a series of mixed messages about Benjamin Mann.
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Opinion: When it comes to the city’s health savings accounts, the mayor’s “get close to the problem” mantra meets a problem his team won’t get close to.
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The Department of Education said students were asked for potentially protected information about their families.
📝: Ezra Wallach sfstandard.com/2026/10/27/sf…
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California's billionaires could be facing a 5% wealth tax. But there's a twist: Two competing ballot measures could determine whether it actually happens.
Propositions 41 and 42 have turned the billionaire tax into a political showdown over money, power and health care funding. And if both pass, things get complicated.
Here's what California voters need to know before Election Day. Explore our full 2026 voter guide: sf.news/3UfRiTC
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Angel Reese and coach Karl Smesko expressed frustration with the officiating despite Atlanta’s 52-attempt advantage at the free-throw line in the Finals.
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Gavin Newsom’s first pet was an otter named Potter that slept in his bed. The Cole Valley house where that happened just sold for $5.85M — more than double its 2019 price.
📝: Emily Landes sfstandard.com/2026/10/26/ne…
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The upper echelons of luxury homebuyers are actually giving a nice little boost to the city’s budget because of how SF taxes building purchases.
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Sussing out a person’s stance on artificial intelligence to make sure they align has become a key consideration for many San Francisco singles.
📝: Natallie Rocha sfstandard.com/2026/10/24/ai…
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