3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (456+ words) The mayor has built his brand on fiscal restraint and business ties. This week, he swung toward labor and renters, his biggest political turn yet. In the last 48 hours, Mayor Daniel Lurie made two moves likely to surprise those who…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (424+ words) First Westfield lost the San Francisco Centre. Now it has offloaded two nearby properties. While downtown’s shuttered San Francisco Centre Mall continues (opens in new tab) to seek a buyer after its last deal fell apart, its former owner has…...

4+ day, 25+ min ago   (556+ words) Rental prices have surged in San Francisco more than anywhere else in the country in the last year. With housing scarce and the cost of renting an apartment skyrocketing, Mayor Daniel Lurie plans to declare a rent emergency on Thursday....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1832+ words) Years after the owners moved out, new people with conflicting deeds moved in. Now the neighborhood has reached a boiling point. In September 2025, a San Francisco real estate agent named Cathy Robles received an email from a man looking to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (624+ words) A judge blocked the sale, but nothing stopped the family of an accused killer from trying to rent out the scene of the crime. This Outer Sunset rental listing has it all, with a price tag to match: three bedrooms,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (416+ words) The transaction closes the chapter on a labor dispute that derailed plans for the Golden State Warriors star’s Thirty Ink headquarters. Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has sold the building that was once slated to become the headquarters of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (743+ words) The buyer decides to take the house but leave the boat and dock at Pier 39 that were offered with it. Last week, Bay Area luxury home watchers were meant to see the conclusion of a highly anticipated auction for a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1010+ words) Local businesses are reckoning with the reality that a major West Portal development could whiz through the approvals process. When Anna Bullard looks at the shuttered Empire Theater across from her 20-year-old West Portal bookstore, she imagines construction vehicles clogging…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (729+ words) Mayor Lurie has championed OpenGov to fix permitting. His allies made a last-minute change to the contract extension, letting the city exit the software deal more easily. A Board of Supervisors committee on Wednesday unanimously approved extending a contract worth…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (140+ words) The San Francisco Standard Cartoon: San Francisco’s hot new real estate listing Nothing is safe in SF’s bidding wars. Do you want to weigh in on the issues facing San Francisco and beyond? Have a compelling personal narrative to share?...