Jillian D’Onfro

a picture of san francisco city hall at night, lit up in a bunch of different colors

City Hall looking pretty darn pretty tonight

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Suddenly Behaving Like New York Cabbies Autonomous vehicles are adopting humanlike qualities, making illegal U-turns and flooring it the second the light goes green.

Waymos are suddenly behaving like New York cabbies 🥴 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

Famed San Francisco albino alligator Claude dies at 30 The unofficial mascot for San Francisco recently had a year of birthday celebrations.

RIP to an icon sfstandard.com/2025/12/02/b...

Inside a historic building — and a major San Francisco corridor —  at a crossroads A landmark once poised for a comeback is mired in lawsuits, reflecting broader troubles facing Van Ness Avenue.

Inside a historic building — and a major San Francisco corridor — at a crossroads. Here's the story of how a landmark once poised for a comeback has become mired in lawsuits sfstandard.com/2025/12/01/1...

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.

More changes on the horizon for Ikea's Saluhall, Market Street's struggling food hall 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.

San Francisco police ramp up late-night drug raids to appease Trump and feds sfstandard.com/2025/11/24/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.

This SF couple made a maaajor alley-oops sfstandard.com/2025/11/21/s...

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.

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 name Almost anything can be had through Buy Nothing — except the name.

Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their names

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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.

"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 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.

!!! A new bookstore is coming to Union Square — and right on Powell Street no less sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/e...

San Francisco IKEA drops its food hall operator Saluhall has struggled to attract consistent foot traffic since opening in 2024.

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...

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.

Some exciting news for San Francisco's Union Square sfstandard.com/2025/11/04/b...

Screenshot from Paulina Goff's Instagram about being on The Food Network's "Halloween Wars" show

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 In-N-Out's order-numbering style has led to numerous viral videos recently.

The latest teenage craze is causing headaches at In-N-Out
🙃 www.sfgate.com/food/article...

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.

"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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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.

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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Some 10/10 neighborhood name suggestions on this post... Lowest Haight! Zuni-Martuni Triangle! Castration! Mastrobaight! Tendermish! www.instagram.com/p/DQaF2mLk7w...

YouTube video by Lofi Girl Halloween lofi radio 🧟‍♀️ - spooky beats to get chills to

'tis the season 🧙‍♀️💀🎃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHk3...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

San Francisco’s newest megaproject opened at the worst time
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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.

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."

sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/l...

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.

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...

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.

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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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.

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...

When Dreamforce comes to town, even the Motel 6 becomes a hot ticket From budget rooms to $20k suites, Dreamforce is shaking up SF’s hospitality industry.

"Hotelmaggedon" is in full swing for Dreamforce sfstandard.com/2025/10/09/d...