The San Francisco Standard

Introducing The SF100: The Standard’s highly subjective, surely divisive list of who holds power, influence, and attention in San Francisco in 2025. The staff of the Standard spent months figuring out who runs this place and whittled it down to the 100 most important. They’re all here: Philanthropists, politicos, billionaires, activists, builders, bakers, muckrakers, influencers, athletes, and everything in between. See the full list: sfstandard.com/sf-100

In an emerging trend, anyone trying to sell their condo these days will find that many mainstream lenders are blacklisting the property. The reason? The HOA is trying to fund repairs by suing the building’s developer. #SanFrancisco #RealEstate #HOA

At least six Starbucks locations have shuttered since last year, in what has been a turbulent time for the company. #SanFrancisco #Starbucks #Retail

Tubi, the free ad-supported media company, will leave FiDi this fall and move to 201 3rd St. in SoMa. #SanFrancisco #Tubi #RealEstate

Internapalooza was all grindcore this year: a hand-picked guest list of SF's most hardcore Gen Zers, bottomless plastic water bottles, and free copies of an AI agent building manual. #SiliconValley #AI #Business #Startups

Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steven Roth said the company is open to offloading an SF skyscraper with ties to President Donald Trump for the "right deal at the right time." #SanFrancisco #Trump #RealEstate

Calling all business leaders looking to build a better world of work: The fifth annual Charter Workplace Summit is on October 14, 2025. Register to attend in-person or virtually to hear from today's most forward-thinking leaders, navigating the age of AI, economic uncertainty, and new pressures in the workplace. This year's summit features The Standard's own editor-in-chief, Kevin Delaney, and host of the Life in Seven Songs podcast, Sophie Bearman. Plus, hear from Jolen Anderson, Chief people & community officer at BetterUp, Katie Burke, Chief people officer at Harvey, Bijal Shah, CEO of Guild, and more top visionaries. Sign up now: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.psf.news/45JKmQr

SF-born chain Philz Coffee is being sold to a private equity firm for $145M, rendering employee-held common stock "worthless." #SanFrancisco #Business #PhilzCoffee

Warning, SF: That cute necklace your coworker is wearing might be recording you. #SanFrancisco #Business #AI

Mary Louise Kelly didn’t plan on falling in love at 52. Then came a hand on her knee, a Bellamy Brothers song, and the wild idea that maybe it could actually be this easy. You probably know her voice as the co-host of NPR's All Things Considered. But you may not know that the veteran journalist has faced her fair share of challenges. In this episode of Life in Seven Songs, recorded live at the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival, Sophie dives deep with the former national security correspondent, whose tales from the front lines are almost as exciting as her tales of falling madly in love in her fifties. Listen to the full episode: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e8k9KjWb