It’s an iconic, long-running San Francisco prank: A man disguised as a bush jumps at unassuming passersby—often tourists—as they walk nearby. Screams, shouts and eventually laughs ensue.

And now, the tradition is back—and so is the Bushman.
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SF nonprofit ILLUMINATE the Arts is lighting up JFK Drive with large-scale public art installations.

It's called the #GoldenMileProject —and its goal is to draw as many people out to play on the car-free stretch of road as possible before November's election.
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The Chinatown Child Development Center was founded 50 years ago to fight the stigma that prevents Asian American families from getting their children psychiatric and psychological services.

Now, a half century later, it's still fighting that same stigma.
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Do you remember where you were on October 17, 1989 at 5:04 p.m.?

That was the day of the #LomaPrietaEarthquake —and it's one that veteran TV journalist Barbara Rodgers remembers well. She was reporting on Game 3 of the World Series from Candlestick Park.
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Perhaps the most noticeable change to city streets will come with 700 LCD signs that will replace the orange-lettered NextBus signs at bus stops.

It's part of the first stage of a massive technology overhaul coming to SFMTA systems.
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The legislation allows four units on residential lots citywide, and six on corner lots.

Owners who want to build on their lots are required to have owned the property for at least one year.

Read more at the link. ⬇️
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San Francisco has its very own national park—part of the Golden Gate NPS, which turns 50 this year. 🌁

It has a long tradition of women in leadership. One of them is the current Parks Conservancy CEO Christine S. Lehnertz. Read our interview at the link. ⬇️
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Popular bubble tea chain Boba Guys has temporarily closed one of their locations after discontent over reduced work hours and discussions about unionization arose among employees.

Get the details. ⬇️
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SF's Animal Care & Control (SF Animal Care & Control) has a very cute problem on their hands: too many bunnies. 🐰

An influx of the adorable mammals means SFACC has to fast-track their adoptions.

So right now, the fee to adopt a fuzzy friend of your own is just $20. 💗
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The families of three men killed separately by San Francisco Police are demanding accountability—and timely action—from DA Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜.

Citing delays in the cases, the families say Jenkins has left them wondering if she's prioritizing politics over justice.
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舊金山本地的糧食銀行數據顯示，62%的領取免費食物的參與者是亞裔，其中許多都是老年人。

市內也有過萬的亞裔長者居於貧困中。

Original English language story: Asian Seniors Struggle With Hunger in San Francisco: ‘Everything Now Is So Expensive’
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“I had forgotten what life outside of war was like. Walking around SF today, I almost cried.”

Ukrainian startups were present at TechCrunch's Disrupt fest, with some attendees leaving Ukraine for the first time since war broke out. Read their stories. ⬇️
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Friday marks the start of SF's Restaurant Week. 😋

With 180 participating restaurants across the city and a special focus on Chinatown, this much-loved event has restaurants offering limited prix fixe specials with affordability in mind.
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Happy Friday! The Standard will have live coverage of today’s Balboa-Washington and Bellarmine-Sacred Heart Cathedral football games, plus a game story from St. Ignatius-Mitty.

Stay tuned for updates!

It’s been one year since I published the first story I ever pitched to the The San Francisco Standard

Noah’s story illustrates how, even with millions of dollars allocated to solving SF’s drug crisis, an unwillingness to work together stands as our greatest obstacle.

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'Pratt, a top Department of Public Health employee who oversees health care for jail inmates, was making $123,000 a year working as an on-call “consultant” for Baker Places on top of her $428,750 city compensation, and never received city approval for the work.'

JUST IN: A drug dealer was convicted of second-degree murder for beating someone to death in 2020, SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY announced Friday.

According to officials, the murder happened in the early hours of July 23, 2020.

Details at the link. ⬇️
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BREAKING: Lisa Pratt, SF’s director of jail health services, has resigned from her unauthorized side job with a city-funded drug rehab nonprofit.

This comes after our reporting, via David Sjostedt, revealed her dual employment.

More below. ⬇️
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Lisa Pratt, a public health official with an unauthorized side gig at a city-funded nonprofit, has resigned from her position as medical director at Baker Places.

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