Ezra Wallach

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Ezra Wallach |Jennifer Wadsworth

Massive crowds descended on the streets of San Francisco Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest against Donald Trump, which coincided with the president’s military parade in Washington, D.C. About 3,000 people had gathered at the protest centered on Dolores Park by midday Saturday. Several people carried upside-down American flags. A helicopter flew overhead.

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Rya Jetha |Ezra Wallach

Johnn Cabacungan, a 21-year-old from Los Angeles, flashed a toothy smile as he looked for his crew Saturday in the crush of people outside UC Berkeley’s California Memorial Stadium after commencement. A media studies major, Cabacungan has a string of internships at Adobe and other companies on his résumé and served as president of UC Berkeley’s consulting club. He’s the kind of gunner who in recent years would have had a cushy job waiting for him.

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Jennifer Wadsworth |Jonah Owen Lamb |Ezra Wallach

A rookie cop driving under the influence a day after graduating from the San Francisco police academy slammed into another car early Saturday in the Outer Sunset, The Standard has learned. The high-speed crash happened around 2 a.m. at Sunset Boulevard and Rivera Street and left five people injured — two of them critically, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Jail records show the driver, Ryan Kwong, was booked early Saturday on suspicion of five felony DUI-with-injury counts.

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Ezra Wallach |Sam Mondros

Mayor Daniel Lurie on Monday announced a plan to deliver a “once in a generation musical celebration”: three Dead & Company shows in Golden Gate Park. “From Haight-Ashbury and the Grateful Dead house to Ingleside, where Jerry Garcia grew up, the Grateful Dead is embedded in San Francisco’s history,” said Lurie. “This is more than just a concert — it’s a San Francisco homecoming.”The concert series is part of Lurie’s effort to expand cultural events in the city.

Mar 3, 2025 | sfstandard.com | Ezra Wallach |Max Harrison-Caldwell

Many who moved here from Latin America hold surprisingly nuanced views on the president's crackdown. Since Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, after campaigning on promises to close the southern border and deport undocumented immigrants, San Francisco residents who were born in Latin American countries have been on edge.