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  • Nov 28, 2024 | sfstandard.com | Jeff Bercovici

    They lined up by the score in the predawn dark and chill on Pier 33, clutching camping chairs and children, swaddled in blankets woven in tribal patterns, and crowded aboard ferries. Their destination: Alcatraz Island, there to take part in one of San Francisco's most unique and enduring Thanksgiving Day traditions. The annual sunrise gathering on Alcatraz carries multiple layers of meaning, according to its organizers, the International Indian Treaty Council.

  • Nov 2, 2024 | sfstandard.com | Emily Dreyfuss |Jeff Bercovici

    We're now just days away from the event that will expose the divisions at the heart of American society. That's right: Daylight saving time is ending. The semiannual changing of the clocks, which takes place early Sunday morning, Nov. 3, elicits strong feelings in people, pro and con. Californians, on balance, are against it: In 2018, to join Arizona and Hawaii in opting out of the whole mishegas. Here at The Standard, the rift over daylight saving time runs right down the middle of the newsroom.

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Jeff Bercovici
Jeff Bercovici @jeffbercovici
11 Jun 25

Now that Trump's Justice Department is suing the Oakland cafe at the center of this story, it's worth going back and reading our piece about alleged discrimination victim Jonathan Hirsch, who somehow keeps finding himself in loud public fights.

Jeff Bercovici
Jeff Bercovici @jeffbercovici

An Oakland man who recorded himself getting thrown out of a Palestinian-owned cafe has been celebrated for pushing back against anti-Semitism. But a history of public outbursts raises questions about his story. https://t.co/IofThnUGHv

Jeff Bercovici
Jeff Bercovici @jeffbercovici
10 Jun 25

RT @JakeLahut: Remarkable piece from @eshugerman on the Chan Zuckerberg initiative — helluva one-two punch with the lede. Then it only get…

Jeff Bercovici
Jeff Bercovici @jeffbercovici
6 Jun 25

RT @sfstandard: Steve Bannon wants Elon Musk deported. Given that he may soon find himself in trouble, we spoke with local immigration atto…