
Jillian D'Onfro
Reporter at The San Francisco Standard
Business reporter at @SFStandard ✨ Formerly at SFGATE, Business Insider, CNBC, and Forbes. DM me tips, story ideas, and your favorite short fiction
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3 days ago |
sfstandard.com | Jillian D'Onfro
An outpost of a popular bakery in the Ferry Building is losing its lease, the owners said Tuesday. Le Marais Bakery owners Patrick and Joanna Ascaso announced the “sudden and unexpected” news in an Instagram post. The pair opened their offshoot shop, Grande Creperie, in the Ferry Building in spring 2022.
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1 week ago |
sfstandard.com | Jillian D'Onfro
It’s been a tough few years for Burning Man, the annual late-summer bacchanal in the Nevada desert. Now, less than three months before the 2025 festival, would-be Burners trying to buy tickets on the secondary market are accusing the official resale partner of doing them dirty.
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1 month ago |
sfstandard.com | Jillian D'Onfro
International visitor numbers are predicted to plummet, especially from Mexico and Canada. The state is trying its damnedest to woo them back. California is doing the tourism equivalent of holding a boombox up to the window to woo back one of its most important visitor groups: Canadians.
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1 month ago |
sfstandard.com | Jillian D'Onfro
Zillow and Compass Group are facing off over so-called hidden homes — exclusive properties most would-be buyers can't see. East Bay real estate agent Andrea Chopp was working to close in on a potential five-figure payday when she heard the words people in her profession increasingly fear. Chopp, who works for Redfin, was in talks with a couple who wanted to sell their Craftsman-style North Berkeley home, which she pegged at a sell-price above $1.5 million.
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1 month ago |
sfstandard.com | Jillian D'Onfro
Hostie, the startup behind the bot which was founded by a pizzeria owner, just raised its seed round of funding. At Burma Love on Valencia Street, a phone that used to ring dozens of times per shift with patrons calling to inquire about reservations or private events has gone all but silent. Until recently, that would have been an ominous sign of a restaurant on life support.
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