Max Harrison-Caldwell

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Max Harrison-Caldwell

Tech is shook. Entry-level jobs are basically dead. And big companies have canned more than 61,000 techies this year, according to Layoffs.fyi. Against this grim backdrop, one former Google contractor has flipped the script on the robots, zagging with a DIY approach to the AI revolution. Enter the “please hire me” flyer, with a twist: He’ll pay $2,000 if you, a human being, get him hired. San Francisco’s lampposts (and even robotaxis) are often adorned with jokes or pleas for love.

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Max Harrison-Caldwell |Sam Mondros

Buyers who sign up to receive a passcode can purchase tickets during the presale period on May 28 at 10 a.m. The general public can buy tickets two days later. A variety of ticket packages will also be available during the presale period. They include the $1,725 3-day VIP pass, which offers fast entry, exclusive lounges, upgraded bathrooms and a front-row viewing area. The August 1-3 shows are expected to draw up to 60,000 attendees each day at the park’s Polo Fields.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Max Harrison-Caldwell

San Francisco feels blissfully boring at the moment. Crime is down, the weather is great, and we have $25 hot dogs. Life is good, but God, is it dull. Lucky for us, some anonymous pals brought intrigue to our lives with a local mystery: ten grand worth of stuff you could easily sell, hidden in a chest under the very ground on which you walk. “We buried a $10,000 treasure chest somewhere in San Francisco,” said a Reddit post uploaded Tuesday.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Max Harrison-Caldwell

Cary Fulbright and the parking cops on his Pacific Heights block have had an understanding for 35 years: If the street sweeper has already passed his house, he won’t get a ticket — even if the two-hour enforcement window isn’t over. But on April 7, the arrangement appeared to die. Despite double-checking with an enforcer that he was in the clear, Fulbright received a $97 ticket in the mail. “I asked, ‘Can I park? Will I get ticketed?’ And he said, ‘You can park.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Max Harrison-Caldwell

Gary Rulli has based his Bay Area baking empire on Christmas panettone bread for more than 30 years. But for the last five, he has shunned the yearly obligations that come up on tax day, according to a lawsuit. San Francisco’s city attorney says Rulli owes more than $150,000 in unpaid taxes and penalties for his Chestnut Street bistro, Ristobar, according to a claim filed Friday in Superior Court. Ristobar, Rulli's upscale Italian restaurant, is in the Marina District.