Michaela Neville

Feb 14, 2024 | sfstandard.com | Michaela Neville

By Michaela NevillePublished Feb. 14, 2024 • 6:12pm“City Hall is the place to be every Valentine’s Day,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said, addressing a crowd gathered on the Mayor’s Balcony in City Hall’s grand rotunda on Wednesday. Below her, dozens of couples traversed the marble floors, posing for photos, clutching paperwork and occasionally stopping to gaze dreamily into each other’s eyes. It’s true—couples get married at City Hall every Valentine’s Day.

Jan 25, 2024 | sfstandard.com | Michaela Neville

By Michaela NevillePublished Jan. 25, 2024 • 2:01pmThe ever-polarizing San Francisco street artist Fnnch—he of the ubiquitous, love-them-or-love-to-hate-them honey bears—certainly keeps an eye on what’s trending. Case in point: His latest series, “Stanley,” which focuses on the insulated drink tumblers that have become the Gen Z obsession du jour. Fnnch’s new collection is timely, to say the least.

Dec 6, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Michaela Neville |Nate Nickolai

San Francisco’s Stow Lake has been a much-loved spot for locals and tourists alike for more than a century. But after a modern reckoning with the antisemitic views held by 19th century San Francisco lawmaker William Stow—the lake’s namesake—city officials are pushing for the lake to get a new name.