Tomoki Chien

3 days ago | sfstandard.com | Tomoki Chien |Ryan Fonseca

Cross-bay commuters may soon have a new way to get to work. Well, not new — revived. A grassroots movement is resurrecting the Bay Area morning tradition known as “casual carpooling,” which died off in the pandemic. For the uninitiated: East Bay commuters line up at intersections, BART stations, highway overpasses, or other meeting places. Drivers swing by, pick up the first two people in line — enough to qualify for discounted tolls — then head west on the Bay Bridge into San Francisco.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Tomoki Chien

There were so many reasons to attend Valley Christian. Caleb Degala-Burnett, a recently graduated eighth grader in Union City, was looking forward to the Dublin school’s small class sizes and spending four years with his friends. Then there was the fact that the baseball team was actively pursuing him — with good reason. At a recent invite-only showcase, Caleb was the fastest-throwing outfielder in the Class of 2029.

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Tomoki Chien

The U.S. Justice Department is suing the owner of Oakland’s Jerusalem Coffee House over two incidents in which he allegedly booted Jewish customers who wore baseball caps featuring the Star of David. Footage from an Oct.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Tomoki Chien

Shortly after Oakland-born R&B singer Kehlani dropped out of headlining the SoSF Pride block party under cryptic circumstances, two more acts have pulled out of the festival — and they’re lambasting the organizers. In a joint statement to The Standard, DJ Adam Kraft, founder of the FAKE and GAY event company, and Nicki Jizz, creator of the “Reparations” drag show, said they took issue with a statement the festival made last month about Kehlani’s vocal support of Palestine.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Tomoki Chien

As you may have seen online, the girls are fighting. But unlike most political scuffles, this one may end with a billionaire getting booted from the country. The bromantic alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk publicly imploded Thursday after Musk voiced aggressive opposition to Trump’s budget bill. Trump then threatened to cancel Musk’s government contracts and subsidies as Musk accused the president of being an associate of the late convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.