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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 3h

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 5h

Days after Marc Benioff sparked a firestorm by calling for the deployment of the National Guard to SF, the Salesforce CEO completely avoided politics during a Q&A at Dreamforce. That stance lasted less than three hours. sfstandard.com/2025/10/14/m...

Dreamforce: Marc Benioff fawns over David Sacks after saying he is avoiding politics

The Salesforce CEO’s effort to avoid talking politics lasted almost exactly three hours.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 6d

"Hotelmaggedon" is in full swing for Dreamforce sfstandard.com/2025/10/09/d...

When Dreamforce comes to town, even the Motel 6 becomes a hot ticket

From budget rooms to $20k suites, Dreamforce is shaking up SF’s hospitality industry.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 6d

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Torched Verdi Building in North Breach targeted for dense housing

A torched Verdi Building has remained vacant for years. The owners hope new state laws could transform it.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 13d

Reopening could *finally* be on the horizon for the beleaguered Hotel Whitcomb, which been plaguing Mid-Market for several years sfstandard.com/2025/10/02/h...

Blackstone to foreclose upon Hotel Whitcomb, steward its recovery

The foreclosure of the Whitcomb could pave the way for the revival of a struggling downtown neighborhood.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 14d

BIG NEWS, sports fans! ⚾️🏈🏀 @sfstandard.com is launching a new podcast called Section 415 that builds on the sports team's incisive reporting & brings you exclusive interviews with the people shaping games. Check it out: sfstandard.com/2025/10/01/i...

Introducing Section 415, our Bay Area sports podcast

The twice-weekly show builds on The Standard’s sports reporting, giving fans fresh access and insider perspectives.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 15d

morning commute on Muni: short woman asks tall man standing behind her if her latest dye covered all her grey hairs. “Yes, m’am, not a single silver strand showing” 🥲

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 15d

Gutting story about SFPD’s longest-serving detective and the city’s struggles to staff its SVU sfstandard.com/2025/09/30/s...

SFPD’s longest-serving detective is watching his special victims unit plummet

The SVU has lost nearly half its detectives in six years. Tony Flores, the SFPD’s longest-serving detective, is still on the front lines — making up for lost staff and keeping victims’ cases alive.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 16d

Tech Bro 2.0: The new Silicon Valley archetype dominating the AI age

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 18d

"...The other essential component of being a local: You have to look people in the eye. You have to take out your headphones and remove your sunglasses. You have to be present in your life, and in the lives of those around you." - Garrett Schlichte
sf.eater.com/dining-out/2...

We Become Locals By Becoming Regulars

San Francisco relies on its many transplants getting to know its restaurants, service workers, and bartenders.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 18d

UPDATE: I talked to some folks in line at the opening and Baggu finally weighed in: sfstandard.com/2025/09/25/b...

Baggu made transit merch for a store opening. BART had no idea.

The transit agency was “surprised to see our logo” on gear from the SF-based fashion brand.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 19d

Popular shop Baggu is celebrating its new Mission store opening today with BART merch. This was surprising news to the transit agency 🙃

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Baggu made transit merch for a store opening. BART had no idea.

The transit agency was “surprised to see our logo” on gear from the SF-based fashion brand.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 19d

Scooplet: A hotel right near the cablecar turnaround on Powell Street just sold at auction, meaning that guests will yet again be able to hang with Lilllian Hellman's ghost sfstandard.com/2025/09/26/s...

Empty and ‘haunted’ Union Square hotel finds new buyer

The beleaguered Union Square hotel sold at auction for a major discount on its total debt.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 20d

Great scoop by The Chron: Uniqlo is considering returning to downtown SF

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/u...

Exclusive: Uniqlo considers a return to downtown S.F. four years after closing flagship store

“San Francisco is an important market for Uniqlo and we are very excited about the idea of opening back up,” a Uniqlo executive wrote to the city in an email obtained by the Chronicle.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 20d

Love this from tonight’s Power Play newsletter re: Manny’s supervisor campaign fundraising haul:

“‘Right now, I’m just trying to be gracious,’ said Yekutiel, adding that he asked three of his exes to donate.
New T-shirt idea: Exes for Manny!”

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Power Play

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 20d

New closures will leave just three chain restaurants in the food concourse of San Francisco’s largest mall.

‘The heartbeat here is gone’: Two more restaurants leaving downtown S.F. mall

New closures will leave just three chain restaurants in the food concourse of San Francisco’s largest mall.

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Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social · 21d

A group of office brokers kicked off a lively debate last week by trying to rebrand Mid-Market to "Lower Hayes." Here's what small businesses and other neighborhood stakeholders think ➡️ sfstandard.com/2025/09/24/m... co-reported with @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social