Few members of San Francisco State Faculty and student body wander campus on Jan 26, 2022. | Camille CohenNew numbers confirm what : that college and university enrollment would be hard-hit by the pandemic. In San Francisco, the prediction rings especially true. From 2019 to 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest (ACS), college undergraduate enrollment in SF fell by 21%, while graduate or professional school enrollment dropped by a more modest 8%. Undergraduate enrollment in 2021 barely topped 41,000 students, while 2019 saw enrollment numbers pass 51,000, according to...…Few members of San Francisco State Faculty and student body wander campus on Jan 26, 2022. | Camille CohenNew numbers confirm what : that college and university enrollment would be hard-hit by the pandemic. In San Francisco, the prediction rings especially true. From 2019 to 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest (ACS), college undergraduate enrollment in SF fell by 21%, while graduate or professional school enrollment dropped by a more modest 8%. Undergraduate enrollment in 2021 barely topped 41,000 students, while 2019 saw enrollment numbers pass 51,000, according to...WW…

Tech executive Bob Lee walked up an empty San Francisco street in the early hours of Tuesday gripping his side with one hand and his cellphone in the other, leaving a trail of blood behind him. “Help!” he screamed into his phone. “Someone stabbed me.” Those were some of the last words Lee said on a 911 call before collapsing on a Rincon Hill sidewalk, according to surveillance footage and records reviewed exclusively by The Standard. Lee, the 43-year-old chief product officer of MobileCoin, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital and later died. Police say he suffered two stab wounds...…Tech executive Bob Lee walked up an empty San Francisco street in the early hours of Tuesday gripping his side with one hand and his cellphone in the other, leaving a trail of blood behind him. “Help!” he screamed into his phone. “Someone stabbed me.” Those were some of the last words Lee said on a 911 call before collapsing on a Rincon Hill sidewalk, according to surveillance footage and records reviewed exclusively by The Standard. Lee, the 43-year-old chief product officer of MobileCoin, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital and later died. Police say he suffered two stab wounds...WW…

The Huntington Hotel (right) seen on Monday, August 27, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. | Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesThe Huntington Hotel, one of the famed “Big Four” hotels atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill, may face foreclosure after defaulting on a loan, according to a report. Documents filed with the city show a loan amounting to $56.2 million in default and a tax lien against the property, according to . Los Angeles-based Woodbridge Capital acquired the 136-room hotel in 2018 for $51.9 million. Its lender, Deutsche Bank, is seeking to foreclose on the...…The Huntington Hotel (right) seen on Monday, August 27, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. | Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesThe Huntington Hotel, one of the famed “Big Four” hotels atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill, may face foreclosure after defaulting on a loan, according to a report. Documents filed with the city show a loan amounting to $56.2 million in default and a tax lien against the property, according to . Los Angeles-based Woodbridge Capital acquired the 136-room hotel in 2018 for $51.9 million. Its lender, Deutsche Bank, is seeking to foreclose on the...WW…

Go Car customers leave the Go Car lot in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Go Car offers GPS tours around the city with a variety of routes and time limits. | Juliana Yamada for The StandardFor over 10 years, Donna Morrison has endured “loud as a truck” engine noises from GoCar’s yellow tourist buggies. The Gough Street resident of 47 years is fed up with the noisy engines and loud GPS-guided narration that comes with the vehicles rumbling past her 131-year-old Victorian home.“You stand out on the street and you’re having a conversation, and it’s as loud as a...…Go Car customers leave the Go Car lot in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Go Car offers GPS tours around the city with a variety of routes and time limits. | Juliana Yamada for The StandardFor over 10 years, Donna Morrison has endured “loud as a truck” engine noises from GoCar’s yellow tourist buggies. The Gough Street resident of 47 years is fed up with the noisy engines and loud GPS-guided narration that comes with the vehicles rumbling past her 131-year-old Victorian home.“You stand out on the street and you’re having a conversation, and it’s as loud as a...WW…

The Double Play Bar & Grill after a fire Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798.An early morning fire Saturday destroyed the Double Play Bar & Grill, a vestige of the former San Francisco Seals stadium in the northeastern Mission District that’s long been a friendly neighborhood institution.The fire started around 6 a.m. and firefighters put it out an hour later, but the bar “was a total loss,” Fire Department spokesman Jonathan Baxter said. The bar had existed since 1909, and until this morning its walls were lined with memorabilia...…The Double Play Bar & Grill after a fire Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798.An early morning fire Saturday destroyed the Double Play Bar & Grill, a vestige of the former San Francisco Seals stadium in the northeastern Mission District that’s long been a friendly neighborhood institution.The fire started around 6 a.m. and firefighters put it out an hour later, but the bar “was a total loss,” Fire Department spokesman Jonathan Baxter said. The bar had existed since 1909, and until this morning its walls were lined with memorabilia...WW…

The Richmond Oilers, seen here at their Aug. 26 game at Alameda, have been awarded a forfeit win over Galileo. | Courtesy Twitter/@mediasnappSan Francisco parents have forced the forfeit of a high school football game over safety concerns in Richmond. Seven Galileo football players have been pulled out of the by their parents — much to the disappointment of Richmond’s head coach, Bryan Fisher.Low roster numbers and safety concerns are realities that high school football coaches regularly have to address in today’s world. Teams with already thin rosters have struggled to field enough...…The Richmond Oilers, seen here at their Aug. 26 game at Alameda, have been awarded a forfeit win over Galileo. | Courtesy Twitter/@mediasnappSan Francisco parents have forced the forfeit of a high school football game over safety concerns in Richmond. Seven Galileo football players have been pulled out of the by their parents — much to the disappointment of Richmond’s head coach, Bryan Fisher.Low roster numbers and safety concerns are realities that high school football coaches regularly have to address in today’s world. Teams with already thin rosters have struggled to field enough...WW…

Crosstown Trail view of downtown from Grandview Park in 2013. | Photo by Alexandra KeninSince its debut in 2019, the has connected people to the city and each other by opening their eyes to new trails, parks, stairways, gardens, and entire neighborhoods. The multi-use trail runs from Candlestick Point in the southeast corner of the city to Lands End in the northwest—or vice versa. One long, full-day route covers all 17 miles or many walkers into sections for more digestible, half-day treks.If you haven’t explored the trail yet, is your excuse to get out there. Throughout the month of...…Crosstown Trail view of downtown from Grandview Park in 2013. | Photo by Alexandra KeninSince its debut in 2019, the has connected people to the city and each other by opening their eyes to new trails, parks, stairways, gardens, and entire neighborhoods. The multi-use trail runs from Candlestick Point in the southeast corner of the city to Lands End in the northwest—or vice versa. One long, full-day route covers all 17 miles or many walkers into sections for more digestible, half-day treks.If you haven’t explored the trail yet, is your excuse to get out there. Throughout the month of...WW…

Roger Waters performs on stage at Rogers Arena on September 15, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty ImagesAs Pink Floyd’s bassist, primary lyricist and co-lead singer, Roger Waters has never been one to beat around the bush when it comes to politics. During the band’s peak in the 1970s, Waters peppered his songs with pointed political sentiments. From Dark Side of the Moon through The Wall, Waters took aim at societal malaise, vulture capitalism, class warfare and the intergenerational trauma caused by war.But as Floyd fans prepare for Waters’ upcoming...…Roger Waters performs on stage at Rogers Arena on September 15, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty ImagesAs Pink Floyd’s bassist, primary lyricist and co-lead singer, Roger Waters has never been one to beat around the bush when it comes to politics. During the band’s peak in the 1970s, Waters peppered his songs with pointed political sentiments. From Dark Side of the Moon through The Wall, Waters took aim at societal malaise, vulture capitalism, class warfare and the intergenerational trauma caused by war.But as Floyd fans prepare for Waters’ upcoming...WW…

A Google Street View of empty lot at 1010 Mission St. in San Francisco, Calif. A housing project was halted in this parking lot.San Francisco is back at it with housing denials, this time killing 57 units planned for a 15-spot parking lot in the city’s South of Market district.A conditional use authorization for the 1010 Mission St. project was denied at the last week in response to concerns from local community groups, who argued that the units were too small and that too few of them, at 13, would be considered “affordable” with even fewer set aside for the lowest-income people in the...…A Google Street View of empty lot at 1010 Mission St. in San Francisco, Calif. A housing project was halted in this parking lot.San Francisco is back at it with housing denials, this time killing 57 units planned for a 15-spot parking lot in the city’s South of Market district.A conditional use authorization for the 1010 Mission St. project was denied at the last week in response to concerns from local community groups, who argued that the units were too small and that too few of them, at 13, would be considered “affordable” with even fewer set aside for the lowest-income people in the...WW…

Former St. Ignatius head basketball coach Rob Marcaletti has been racking up the frequent flyer miles lately. When he returns home on Tuesday, he’ll have traveled more than 9,000 miles in 11 days to see his former player, Darrion Trammell, throughout a March Madness run with the San Diego State Aztecs. Marcaletti, who coached Trammell for three seasons at SI, flew to Indianapolis last Saturday night with his wife, Elisa, before renting a car and driving to Louisville for Sunday’s Elite 8 victory over Creighton, where Trammell sank the winning free throw with 1.2 seconds left. A week...…Former St. Ignatius head basketball coach Rob Marcaletti has been racking up the frequent flyer miles lately. When he returns home on Tuesday, he’ll have traveled more than 9,000 miles in 11 days to see his former player, Darrion Trammell, throughout a March Madness run with the San Diego State Aztecs. Marcaletti, who coached Trammell for three seasons at SI, flew to Indianapolis last Saturday night with his wife, Elisa, before renting a car and driving to Louisville for Sunday’s Elite 8 victory over Creighton, where Trammell sank the winning free throw with 1.2 seconds left. A week...WW…