# cool factory (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cool factory. Page: Feed: --- ## [A decision the 49ers made 9 years ago insulates football operations from Jed York’s arrest](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/kyle-shanahan-john-lynch-49ers-jed-york/) _2026-08-25 · David Lombardi · The San Francisco Standard_ John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have enjoyed the authority to make all personnel decisions since they were hired. ## [Brandon Williams isn’t a typical Warriors addition. Here’s how he can help](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/brandon-williams-warriors-free-agent-signing/) _2026-08-25 · Danny Emerman · The San Francisco Standard_ In a slow offseason for Golden State, the point guard is the first player acquired by the team outside of its draft picks. ## [How the Valkyries finally conquered their greatest nemesis](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/golden-state-valkyries-valkatraz-defense-natalie-nakase/) _2026-08-25 · Jane Kenny · The San Francisco Standard_ Golden State held Minnesota Lynx stars Napheesa Collier and Olivia Miles to a combined 17 points as the league’s top defense turned in its most impressive effort yet. ## [China is burying the U.S. car industry. Tesla and Waymo are the last line of defense](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/china-evs-self-driving-tesla-waymo/) _2026-08-25 · Michael Dunne · The San Francisco Standard_ America’s best chance of competing with China isn’t Detroit — it’s Silicon Valley, on the self-driving tech already being tested on San Francisco streets. ## [An arrest, injuries, and a warrant: The 49ers’ summer of chaos just keeps getting worse](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/arrest-injuries-warrant-49ers-summer-chaos-just-keeps-getting-worse/) _2026-08-25 · Kerry Crowley · The San Francisco Standard_ As a trip to Australia approaches, the team is trying to outrun an onslaught of self-inflicted distractions. ## [A 100-loss season looms for the Giants. Here’s who’s left trying to stop it](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/sf-giants-worst-lineup-teams-franchise-history/) _2026-08-25 · John Shea · The San Francisco Standard_ Tony Vitello‘s club is a skeleton of its Opening Day self as just seven players on Monday’s roster were around when the season began. ## [The most beloved Russian bakery in SF is finally opening in the Mission](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/cinderella-bakery-mission-open/) _2026-08-25 · Becky Duffett · The San Francisco Standard_ Years of delays, a pandemic, and some neighborhood drama couldn't stop the 73-year-old institution from bringing its honey cake and piroshki to 24th Street. ## [Eventually, every restaurant finds its way to a burger](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/25/joujou-burger-happy-hour-bar-menu/) _2026-08-25 · Lauren Saria · The San Francisco Standard_ JouJou added the $27 Royale to its new bar menu. The move is part of an effort to make the French restaurant more casual, accessible, and worth walking into. ## [$97M in Hunters Point settlements close fraud case. Safety, cleanup questions remain](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/24/hunters-point-tetra-tech-settlement-97-million/) _2026-08-25 · Jennifer Wadsworth · The San Francisco Standard_ Federal prosecution over faked radiation tests is over. Whether the shipyard is actually safe is up for debate. ## [‘Section 415’ podcast: Details on Jed York’s arrest and potential NFL discipline](https://sfstandard.com/section-415/2026/08/24/section-415-podcast-details-jed-york-s-arrest-potential-nfl-discipline/) _2026-08-24 · Kerry Crowley · The San Francisco Standard_ The 49ers owner pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges Monday. ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6hkbb3PUSfnQ) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Newsom lists his ‘Santa Barbara-inspired’ Sacramento home for $7.5M](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/24/gavin-newsom-sacramento-mansion-listed/) _2026-08-24 · Emily Landes · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ Obviously, the likely 2028 presidential candidate has a brick-walled, 5,000-bottle wine cellar. ## [Union Square was written off. Is it finally back?](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/24/union-square-san-francisco-turnaround/) _2026-08-24 · Jessica Blough · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ San Francisco’s famous shopping district became synonymous with closures and dysfunction. Now the conditions are in place for it to thrive again. ## [AI robotics companies love San Francisco. They’re just too big to stay](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/23/ai-robotics-san-francisco-bright-machines/) _2026-08-23 · Kevin V. Nguyen · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ The city is still ground zero for the industry boom. But as machine companies scale up, they can’t find the space to match. ## [Home is where the in-laws are](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/23/rise-of-the-vertical-village/) _2026-08-23 · Emily Landes · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ Bay Area buyers are considering family compounds as an answer to single-family home premiums and the loneliness epidemic ## [The most powerful people in tech are hiring this executive coach. She teaches them to cry](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/22/katia-verresen-exec-coach/) _2026-08-22 · Zara Stone · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Katia Verresen has made a career teaching Silicon Valley executives to slow down, be vulnerable, and dance between meetings. ## [The Waggle: Willie ‘I’m not dead yet’ Brown had no idea who dumped his awards at SCRAP](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/22/waggle-willie-brown-awards-scrap-mystery/) _2026-08-22 · Emily Dreyfuss · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ But Da Mayor doesn’t want them back. Also in this week’s Waggle: a new Lurie baby, a #luxurynanny, and a tech-conference afterparty with a billionaire DJ. ## [Opinion: This Silicon Valley campus was a paradise. Bulldoze it.](https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/08/22/sunset-magazine-menlo-park-campus-torn-down/) _2026-08-22 · Peggy Northrop · The San Francisco Standard_ A developer‘s plan for 665 apartments at Sunset magazine’s HQ has angered locals. I ran the magazine — and think California needs housing more than a shrine to suburbia. ## [‘Unlock and blossom into abundance’: Meet the executive coach to AI’s elite](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/22/katia-verresen-exec-coach/) _2026-08-22 · Zara Stone · The San Francisco Standard_ Katia Verresen has made a career teaching Silicon Valley executives to slow down. ## [Dance before meetings, wear a happy scent: How a Silicon Valley guru coaches the AI elite](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/22/katia-verresen-exec-coach/) _2026-08-22 · Zara Stone · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ Katia Verresen has made a career teaching executives to slow down. ## [Lead paint work meant for summer break stretched into the school year at SF elementary](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-school-lead-paint-removal-delayed/) _2026-08-22 · Garrett Leahy · News - The San Francisco Standard_ SFUSD says the work is safe, but parents say they didn’t learn it would continue into the school year until they showed up on the first day of instruction. ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/T69Wz1X5U3yP) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [SF tenants told to pack up and leave in a week. Their landlord never filed the permits](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-tenants-displaced-unpermitted-eviction/) _2026-08-21 · Jesse Alejandro Cottrell · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Residents of a fire-damaged downtown building say they were blindsided by an email demanding they clear out by Sunday — with no relocation payments offered. ## [Cops say shelter staffers harbored a gunman; the nonprofit says they defused a standoff](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/two-shelter-staffers-arrested-allegedly-harboring-man-who-shot-sfpd-officer/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie K. Baer · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Police say staff helped the suspect hide after shooting an officer. Five Keys, which runs the shelter, says they were protecting 125 people during a dangerous intrusion. ## [Two shelter staffers arrested for allegedly harboring man who shot SFPD officer](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/two-shelter-staffers-arrested-allegedly-harboring-man-who-shot-sfpd-officer/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie K. Baer · The San Francisco Standard_ Police say the employees gave the suspect clothing to conceal his identity and lied to officers to prevent them from locating him. ## [Golden Gate Bridge protesters get 30-day jail sentences](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/golden-gate-bridge-protesters-get-30-day-jail-sentences/) _2026-08-21 · George Kelly · News - The San Francisco Standard_ The seven must pay fines and do community work as part of the penalty for obstructing the bridge during a 2024 protest against the war in Gaza. ## [‘Section 415’ podcast: How Giants broadcasts will sound without Mike Krukow](https://sfstandard.com/section-415/2026/08/21/section-415-podcast-giants-broadcasts-will-sound-mike-krukow/) _2026-08-21 · Kerry Crowley · The San Francisco Standard_ Play-by-play voice Duane Kuiper will continue working after his close friend retires. ## [Matt ‘Tugboat’ Wilkinson has an elite nickname. Can he be a great Giants pitcher too?](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/matt-tugboat-wilkinson-has-elite-nickname-can-great-giants-pitcher/) _2026-08-21 · Kerry Crowley · The San Francisco Standard_ The left-handed prospect threw two scoreless innings Wednesday in his MLB debut against the Guardians. ## [Weekend Itinerary: The best events and eats for Aug. 21-23 in SF](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/weekend-itinerary-best-events-eats-aug-21-23-sf/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie Gerson · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Don’t let Fogust keep you inside. From a free movie night in the Marina to wrestling at Ocean Beach, we planned a full weekend of the city’s best bites and happenings. ## [A decade of IVF hell nearly erased me. Sex with a stranger brought me back](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/hard-feelings-ivf-affair-san-francisco/) _2026-08-21 · Mara Finley · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Our new relationships column: The fertility treatments were my husband’s plan. The night at The Mirage was mine. ## [To stay in SF or go? For some families, the deciding factor is the school lottery](https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/08/21/stay-sf-go-families-deciding-factor-school-lottery/) _2026-08-21 · Emily Dreyfuss · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Families who land in San Francisco’s public school system tend to love it. But the stress of enrollment still drives people out of SF or straight into private school. ## [‘He better not f\*\*\* it up’: The billionaire whisperer leading tech’s anti-tax army](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/ned-wigglesworth-tech-billionaire-tax-campaign/) _2026-08-21 · Emily Shugerman · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Once a campaign finance reformer who railed against big money in politics, Ned Wigglesworth is now wielding it in the year’s most contentious campaign. ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6qErHILPbmPL) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [San Francisco tells residents to report drug use to 311. Then it cancels the complaints](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-311-drug-reports-canceled/) _2026-08-21 · Garrett Leahy · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Hundreds of drug-use complaints filed via app have been canceled, with users told to call police themselves — a step most aren't willing to take. ## [This ski-themed bar proves after-work drinks are so back in San Francisco](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/shotski-bar-sf-best-happy-hour/) _2026-08-21 · Astrid Kane · The San Francisco Standard_ Boozy and slightly unhinged, Shotski’s Alpine Lodge is how Future Bars is getting its groove back. ## [SF tried to ban its way to lower rents. Then the AI boom hit](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-ban-rent-software-ai-boom/) _2026-08-21 · Maggie Angst · The San Francisco Standard_ A 2024 law that banned landlords from using rent-setting algorithms has yet to produce a single lawsuit. ## [49ers takeaways: Stribling stars, Black pops in debut, and Cowing makes a statement](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/dezhaun-stribling-49ers-chargers-preseason-analysis/) _2026-08-21 · David Lombardi · The San Francisco Standard_ Quarterback Brock Purdy played 12 snaps on Thursday against the Chargers and connected with rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling on three passes. ## [Feds confiscated Eric Swalwell’s iPhone and Macbook Pro, document shows](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/eric-swalwell-investigation-fbi-raid-congressman/) _2026-08-20 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · The San Francisco Standard_ Authorities appear to be building a civil rights case against the former congressman, according to the statute cited in a search warrant obtained by The Standard. ## [Natalie Nakase always has an answer. Now she faces the Valkyries’ toughest question yet](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/natalie-nakase-valkyries-cheryl-reeve-lynx/) _2026-08-20 · Jane Kenny · The San Francisco Standard_ Golden State’s coach has instilled her team with stubbornness and swagger. It still needs a solution against the WNBA’s best defenses. ## [Their roommate died. Then their rent more than tripled to $9,250](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/their-roommate-died-their-rent-tripled-9-250/) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer Wadsworth · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Sublets keep San Francisco rents survivable for thousands — until a master tenant dies or leaves, and the law offers little protection. ## [This Mission restaurant took a decade to open. The fish taco was worth the wait](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/chicano-nuevo-review-new-restaurant/) _2026-08-20 · Astrid Kane · The San Francisco Standard_ Chicano Nuevo’s $95 tasting menu turns a humble beach-town staple into an elaborate, deeply personal expression of Abe Núñez’s cooking. ## [Duane Kuiper ponders his future without Mike Krukow in the booth: ‘This one’s really hard’](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/duane-kuiper-mike-krukow-sf-giants/) _2026-08-20 · John Shea · The San Francisco Standard_ As Krukow’s final season winds down, Kuiper looks back on decades spent broadcasting with his best friend: “I’ll miss us entertaining each other.” ## [The new real estate must-have for the super rich? Secrecy](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/real-estate-privacy/) _2026-08-20 · Jillian D’Onfro · The San Francisco Standard_ Agents say they’re increasingly helping homebuyers mask their identities. ## [Kawakami: The Valkyries will beat the Lynx at some point, right? Eventually?](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/valkyries-lynx-wnba-playoff-preview-title-contenders/) _2026-08-20 · Tim Kawakami · The San Francisco Standard_ It feels like Golden State has been losing to Minnesota forever, but it’s been just a blip of basketball history. It’s still new. ## [Tech workers are facing an entry-level job apocalypse](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/entry-level-tech-jobs/) _2026-08-20 · Natallie Rocha · The San Francisco Standard_ As AI makes entry-level jobs scarce, young workers are getting creative to get noticed. ## [Welcome to San Francisco’s restaurant merch renaissance](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/restaurant-merch-art-sf/) _2026-08-20 · Madeline Taub · The San Francisco Standard_ From pasta Joy Division album covers to Mario-themed hats, chefs and owners are treating merch as art. ## [Why secrecy as a service is the new real estate must-have for the super rich](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/real-estate-privacy/) _2026-08-20 · Jillian D’Onfro · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ Agents say they’re increasingly helping homebuyers mask their identities. ## [Aspiring tech workers grapple with fewer openings, more competition](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/entry-level-tech-jobs/) _2026-08-20 · Natallie Rocha · Business - The San Francisco Standard_ As AI makes entry-level jobs scarce, young workers are getting creative to get noticed. ## [$6M bought Hernandez a dead heat against Wahab. Now the real race begins](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/power-play-aisha-wahab-melissa-hernandez-congress/) _2026-08-20 · Maggie Angst · The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Pelosi’s fundraising machine for Chan, YIMBY getting feisty, and endorsement season kicks off. ## [SF sheriff accused of hiding TV crew’s role in child exploitation sting](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/san-francisco-sheriff-chris-hansen-alleged-child-predators/) _2026-08-19 · George Kelly · News - The San Francisco Standard_ Defense lawyers say law enforcement reports omitted the involvement of Chris Hansen’s production. ## [Public defenders accuse SF sheriff of hiding TV crew’s role in child exploitation sting](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/san-francisco-sheriff-chris-hansen-alleged-child-predators/) _2026-08-19 · George Kelly · The San Francisco Standard_ Defense lawyers say law enforcement reports omitted the involvement of Chris Hansen’s production. ## [Graffiti artists tagged a fancy Pac Heights co-op. Even neighbors are kind of impressed](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/pacific-heights-rappel-graffiti-reactions/) _2026-08-19 · Max Harrison-Caldwell · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Two graffiti writers rappelled down the side of the building to paint huge, vertical pieces. ## [‘He’s exploiting them’: Celebrated SF gallerist accused of stiffing artists, collectors](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/jonathan-carver-moore-gallery-unpaid-artists/) _2026-08-19 · Sam Mondros · Culture - The San Francisco Standard_ Jonathan Carver Moore has enjoyed a meteoric rise in San Francisco’s art world for championing Black and queer artists. Now, more than a dozen are claiming unpaid debts.