The Standard’s Best Videos of 2022
Eleven videos that tell the Bay Area's stories.
The San Francisco Standard video team documented the people, places and stories that defined 2022. We spoke to residents facing eviction from the nation’s largest nursing facility, students returning to classrooms carrying pandemic traumas, workers commuting on Muni during the earliest morning hours and a man who decorates his home each Halloween for the joy and elation of his neighbors. We bore witness to moments of great triumph and deep sadness.
We spent as much time in the office as we did out in the field, filming across the region's cities and on buses, cable cars and boats. We selected these eleven videos from more than 100 that we created in 2022 because they represent the best of what we do: They feature the Bay Area’s diverse, resilient and one-of-a-kind residents as well as our love of video as a unique storytelling medium.
– Sophie Bearman, SF Standard Director of Multimedia
The Night Bus: Moving Through
San Francisco After Dark
After a majority of San Francisco has gone to bed, the city’s late-night buses come to life. We spent a night on the 90 San Bruno Owl.
Largest Publicly Funded Nursing Facility
in the Country Faces Closure
As Laguna Honda strives for recertification, the question looms: If the hospital does eventually close, where will its 700 at-risk residents go?
Inside the Last Video Rental
Store in San Francisco
“I’ve been able to stay around, and I probably shouldn’t have been."
We Sat Down With a Class of Sixth Graders
To Talk About Covid
Several students said that without in-person learning, they lost friends and worried about the safety of their families.
Meet This Incredible Bayview Family Band
Core values and love of music inspire this talented Bayview band.
Major Milestones in San Francisco
Shoplifting History
We wanted to know: How has the city been talking about—and addressing—shoplifting over the past 15 years?
This San Francisco Home Has Next-Level Halloween Decorations
Witches, skeletons, ghouls and a buried Steve Bannon. These are just a few of the spectacles on display at the storybook house each Halloween.
SF's Newest Cable Car Gripwoman Makes History
There have been just three women in 149 years to "grip" San Francisco's world-famous cable cars. Meet the newest member of the crew.
Home Run Hunter 'McCovey Cove Dave' on Chasing Balls
He targets the rare home runs that travel over the wall of the stadium and end up in the cove.
San Francisco's Wave Organ
Plays With the Tides
Twenty-five concrete pipes capture the sounds of the ocean's waves.
Experience a Ride in Cruise’s
Fully Driverless Car
We tested out Cruise’s self-driving taxi. There were some bumps along the way, but we had a great time.
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