Oakland darling Tacos Oscar is planning to open a second location on our side of the Bay! sf.gazetteer.co/tacos-oscar-...

It seems that after two rounds of construction, a few appeals, and even a hunger strike, the Valencia corridor can lay its bike lane bedlam to rest: sf.gazetteer.co/paved-with-g...

We went to Portola Festival this weekend. Worst one yet in four years running? Yep. Still the best music festival in San Francisco? Yep. Here's what @eddiekimx.bsky.social noticed while amid the dancing masses. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/the-worst-po...

“Wake up babe it’s Kang day” my editor and I say to each other for the tenth time today

Bay Area real estate. Social media fame. The double-edged sword of tech. Meet Eric Kang, the heavily-tattooed, surfer dude-accented, not-like-other-realtors realtor at the intersection of it all.

SF Lowrider Parade + Portola Fest + Laver Cup + great weather meant that San Francisco was going off this weekend. Could it be that SF is so back?

Omar Mamoon talks with Foreign Cinema chef de cuisine Ahmad Alhawwash and gets some excellent dining suggestions: sf.gazetteer.co/ahmad-alhaww...

Imagine if you could meet your idol and ask them a question. I got that chance — with the legendary Roger Federer: sf.gazetteer.co/roger-me?gif...

The R&B singer D4vd is still set to perform in San Francisco tomorrow following the discovery and identification of a body in the singer's Tesla. A flood of resale tickets for the show are being sold at a loss: sf.gazetteer.co/the-d4vd-con...

Is this the next wave? sf.gazetteer.co/testing-the-...

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Hey all, @eddiekimx.bsky.social here with a new story: I went deep into the recall of District 4 Supe Joel Engardio. Media narratives are making this about the Great Highway. I think it's far more about race, class, and some brutal rhetoric. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/one-battle-a...

The Slop Stops Here. It's a message so important to our mission, we put it on a giant billboard in San Francisco: sf.gazetteer.co/the-slop-sto...

The cookie is crumbling: sf.gazetteer.co/flour-branch...

Mayor Daniel Lurie has said SF is in a "comeback" so many times that it feels like an aggressive meme at this point. So @eddiekimx.bsky.social decided to literally count how many times Lurie's used the slogan. (Hint: It's a lot.) FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/didja-hear-t...

NextDoor thinks local news will improve engagement and help news deserts. Someone should tell all their partners: sf.gazetteer.co/can-local-ne...

“This line is outrageous,” a Civic Center district worker exclaimed as he observed hundreds of teen boys in Lakers jerseys, parents chaperoning their eager kids, and packs of largely Asian friend groups around him. They were there to see K-pop group Le Sserafim: sf.gazetteer.co/among-the-fe...

Chips-and-dip enthusiasts (including @livpeluso.bsky.social) united this Saturday for the 14th annual Guac Off: sf.gazetteer.co/holy-mole

Brad Gilbert weighs in on the Laver Cup in San Francisco next week, and the possibilty of pro tennis returning to the City. sf.gazetteer.co/tennis-comes...

We at Gazetteer SF (but mostly @joshuabote.com) are on Jollibee Watch: sf.gazetteer.co/jollibee-wat...

Since our launch in 2024, Gazetteer SF has been delivering the best independent news and cultural coverage straight into your head five days a week. Now we want to put something onto it: Our new hat. sf.gazetteer.co/extra-extra-...

In the aftermath of the killing of Charlie Kirk, @eddiekimx.bsky.social ruminated on his time at Kirk's visit to SF State in May. Why are liberals like Gavin Newsom rushing to eulogize him, sans the reality of his violent message? Free gift link: sf.gazetteer.co/liberals-are...

How to build a better influencer trap, no cheese or glue needed: sf.gazetteer.co/building-a-b...

People are mad about the Waymo discount to Portola: sf.gazetteer.co/everyone-is-...

Charlie Kirk, a darling of the far-right Christian movement, was just shot at a university event. Just months ago, @eddiekimx.bsky.social went to Kirk's visit to SF, where he espoused extremist rhetoric about immigrants, trans rights, and much more. Free read: sf.gazetteer.co/charlie-kirk...

Beautiful profile on Prelinger Library and its founders by @eddiekimx.bsky.social in GazetteerSF: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...

Artisan AI went viral with their infamous "Stop hiring humans" campaign last year. Can they keep up the buzziness without ragebaiting? sf.gazetteer.co/let-them-eat...

🗣️ creepy twins alert! (we did not coordinate our outfits beforehand)

Have your Borscht and drink it too! sf.gazetteer.co/counter-intu...

How “Margaux Blanchard” took advantage of several high volume, traffic-driven websites’ desperation for fresh, clickable content: sf.gazetteer.co/chattered-gl...

Meet our newest reporters: @livpeluso.bsky.social on food and drinks and @cydhayes.bsky.social on tech and business. They’re each bringing a ton of experience and talent to our small and mighty team and we’re so glad they’re on their beats for us: sf.gazetteer.co/read-all-abo...

Today we launch a monthly film column by @yourprotagonistwt.bsky.social called San Francisco Plays Itself. First up, Wayne Wang‘s black and white indie “Chan is Missing” from 1982: sf.gazetteer.co/taxi-driver?...

The hottest ticket in the SF art scene this week? An exhibition of whimsical AI-powered installations, hosted by a collective of creative technologists with a growing TikTok following. sf.gazetteer.co/the-work-of-...

David Boies just won a $425 million verdict against Google. I watched him at trial but more interesting was what he had to say about Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Elizabeth Holmes, the Supreme Court and whether it will constrain Donald Trump: sf.gazetteer.co/the-lawyer-i...

Check out this fun conversation @joshuabote.com had with ‘Automatic Noodle’ author @annaleen.bsky.social: sf.gazetteer.co/do-androids-...

Laffing Sal has terrified generations of SF kids since the days of Playland by the Beach. She lives—and laughs—still at Musée Mecanique. @zackruskin.bsky.social tells her story: sf.gazetteer.co/why-is-this-...

Yesterday, Green Apple Books co-owner Pete Mulvihill officially added literary agent to his resume — and he's already spent the summer adding local writers to his client roster. sf.gazetteer.co/literary-syn...

If you see any activity that looks like SFPD aiding ICE in immigration enforcement, even just patrolling the area or escorting fed agents, the Public Defender's Office wants to know. They'll even help file a complaint for you. Our new story (free gift link!): sf.gazetteer.co/see-somethin...

Where'd all the hot bagels go? sf.gazetteer.co/the-theory-o...

SCENE REPORT ALERT ‼️ This week for @sf.gazetteer.co I wrote about the survivalist-meets-streamer subculture within the EV industry — and my weird ass time driving a Cybertruck sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...

To start your long weekend, a lovely playlist of favorites from ROHAN, a Stanford dropout-turned-indie pop talent: sf.gazetteer.co/a-stanford-d...

John Killops was arrested in 2023 for threatening a woman at Dolores Park. After nearly two years behind bars, Killops was acquitted of every charge by a jury this month. His public defenders say it was obvious he needed help, not punishment. Read for free: sf.gazetteer.co/the-system-f...

For this month’s Industry column, Omar Mamoon talked to artist Jenny Sharaf, whose paintings can be found at beloved restaurants across the city: sf.gazetteer.co/jenny-sharaf...

John Killops was arrested in 2023 for threatening a woman at Dolores Park. After nearly two years behind bars, Killops was acquitted of every charge by a jury this month. His public defenders say it was obvious he needed help, not punishment. Read for free: sf.gazetteer.co/the-system-f...

Ephemeral, tactile, and safe from algorithms and AI scraping, zines are booming in SF this year. sf.gazetteer.co/page-against...

Meet the Tomato Guy, the cook and propagator behind hundreds of prolific tomato plants across the Bay. 🍅https://sf.gazetteer.co/we-like-them-tomatoes

Welcome to the Electropocalypse, the strange intersection where survivalism, gamer culture, and the EV industry meet. sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...

Turns out that this weekend's performative male contests in SF didn't do much for matcha sales. sf.gazetteer.co/performative...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is the most popular movie in the country (with the most popular song in the country) — and the thing a kid in your life is probably obsessed with right now. How’d we get here? sf.gazetteer.co/demon-hunter...

Tonight, our pals at KALW are hosting their latest Bay Agenda, featuring stories told by emerging journalists of immigration enforcement and housing bans to queer history and Indigenous recognition: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bay-ag...