Joshua Bote

Joshua Bote is an associate editor for Gazetteer SF, focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.
Previously, he covered technology for The San Francisco Standard and SFGate. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at USA Today, and as a music writer at NPR. His work has been published in places like New York Magazine, Billboard, and Paste.
At Chase Center with young Asian America’s favorite crooner
Keshi had what felt like every college-aged Asian person from the Bay Area singing and crying last night
SFPD is using an influencer from New Hampshire to recruit new officers
‘You don’t need to be some big tough guy to be a police officer in San Francisco,’ says TikTok career influencer in one video
The Outside Lands cheat sheet
Did you miss the action at this year’s three-day festival? Fear not, here are some things you can talk about to sound like you were totally there
Gimme K-pop!
An easy solution to boost Outside Lands’ sales? Bet on the K-pop obsessives
An Outside Lands primer from a rising star
British singer Hope Tala performs at Outside Lands and The Independent this weekend
Everything’s coming up Becca Bloom
A brief rundown of the things you never thought you’d need to know about our city’s #RichTok superstar
Tourist-watching in the dead mall
Why, exactly, are some tourists making a pit stop at the San Francisco Centre?
SFMTA investigates video of meter maid driving at pedestrian
SFMTA and the Sheriff’s Office are investigating a viral clip of the altercation Tuesday
Our mayor is posting through it
Daniel Lurie can’t stop talking about Labubus and lattes, but has remained silent on anything related to Trump or ICE