Joshua Bote
Drag, AI-powered vibrators, and ‘Ask a Sexologist’: A recap of our first Chat Room
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Dozens brave the rain for a weekday Zendaya lookalike contest in Oakland
Given that her ‘Dune’ costar showed up to his NYC tribute, we really hoped she would make a surprise hometown appearance
How Santa Rosa’s ‘Peanuts’ museum became the Bay Area’s trendiest tourist trap
Gen Z would die for Snoopy. They’ll even go to Santa Rosa
Someone peed in the pit at Chase Center during the Sabrina Carpenter show this weekend
We spoke to several witnesses about the incident
Our favorite horny copypasta texts from the election (so far)
For your copy/pasting pleasure
San Francisco Chronicle staffers asked to sign buyout agreement that likely includes an illegal clause
About five percent of the Chronicle's staff were approved to take a buyout, first offered at the beginning of the month
Dregs One’s second annual History of the Bay Day was a love letter to Bay Area rap
With performances from Kamaiyah and Souls of Mischief, the festival was a crucial celebration of the Bay’s one-of-one hip-hop scene
Fake Fleet Week ads on bus stops around the city call out US role in Gaza violence
One of the ads shows a photo of Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell lighting himself on fire in protest of Israel’s killing of civilians
Exclusive: The San Francisco Chronicle offers voluntary buyouts to staff
The city’s paper of record is making the offer in anticipation of a ‘challenging’ 2025, according to memos viewed by Gazetteer
Chatbot service Character.ai takes down school shooting, ‘Diddy party’ simulators after Gazetteer inquiry
The company was valued at $1 billion last year, and recently announced a harder pivot into chatbots