Joshua Bote
Online stores are selling out of Breloom plushies, the Pokémon in Luigi Mangione’s Twitter bio
The toy has been a 'middle-of-the-road' seller until now, one store owner told us
A brief history of Jim’s Guide, the guide to everything named Jim’s in ‘70s SF
One of the last remaining copies of the booklet is selling for hundreds of dollars, for any interested Jims out there
Sucka Flea Marketplace could be the antidote to what ails the former Westfield mall
A soft launch for the buzzy flea market’s first retail outpost is a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered shopping center
Grindr’s AI ‘wingman’ has privacy experts concerned
We tried the tool — made in partnership with SF-based AI firm Ex-human — and it’s pretty terrible
Drag, AI-powered vibrators, and ‘Ask a Sexologist’: A recap of our first Chat Room
Click through for pictures of the evening!
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