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Joshua Bote

Joshua Bote is a reporter 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.

Geographer comes home to the city that shaped him

The longtime SF indie pop luminary is returning for a Noise Pop celebration Friday

February 20, 2025

Facebook is now overrun with AI-generated film review slop

At best, the posts read like rewrites of Wikipedia entries. At worst, they recommend nonexistent movies

February 18, 2025

San Francisco’s bet on dance music to revive the city pays off

Between Downtown First Thursdays and the NBA’s concert series, there’s a real, palpable boom underway

February 13, 2025

A playlist from Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES for your listening pleasure

The iconic synthpop group's frontwoman sent us a playlist of her favorite songs ahead of her Jan. 29 solo show in San Francisco

January 22, 2025

A humble church cookbook from Stockton defined Cantonese home cooking for a generation

The St. Mark’s cookbook, first published in 1966 to raise funds for a Methodist church in the Central Valley, remains a cult classic across California

January 14, 2025

Meta quietly removed mentions of LGBTQ-affirming care from public benefits page

The company said that they were ‘removed in error’

January 13, 2025

Introducing Guest List, a series of playlists from your new favorite local acts

First up: French Cassettes vocalist Scott Huerta shares his all-time top 10 songs

January 9, 2025

I can’t stop thinking about this local news anchor’s pizza meatloaf

KGO-TV anchor Dion Lim knows the dish she posted to Facebook doesn’t look appetizing, but says it tasted damn good

January 6, 2025

Acclaimed Hamburger Project chef steps down after haranguing influencer over TikTok review

Geoffrey Lee, the celebrated head chef of Hamburger Project, is at the center of an online firestorm after his response to a TikTok influencer’s review of the place

January 2, 2025