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.
The best Keanu is romantic Keanu
The whole world swooned when Keanu made his relationship with artist Alexandra Grant public — and for good reason
Blood and frustration on Sutter Street
A snapshot of a brief, bloody confrontation with ICE near 100 Montgomery
Love the ones you’re with
Inside a bar on Divisadero leaning into the national fixation on 'Love Island'
Leggo my Labubu!
An epidemic of stolen and tampered packages has Labubu collectors furiously filing police reports and setting up Ring cams
The recession-core burger
Super Duper’s $10 ‘recession burger’ is an accidental smash hit
Queer Prom chic
For certain young folks in the Bay Area, the San Francisco LGBT Center’s fête is the event of the season — and they dazzle accordingly
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Darling Nicki
Five years on, Nicki Jizz’s Reparations remains the city’s boldest, Blackest, and best drag show