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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.

District 3 supervisor candidate steps out of race after domestic violence accusation 

JConr B. Ortega, an activist and well-known gadfly at city meetings, was running on a platform of supporting businesses and cleaning up the city through law and order

June 10, 2024

Calls to boycott SF Pride pop up from drag performers and activists in protest of police presence and Israel ties

SF Pride puts out statement denying rumors of an Israeli float and that it called for heightened police presence

June 7, 2024

Sound bathing at SFMOMA with Mark Ronson

The celebrated producer’s low-key set Saturday — about a mile away from the big Skrillex-Fred Again affair — was a celebration of deep listening

June 5, 2024

Repping the Tenderloin, one hoodie at a time

Tilted Brim opened up shop on the Larkin retail corridor in 2016. It’s now one of the coolest streetwear stores in the City and subverting dominant narratives with its gear

May 31, 2024

San Francisco tech company Okta accused of rampant gender discrimination

Two female ex-employees allege ‘pervasive’ gender bias at platform that powers logging in to major government and corporate websites

May 29, 2024

A 19-year-old SF State dropout is leading a global shoegaze revival

SF native Natalie Lu went big on TikTok with a song she recorded on her phone. Her first homecoming show ever was a family affair that proves her rock star bona fides

May 23, 2024

San Francisco should brace itself for swagged-out Zuck copycats

Starting with his tasteful $250 Swedish sneakers

May 22, 2024

The true story behind the kid who went 1940s viral for his week at the cinemas in San Francisco

With $20 in his pocket, Richard Allen had a wild week of movies, comic books, and hot dogs. But the tale belies a harsher home life that he wanted to escape, his daughter says

May 16, 2024

The Bay’s best K-pop shop is reviving City’s beleaguered Parkside neighborhood 

Stans travel from far and wide to SarangHello, a bright spot in a residential neighborhood hit hard by the one-two punch of construction and COVID

May 10, 2024

San Francisco spiritualists are feeling the TikTok effect

Local psychics, tarot card readers, and other sages are seeing more demand for their services from young people looking for solace IRL

May 2, 2024