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.
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
By Joshua Bote
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
By Joshua Bote
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