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.
Marc Benioff makes ‘cruel’ ICE jokes at Salesforce event
The Salesforce CEO joked about ICE agents being at a company gathering in Las Vegas
A billion apologies
The founders of this weekend’s March for Billionaires still won’t say if they’re joking, but they did want us to know we can’t count
Of course the March for Billionaires website is AI slop
No one knows if the march is the real deal, but its website is definitely pretty fake
O, brother, where post thou?
Real estate agent Alexander Lurie, like his mayor half-brother Daniel, is going all in on social media
From the rink to the dance floor
San Francisco nightlife is melting down for ‘Heated Rivalry’ theme nights
Rock the boat
DJs JP Breganza and Justin Colonia are turning the Bay Ferry into a floating Filipino dance party
Happy January 6, Ariel Pink
The LA musician was widely condemned for attending Trump’s pre-riot rally five years ago. This week, he’s playing the Chapel
The Bay Area’s best music critics pick the best songs of 2025
A selection of hits from a fabulous group of local writers and editors
Gazetteer SF’s most-read stories of 2025
We appreciate your eyeballs and hope to see them again next year
Todd Haynes on ‘Carol,’ a decade later
On Saturday, the indie director comes to the Toni Rembe Theatre to honor his sweetest film (and the sweetest celebration of the film)









