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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.

San Francisco’s power players want to cash in on BTS fandom

With BTS at Stanford and a mini-fleet of branded Waymos rolling through the city, K-pop fandom is at risk of being fully co-opted

May 12, 2026

The Anthropic cult discourse continues

Plus, the ABGmaxxing event was a flop

May 4, 2026

A disco historian’s fabulous disco playlist

Ahead of his appearance at Green Apple Books Books on the Park, ‘A Night at the Disco’ author Christian John Wikane’s tunes for your own Good Times

May 1, 2026

Everlane owes back rent to another landlord

The clothing company will centralize its operations in LA, but the owners of its SF buildings still want to get paid

April 28, 2026

Sam Altman wants to sell you these sneakers for $160, plus tax and biometric data

World x Future Basics now offer Cyto XLiftoffs at World’s Union Square eye-collection center

April 23, 2026

Lolo Zouaï’s throwback car mix

The SF-raised singer’s playlist to drive around to (circa 2012) includes Kreayshawn, the xx, and ‘Love’

April 17, 2026

RuPaul’s perfect, $2,000 San Francisco day

The drag icon’s perfect day in SF includes the Ritz, roller skating, and a helicopter tour

April 9, 2026

Why is the Hayes Valley Cesar Chavez mural still up?

Shepard Fairey’s decade-old tribute to the disgraced labor activist remains one of the most visible tributes in the city

April 7, 2026

Everlane confirms it’s closing San Francisco HQ, but are not getting evicted

The brand assures that the exit from its SF offices was ‘not adversarial’

April 3, 2026

Everlane faces eviction from San Francisco HQ

The struggling direct-to-consumer brand is overdue on its rent, landlord claims

April 2, 2026