FAQs

Why are your articles paywalled? 

We believe subscription revenue is the key to the future of local news. You can read more of our thoughts on this in our About Us page and welcome post. By focusing purely on publishing quality original stories about San Francisco, rather than search and social considerations, we think we’ll do better work that speaks for itself and earns your hard-earned bucks for a subscription. 

How many articles can I read before subscribing? 

Right now you can read one (1) free article before you are prompted with a Registration Wall and asked to register with an email address. This step creates your user and signs you up for our free Gazetteer SF newsletter. 

You can then read two (2) more free articles before being prompted with the Paywall, at which point you must become a paid subscriber to read more Gazetteer articles.

So you can read three (3) free articles without subscribing. 

How often do you send emails and texts? How do I sign up?

We distribute Gazetteer SF stories through two main channels: email and text message. 

We send a free newsletter every Friday which you can sign up for by creating a free user or using the forms on our website.

We send all of our stories (and occasional ad hoc musings) to the free Gazetteer SF Text Line, which you can sign up for by texting the letters SF to (415) 787-6570 or by updating your profile with your phone number, if you have a user. You can also text tips or feedback to us at that number.