Could Diverse Suburbs Be Our Bubbles of Belonging?
Finding the heart of San Francisco beyond the city...
CitiesA collection of 100 posts
Who Changed the Pronunciation of California Cities?
A story of assimilation and reclamation...
What a Classic Folk Song Gets Wrong About Daly City
There’s more to the suburbs than ‘little boxes’...
Why San Francisco Needs a Climate-Ready Homeless Policy—Now
How rising seas and extreme weather are threatening the lives of our most vulnerable...
To Balboa Street With Love
An artist finds her muse—and the best raspberry rings—in the Outer Richmond...
What Happened to Polk Street?
This once-vibrant street, former ground zero for Pride, is now lined with vacant storefronts...
Would Adding More Ferries Help Solve the Bay’s Congestion Problems?
The future of the Bay Area’s transit is starting to look a lot like its past...
An Illustrated Guide to SF’s Most Unusual Statues
The Bold Italic is a not-for-profit media organization, and we publish first-person perspectives about San Francisco and the Bay Area....
An Overlooked Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis: Hotels
Why hotel living, once a popular lifestyle, is worth reconsidering...
Am I a Black Gentrifier?
Grappling with guilt, identity and money in the Bay Area...
The Original San Francisco Flag Was Better and Cooler. Let’s Bring It Back!
A detailed history of our city’s flag and why we should embrace its roots...
Ten Things About San Francisco That Are Annoying AF
We should all be so lucky to live in San Francisco, even if there are a lot of things about...