An Open Letter to the Tech Community
Editor’s note: this editorial is part of The Bold Italic’s ongoing mission to publish opinions that help move the current tech and culture debate in San Francisco forward....
Only In SfA collection of 137 posts
This is What Snow in SF Would Look Like
It’s beginning to look a lot like… nearly any other day of the year in San Francisco, save for a few less leaves on the trees....
Everything You Wanna Know About San Francisco’s Foghorns
For those who live within earshot of the Golden Gate Bridge, that familiar moan of the foghorn is either a nice bit of ambiance or a reason to sleep with earplugs....
Finally, San Francisco Postcards for San Franciscans
I’m a huge fan of cheesy, tourist-style postcards; they are truly the exclamation points of mail....
Being Robbed at a Bank is Nothing Like the Movies
When I imagined my postcollege move to SF and my first day at my big-girl job, my fantasy looked something like a 15-year-old girl’s dream....
What’s Up with the Brick Circles in the Intersections?
What are those big brick circles in the intersections all around the city?...
Photos: The New $2400 Battery Club
I’ll admit, part of the reason I was excited to attend a San Francisco Film Society press conference last week was due to the fact that it was being hosted at The Battery. (The other part of me was really excited to hear directors Spike Jonze and Fruitvale Station’s Ryan Coogler speak as part…...
Remembering San Francisco By Its Smells
Smell is by far the most challenging sense to put into words. A song can be sung in one’s head, and a vista can be revisited in a dream, but smells are elusive when not physically present....
San Francisco Is My Wife, New York Is My Mistress
I’m in a long-term relationship with San Francisco. She’s my childhood sweetheart, the one I’ve loved the longest. My wife, if you will. It’s not like I’ve never experienced any other city....
Who Actually Grew Up in San Francisco?
San Francisco has often been called a transient city, a destination for young creative types and techies before they bounce off to places unknown....
666 San Francisco
Whenever I see a building with a 666 address I think, “Whoa!” Then I wonder, “Do the people who live/work there like or hate that their address is the number of the beast?” In honor of Halloween, I decided to Google-map a few streets in SF, hoping to come up with an awesome collection of them....
Dog Spotted Riding Motorcycle, Wearing Helmet: A Detailed Report
It was 2:35 in the afternoon on October 15th when San Francisco resident, Colin Caufield, had successfully parked his car near Oakland’s Jack London Square....