Home Magazine Issue 8 of The San Franciscan $15.00 Issue 8 of The San Franciscan (Print) Magazine Details: Includes work from 27 talented creatives based in and around the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, photography, nonfiction, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even a locally-themed crossword Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited edition print Out […]
On weekdays I studied for school and on weekends I studied fellow students. . . . Most of this study took place at my brother’s apartment on 3rd Ave and Geary, a moldy, dilapidated place with fading wood floors that whined crankily at the sheer audacity of a footstep. (Illustration by Armando Chavira.) I think […]
It was as if the trees were coming alive—stretching their limbs, cracking their knuckles—while their fellow San Franciscans looked on in wonder. Illustration by Robin Galante. San Francisco’s hottest day on record was Friday, September 1, 2017. The most bewildering thing about that day—in a city where one must always pack a parka when going […]
Photograph by Jack Bober https://thesanfranciscanmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sleeping-Giants-1102-REV2.mp3 Audio: Author Elizabeth Stix reads. by Elizabeth Stix Elaine Panopolis was woefully inadequate. This was documented fact. In college, a professor had written it in red capital letters across the top of her final paper: WOEFULLY INADEQUATE. In the coloring of years it had amplified and now Elaine took it […]
Home Magazine Issue 1 of The San Franciscan [Sold Out] $8.00 Issue 1 of The San Franciscan (Print) [SOLD OUT] Magazine Details: Includes work from more than 25 talented creatives based in the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, cartoons, profiles, personal essays, and even a data visualization piece Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited […]
On the fringes of San Francisco, abutting the ocean, Lake Merced and its surrounding neighborhoods have played host to peoples, industries, and secrets of all kinds. Long ago, the area was a seasonal village for the Yelamu group of the Ohlone people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Bay Area. For thousands of years, the Yelamu […]
“I love film because it is unforgiving, and it teaches you a lesson every time you get those negatives back,” says photographer Onome Uyovbievbo. Photograph by Adam Pardee. Editor’s note: In September 2021, photojournalist Adam Pardee spoke to photographers Carlo Velasquez, Onome Uyovbievbo, and JP Calma about the draw of film photography and their efforts […]
Photograph by Noah Rowlett “I just think I have the makeup of an artist, it’s something that I kind of obsess over, and it makes me happy.” Afton’s love of music started early. “I always thought I had great music taste, and I prided myself on that,” she said with a playful smile. “I loved […]
At its busiest, the Buena Vista, a beloved San Francisco landmark, serves up thousands of Irish coffees per day. For travelers and locals alike, the Buena Vista is a hub for mingling over sourdough, crab cakes, eggs Benedict, and of course, the café’s world-famous Irish coffee. We met with owner Bob Friedman for a glimpse […]
Illustration by Carlos Gamero Morales I awake to the barking seals of Fisherman’s Wharf at precisely 10:34 a.m. After scrolling through Reddit from my bed with one sleepy eye, I head to the bathroom to drink some fresh Hetch Hetchy water straight from the sink. I look outside. It’s sunny, like it always is, and […]
Photograph submitted anonymously My breaking point came late one Tuesday night, about a week into the shutdown. I had just finished reporting (virtually) on a local school board meeting after multiple 12-hour-plus workdays, and the thought of writing one more word about the pandemic made me feel like crawling into bed and never re-emerging. I […]
Darius Foster is heading into his final season as a USF baseball player and one of two Black teammates on the roster. Photograph by Chris M. Leung, courtesy of USF Dons Athletics. Within seconds of seeing his future teammates, Darius Foster knew he’d be representing his race alone. As he was ushered around the University […]
Along with tens of thousands of San Franciscans, Margaret Valentine LeLong embraced the freedom and mobility bicycling offered. Illustration by Colin Hunt. When Margaret Valentine LeLong decided in 1897 to ride a bicycle, alone, from Chicago to her home in San Francisco, everyone around her implored her to reconsider. No woman had ever dared try […]
Illustration by Danielle Calibird Fernandez “The ballrooms were like a big announcement and front door…into The Life.” – Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Listen to the curated playlist that accompanies this piece to hear a selection of live and studio recordings from the height of San Francisco’s rock ballroom era. A show at one […]