In pre-digital SF, writer Richard Loranger roamed and occasionally wreaked havoc in the streets of the city as a bike messenger. Illustration by Nien-Ken Alec Lu. For a couple of years in the mid-1980s I was a private bicycle delivery person for ARCH Drafting Supply in San Francisco. I’d been a bike courier for a […]
Filmmaker Jacalyn Evone directs her team in an outdoor shoot. Photograph by Pauline Russell. When the lockdowns began, we turned to art—particularly of the streaming variety. We binged Tiger King, Bridgerton, the last of Schitt’s Creek, and dabbled in at least three Marvel spin-offs. Some of us hit a nostalgic ’90s phase, returning to ER […]
Amanda and I started The San Franciscan in November 2018 to give physical form to our deeply felt connection with the Bay Area. We reached out to potential collaborators―dreamers all over the Bay who hungered to create, to experiment, and to connect with their community. Many of us learn to hide our dreams, to shelter […]
Local pop-ups offer fresh bread, arepas by bike, and jars of kimchi via bright red bucket. Illustration by Maddie Meharg Victor Aguilera had $60 left in his bank account when he started selling homemade arepas. The San Francisco restaurant where he worked, The Brixton, had closed due to the Bay Area’s stay-at-home order, and it […]
Home Magazine Issue 2 of The San Franciscan $10.00 Issue 2 of The San Franciscan (Print) Magazine Details: Includes work from 21 talented creatives based in the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, cartoons, photography, and nonfiction articles, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even a locally-themed crossword Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited edition print […]
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Issue 6 of The San Franciscan includes work from 27 talented creatives based in and around the Bay Area. A limited edition, perfect-bound print with a matte cover, the issue features fiction, poetry, art, photography, nonfiction, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even an SF-inspired cartoon. If you haven’t heard of the The San Franciscan before, […]
The difficulty of making a living as an artist in San Francisco is no secret. In recent years, “the cost of living has driven a lot of artists and galleries out of the Bay Area,” said Vanessa Woods, a full-time art teacher and working artist. But if financial challenge is a defining feature of the […]
Photograph courtesy of Ken Wingard San Francisco–based designer Ken Wingard rakes through various ephemera at a local flea market. He inspects a tattered old suitcase destined for the garbage heap and envisions an elegant Old World–style side table. It’s a variation on a scene Wingard has played out countless times over the years, whether the […]
Home Magazine Issue 7 of The San Franciscan $15.00 Issue 7 of The San Franciscan (Print) Magazine Details: Includes work from 30 talented creatives based in and around the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, cartoons, photography, nonfiction, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even a locally-themed crossword Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited edition print […]
Every danger, every risk, also brings with it a certain thrill. Being immersed in the open bay is exciting. Its wildness can be addictive. (Illustration by Nien-Ken Alec Lu.) An unmistakable swimmer, speckled with freckles from head to toe, emerged from the water at Aquatic Park. He pulled off his neoprene swim cap, and a […]
Some herald the promise of new AI technology for San Francisco’s economy, while others fear for their jobs. Illustration by Jane Elliott. A computer program helped write the headline above. As a neurotic journalist, I’m amazed and terrified by this. The competing promises of AI—to both simplify my work and erase the need for it—are […]
Illustration by Karen Chan Lovers are highly susceptible to hypotheticals. But if circumstances were different, I do think we could have been together for a long time. We’re not the same type of person—we make different investments in work, cooking, and art. I like to see friends as much as possible, while you’re social in […]
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