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Published in The Bold Italic

·Mar 25, 2021

BART Rolls Out Machines That Dispense Short Stories to Riders

Color us impressed — Back in the olden days, people on public transit would usually have a book or actual real-life newspaper in hand during the ride (can you imagine). Now, we just stand hunched over our phones like sad Neanderthals. …

Public Transit

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BART Rolls Out Machines That Dispense Short Stories to Riders
BART Rolls Out Machines That Dispense Short Stories to Riders
Public Transit

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Mar 25, 2021

What’s the Best Sandwich in San Francisco?

Locals weigh in —

San Francisco

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What’s the Best Sandwich in San Francisco?
What’s the Best Sandwich in San Francisco?
San Francisco

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Photo: Deli Board

What’s the Best Sandwich in San Francisco?

Locals weigh in

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Mar 23, 2021

San Francisco Sees 10 Times Fewer Covid-19 Cases Than in December

We’re about to go Orange Tier — what that means — We’ve come along way since the dark months of winter, when San Francisco (and the rest of the county) hit record-high Covid-19 hospitalizations and we entered a second shutdown. In the city, the rates of Covid infections are currently down 10 times from those bleak weeks around the holidays. Because…

Coronavirus

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San Francisco Sees 10 Times Fewer Covid-19 Cases Than In December
San Francisco Sees 10 Times Fewer Covid-19 Cases Than In December
Coronavirus

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Mar 16, 2021

Readers Share Their Last ‘Normal’ Moments Before the Bay Shut Down

Things we did in early March 2020 that are now unfathomable — A year ago, our lives changed in small ways and major ways when the pandemic became real to us and the Bay Area shut down. …

San Francisco

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Readers Share Their Last ‘Normal’ Moments Before the Bay Shut Down
Readers Share Their Last ‘Normal’ Moments Before the Bay Shut Down
San Francisco

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Mar 15, 2021

This Week: San Franciscans Reflect on a Year of Pandemic Living

Check back daily to read how your neighbors are faring — A year ago, I scrapped The Bold Italic’s entire editorial calendar. I had dozens of article drafts in my inbox that reflected a bustling and energetic Bay Area — a reported story about a new alcohol-free bar opening, a first-person essay about an experience at a kink club, and so…

San Francisco

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This Week: San Franciscans Reflect on a Year of Pandemic Living
This Week: San Franciscans Reflect on a Year of Pandemic Living
San Francisco

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Jan 26, 2021

These Glitter-Bombed Face Masks Will Make Your 2021 More Fabulous

A San Francisco costume designer inspires us to upgrade our drab face coverings of 2020 — This story is part of The Bold Italic’s Mask Envy series, where we showcase San Franciscans’ pandemic creativity and spotlight the coolest masks spotted around the city. Have a look you want to submit? Email info@thebolditalic.com. At this point, we’re all face mask veterans — truly, we’ve sampled the full…

Mask Envy

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These Glitter-Bombed Face Masks Will Make Your 2021 More Fabulous
These Glitter-Bombed Face Masks Will Make Your 2021 More Fabulous
Mask Envy

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Jan 25, 2021

California Officials Lift Stay-At-Home Order for All Regions

ICU rates have improved enough to open back up slightly, but we’re not totally in the clear yet — It’s been a long six weeks since California entered its second full-on shutdown of the pandemic meant to get us through the holidays and their aftermath. As expected, this time turned out to be the darkest yet with regional ICU rates hitting scary low levels. …

San Francisco

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California Officials Lift Stay-At-Home Order for All Regions
California Officials Lift Stay-At-Home Order for All Regions
San Francisco

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Jan 22, 2021

San Francisco Could Soon Reopen as Infection Rate Falls

The city also opened its first mass vaccination site — Welcome news for our city’s small businesses (and the rest of us): San Francisco Mayor London Breed gave a hint today that the city could reopen soon if the Covid-19 infection rate continues at its current rate or declines. The Bay Area has been in a second shelter-in-place for…

San Francisco

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San Francisco Could Soon Reopen as Infection Rate Falls
San Francisco Could Soon Reopen as Infection Rate Falls
San Francisco

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Jan 22, 2021

The Story Behind San Francisco’s Newest Dispensary

Pro boxer Karim Mayfield was arrested for weed as a teen. Now, he owns his own cannabis shop. — When Karim Mayfield was just 18 years old, he had a run-in with San Francisco cops, who arrested him and his friends for possessing weed. Those marijuana charges nearly derailed his life, with a criminal record making it difficult to find a job. Given the state of the free-flowing, legal…

San Francisco

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The Story Behind San Francisco’s Newest Dispensary
The Story Behind San Francisco’s Newest Dispensary
San Francisco

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Published in The Bold Italic

·Jan 20, 2021

The Real Star of the Inauguration: Poet Amanda Gorman

The 22-year-old from California blew the country away — Today’s inauguration was a star-studded affair: a glowing Jennifer Lopez, a regal Lady Gaga, and a denim-wearing Garth Brooks all performed as part of the ceremonies in Washington, D.C., to usher in the Biden-Harris administration. …

Politics

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The Real Star of the Inauguration: Poet Amanda Gorman
The Real Star of the Inauguration: Poet Amanda Gorman
Politics

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