ICYMI: I wrote about the elephant in SF's arts scene. Founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire, the Civic Joy Fund is propping up a disproportionate amount of the city's cultural life β and forcing musicians to make some tough decisions. www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...
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Iβll see what I can do
I live near him but havenβt seen him in a while. Are you in touch or need to get in touch?
Happy International Asexuality Day! I got a shirt with this design on it i'll be wearing today! www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Ac... - more info! andreamariana.substack.com/p/never-invi...
#Asexuality
Save the date - May 7th in San Francisco for Looking Forward, Giving Back! This is the main fundraising event/art show to support First Exposures, a youth mentoring program I've been a part of for 20 years! www.firstexposures.org/lfgb
Feel your pain. We gathered at Gestalt to play pinball since they have AC & then took Polaroids on 16th afterwards last night on the opposite corner!
Your reporter unleashed a record number of oohs and ahs in the researching of this article:
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In the wake of Fog City Flea Trading Post's abrupt shutdown, current and former business owners who have sold at Fog City describe a culture of fear, delayed payments, and mismanagement all led by owner James Morelos: sf.gazetteer.co/lord-of-the-...
Thank you for your service!
two photos of a man in a pink t-shirt holding something in his hands. The photo on the left shows him standing in front of a gated business called Lee's Launderette holding a framed Polaroid print. The photo on the right he is standing in front of the entrance to Free Gold Watch, the pinball arcade and is holding a First Place pin-golf trophy. He is smiling more in the photo on the right.
I had a good Sunday yesterday! Dropped off art for a #Polaroid show opening on Friday at the new Lee's Launderette gallery and then went to play in a charity #Pinball tournament which I won! Got to flip with friends and donated the prize money I won back to the charity!
flyer for polaroid show at Lee's Launderette in SF. The flyer is the front and back of a Polaroid with the front showing a bunch of polaroid prints from the show and the back listing all the artists participating in the show. Opens on Fri Mar 6, 2026 @ 5:30pm at 3151 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Got my first show of 2026 of some of my Polaroids in a group show called When the Moment Presents Itself at the new Lee's Launderette right here in the Mission! Details in the photo - lots of great #Polaroid artist will be showing and it leads up to Polacon Bay Area!
love their work! Went when they were in Chicago and now I def gotta check this out before they leave!
ha ha i do the same - it's always Helene and Sammy to me π
heard your giveaway for the Swedish American show tonight and was laughing thinking how my first giveaway in college, I did like the 25th caller or something. The same woman called three times and after the third time I told her she won - lesson learned! π
You gotta get her on Forum, her joy is what we all need now and sheβs so fucking amazing!!! ππππ
π Iβll tune in then! I heard you shout out @hgstrp.com!
@sfgiants.com please have an Alysa Liu bobble head and have her throw out the first pitch this season! ππ½
ooh finally get to catch ya on air vs paper! π¬
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Mickey Gerold led a seemingly charmed life of private clubs and powerful friends. But behind closed doors, his ex claims, he coerced her into sex work.
It's funny how the first Super Bowl that I worked at I was excited about it and this year I have purposefully avoided personally working any Super Bowl events. Guess it was one of those been there done that things that I don't care enough about going to again and am actively avoiding π
a Waymo depot in San Francisco shot on 35mm with an Olympus OM2 camera. You can see a sculpture of a reclining woman that was at Burning Man on top of a building in the background
There's a Waymo depot near me and as I rode by I snapped a shot on my film camera. got the scans back today. I like that you can see that piece of art that was at Burning Man in the background too
SAVE THE DATE! PolaCon Bay Area returns March 13-15, 2026!
ποΈ coming soon!!!
#polaroid #instax #filmphotography
A good reminder to make the most of the time weβve got!
I remember seeing the aftermath at PAPA that destroyed that amazing collection. That was rough so I hope you stay safe from any water!
Me too! And I live like five blocks from that main intersection that always floods so i see it happening a lot
Great piece by @missionlocal.org on why SF streets (& more) flood when we have big rains like recently. This comic is well done! missionlocal.org/2026/01/san-...
Donβt make the operator tap the sign!
I am sure everyone has fond memories of this and that band here. I remember when I was friends with someone more in the music scene here and saw bands like Interpol and Death Cab for Cutie but my faves were Creeper Lagoon!