Published in The Bold Italic·Dec 12, 2022We love you, San FranciscoA love letter from your new Bold Italic editors at GrowSF. We love San Francisco, as millions have before us: both those born here and those who found their way over and made it home. We recognize the qualities, many obvious and many more not, that make the Bay Area…San Francisco2 min readSan Francisco2 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Jul 23, 2022When a Forest Screams, Our Planet CriesA horrifically beautiful mountain landscape decimated by fire emits inexplicably eerie, meaningful cries — Authored by Robert Roy Britt, curated by The Bold Italic editors; originally appeared on Britt’s Medium page. Where once a grove of majestic aspens stood, their paper-thin leaves whispering at the slightest summer breeze and shouting the passage of any strong gust, now mostly denuded white and black corpses reach…Wildlife6 min readWildlife6 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Jul 10, 2022These Bay Area Techies Actually Quit Their Jobs and Joined the ‘Great Resignation’ — Because BeyoncéRelease the stress and GTFO of Slack — By The Bold Italic’s Editor-in-Chief, Matt Charnock The pandemic has changed how we work…. which also includes what we think of work. Notions of carrying around these bags of macronutrients and enzymes to mundane desk jobs to perform monotonous tasks have become a taxing reality millions have put under a…Bay Area News4 min readBay Area News4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Apr 22, 20225 Ways the Climate Crisis Will Completely Fuck Up San FranciscoFor one: We will lose entire neighborhoods to the sea — By The Bold Italic’s Editor-in-Cheif, Matt Charnock San Francisco is a bastion for all things pertaining to environmentalism, conservation, and biophilia. Those among us who call this 49-square-mile city home are blessed to live no more than a seven-minute walk to a City-maintained greenspace. …San Francisco5 min readSan Francisco5 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Apr 1, 20225 Things We’re Very Grateful for About Living in San Francisco: Volume TwoAn ode to chosen families and where to find them — By Matt Charnock, Editor-in-Chief of The Bold Italic As we opined in February: Going into 2022, one of our collective intentions was to consciously, and actively practice additional gratitude exercises that centered around living in San Francisco. For the most part, we’ve been quite good about honoring that intention. We’ve…Friday Five4 min readFriday Five4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Mar 25, 20225 Things Every WFH San Franciscan Should Keep an Eye on, Right NowIt’s important to know what’s going on in your city… even if you haven’t stepped away from your WFH setup (or showered) in two days — By Matt Charnock, Editor-in-Chief of The Bold Italic In my comparatively short time on this planet, I’ve never lived in a metropolis with such a thick network of hyperlocal news outlets. On any given day, no matter the hour, there’s an endless number of rabbit holes to fall into. …Friday Five9 min readFriday Five9 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Mar 18, 2022Yesterday Was San Francisco’s Two-Year Shelter-in-Place AnniversaryAnd five things that seem normal now, but would’ve been albatrosses twenty-four months ago — By Matt Charnock, Editor-in-Chief of The Bold Italic I was in the Target off Mission Street when it was announced that the City and County of San Francisco, as well as six other Bay Area counties, would enact a history-making shelter-in-place (SIP) ordinance on March 17th, 2020. Mind you, I…San Francisco4 min readSan Francisco4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Mar 5, 20225 Ways to Protest Russia’s Aggression Toward Ukraine in the Bay AreaTake this weekend to stand in solidarity with Ukraine — It’s been almost two weeks since Russia enacted a war against the sovereign state of Ukraine. Nearly a million people have fled the country, seeking refuge elsewhere. Collectively, thousands of military troops participating in the war have died. Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians are believed to now be dead. …San Francisco4 min readSan Francisco4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Feb 19, 20225 Things We’re Very Grateful for About Living in San Francisco: Volume OneMother Nature’s a big fan of The City by the Bay — Going into 2022, one of our collective intentions was to consciously, actively practice additional gratitude exercises that centered around living in San Francisco. We wanted to start this string of journal entries in January, mind you. …San Francisco4 min readSan Francisco4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Dec 18, 2021TBI’s 5 Most-Read Articles in 2021Y’all really like it when we wax poetic about taxing the rich — As the year comes to an end, we’re finding ourselves grateful for a number of things. First and foremost: We’ve very, very grateful to still be around, publishing hot takes and left-of-center pieces about Bay Area life that might otherwise get a blind eye by, say, more “traditional” publications. …San Francisco3 min readSan Francisco3 min read
