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An older woman wearing glasses and a headscarf holds a floral umbrella while walking outdoors on a rainy day.

Abuelitas de la Misión: María Alicia Catalán, a poet who’s lived in the Mission 55 years

by Oscar Palma January 11, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 6:54 am

A woman with glasses stands in sunlight holding a sketchpad with a courtroom drawing, featuring labeled figures such as "judge," "defense," and "prosecutor.

People We Meet: The art professor at S.F.’s immigration court

by Mariana Garcia January 9, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 3:53 am

An older man standing on a stepladder adjusts a chandelier in a lighting store filled with lampshades and hanging light fixtures.

People We Meet: Yury Loves Liya

by Naomi Beth Marcus December 28, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 23, 2025, 11:16 am

A woman kneels beside a mannequin dressed in a white outfit decorated with paper parking tickets, in a room with guitars hanging on the wall.

Meet the musician taking on the SFMTA, with a dress made of parking tickets

by Anusha Subramanian December 27, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 27, 2025, 1:54 pm

Two women stand by a wall-mounted changing table holding potted flowers and a pink bucket. One woman wears a safety vest and the other is in dark clothing. Both are smiling.

People We Meet: The florists of the Ocean Beach bathroom

by Junyao Yang November 16, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 22, 2025, 3:25 pm

A woman stands next to a table with art supplies and fabric, with a framed anatomical skeleton model on the wall behind her.

People We Meet: Laurel Roth Hope delves into dump for trashy treasures

by Erin Marie Daly November 15, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:16 pm

A man gives a haircut to another man seated on a sidewalk, while several people gather nearby, some sitting and one in a wheelchair.

People We Meet: Desmond Cannady, the Tenderloin’s street barber

by Eleni Balakrishnan November 8, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:17 pm

A man with glasses and a gray "Downtown Top-Ranking" shirt stands in a record store with colorful vinyl albums displayed on shelves behind him.

People We Meet: Bullet LaVolta member is now a vinyl expert

by Julie Zigoris October 25, 2025, 11:03 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:18 pm

A man in a black coat and top hat holds a lit lantern on a city street at dusk, with tall buildings and a car in the background.

An S.F. ghost tour with history and haunts

by Charles Lewis III October 23, 2025, 9:06 amOctober 23, 2025, 12:37 pm

A man in a cap and plaid shirt gestures with his hand while talking to another person outside a modern office building.

People We Meet: Ted Barrow says S.F. is a skateboarder’s Athens

by Nicholas David August 31, 2025, 7:00 amSeptember 23, 2025, 1:46 pm

An older man in a plaid shirt sits behind a wooden desk at San Francisco City Hall; a sign advertises docent tours and provides contact information.

Meet the man who leads tours of San Francisco City Hall

by Xueer Lu August 24, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:19 pm

A man wearing glasses and a baseball cap sits indoors, playing an acoustic guitar. Various household items and artwork are visible in the background.

How one Noe Valley kid turned a detour from S.F. State into a defining arts role

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval August 20, 2025, 7:00 amAugust 21, 2025, 10:08 am

A man stands behind a market stall displaying bottles of olive oil, with boxes stacked behind him and other market stalls visible in the background.

People We Meet: Emanuele Bariani ends namesake olive oil stall

by Teresa Moore August 13, 2025, 10:00 amAugust 12, 2025, 3:35 pm

An older man with gray hair stands in front of large green plants, wearing a dark jacket and a black shirt, looking slightly to the side.

People We Meet: Hans Kolbe asks how Noe Valley can resist threats to democracy

by Abigail Vân Neely August 10, 2025, 10:00 amAugust 11, 2025, 12:19 pm

A person with long red hair sits on a stool in a workshop surrounded by film reels, equipment, and tools on a cluttered workbench.

People We Meet: Reel life at the Roxie Theater

by Gustavo Hernandez July 16, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:20 pm

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