Contributors

Among the thousands of noteworthy San Francisco destinations are a handful that the local cognescenti frequent. Eight San Franciscans-in-the-know share their favorite places to watch live performances, see art, eat, shop. They also give visitors a peek into a wild variety of just plain interesting spots around the city that they call “hidden gems,” “mind-blowing,” “haunting.”

Salvador Acevedo,
marketing and communications consultant
for the Latino community

Christina Augello,
artistic director,
EXIT Theatre

Daniel Derrick
dance performer,
massage therapist

Ben Fong-Torres,
music journalist, book author,
radio columnist,
former Rolling Stone editor

Jewelle Gomez,
director of grants and
community initiatives,
Horizons Foundation

Roberto Y. Hernandez,
artistic director and producer,
Carnaval San Francisco

Michelle Tea,
writer, spoken-word performer

Jennifer Yin,
marketing and
communications associate,
Asian Art Museum

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