Dick Vivian Knew the Right Record Could Change Your Life
The beloved owner of Rooky Ricardoâs Records died in July at 78. But the Haight St. shopâs new owners â and Vivianâs countless musical disciples â say his legacy lives on.
Dick Vivian Knew the Right Record Could Change Your Life
The beloved owner of Rooky Ricardoâs Records died in July at 78. But the Haight St. shopâs new owners â and Vivianâs countless musical disciples â say his legacy lives on.
When Pleasure Is the Job
Can horniness beget horniness? A sex educator on performance anxiety on the job.
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Culture
A Gay Situationship in a Doom Loop: A 2,000-Year-Old Play Makes Everything New Old Again
âSatyriconâ brings sex, excess, and the decline of an empire to a historic San Francisco leather bar.
Get Handsy With Weird Instruments at the New Parkway
No audiophiles were hurt in the making of Dogboticâs July 25 instrument petting zoo.
COYOTE Scene Report: Resisting Psychic Death at Mosswood Meltdown
A notebook dump from Sunday at the Oakland music festival where punk rock keeps you young.
A Sapphic Fairy Tale For All The Monster Lovers
A comic for lesbians, monsterfuckers, and everyone in-between.
Power
ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs
A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.
A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI
In the â60s, the Bay Area almost got a high-speed train from Marin to San Jose. What could happen if we dreamed big again?
This Domestic Violence Shelter Was Told It No Longer Aligns With the Trump Administrationâs Priorities
Trumpâs war on âgender ideologyâ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Womenâs Shelterâs ability to help victims â many of whom canât get help anywhere else. Itâs already cost them nearly $500,000.
Herons or Housing: The Battle Over a Vacant Lot
A large affordable housing development is slated for downtown Oakland. It could displace hundreds of black-crowned night herons, the cityâs official bird.
Life
COYOTE Calendar: August 6-August 12
This week we've got a papal read-along, mimes, a whole lot of plants, absolutely awful music (on purpose), and pole dancing.
The Best Dishes Our Food Critic Ate in July
Corn, tomatoes, and everything great about summer in the Bay Area from local pop-ups and restaurants.
COYOTE Calendar: July 30-August 5
This week we've got alien costumes, several forms of magic, bratwurst throwing, Yiddish puppetry, and something described as âintelligent, leaky, erotic, and alive.â
COYOTE Calendar: July 23-July 29
This week we've got bees, vampires, a bunch of night markets, sunken ships, and more.