Thank you, California Home and Design Magazine, for from time to time including photos of me in…read moreyour social pages. I really love attention and nothing makes me happier than to stare at pictures of myself and my fabulous friends in fine and respectable periodicals such as you. Paper City's got nothing on you guys. And you can quote me on that one (but hey, Paper City, don't let that discourage you). Narcissism aside, after growing up in the design business, I find CHDM one of the most interesting, diverse, engaging magazines of it's kind. Keep doing what you're doing and keep on supporting local SF business! And keep putting my fabulous face on those pages.

Nice community-oriented monthly free paper. Columns from the…read moreallied neighborhoods, school and new business news. Focuses on good news, which is nice.

Funny shit. Thie paper is a humurous slice for all of us who have chosen to embrace life in the…read moreloin' for better or for worse

this is a small local literary zine published in the tenderloin. it is given away for free at…read morevarious locations in the 'loin. it's fun reading. if you see it, check it out! and, it has some illustrations by r. crumb's brother.

Found the June magazine somewhere in Fisherman's Wharf, and really liked the recommendations…read more Looked all over the city for the July edition, and eventually found it at the Westfield Mall. They really need to increase their distribution, as its a pretty good read. They do give preference to advertisers, and repeat some articles. Nevertheless, it has a lot of interesting content, and is a good reference to start with, and use Yelp, Zagat's et al for updates and reviews.

i pick this magazine up from the information desk at the street level of the san francisco shopping…read morecentre. it's a decent magazine to browse through, especially since it's free. catered more towards tourists of course, but it's pretty good at giving ideas of what to do around the bay area when you run out of your own ideas...

[Best of 2008: http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2008/award/best-free-print-music-magazine-1032587/]…read more It's easy to lose track of what's important in life. http://www.yelp.com/biz/west-coast-performer-san-francisco But every now and again, you're reminded, whether it be from seeing a couple kiss in the cold lamp-lit night or watching some homeless crackhead get hyphy in the middle of Market. And you feel fortunate for your relative lack of disfigurement and abundance of resources. You start hearing uplifting voices in your head. Self-fulfilling prophesies and delusions of grandeur. Motivational momentum. Something a big orange cat said in that Disney film. (Free West Coast indie music news.) I consider myself very fortunate. I quit my job, had enough money for traveling, and came back as an Editorial Assistant position opened at Performer. And while the position offered no money, it certainly wasn't without pay. I didn't have a background in journalism or English and, in all respects, I'm still a pretty shitty reader. Changing careers isn't easy, but then if it were it wouldn't be any fun. (Free live show and record reviews.) I've been reading Performer ever since we first moved into H.I.T. Wall Studios a few years back. The fact that the magazine devotes itself to the independent musician, as opposed to the casual music listener, sets it apart from other trade publications like Rolling Stone or Zero. Because West Coast Performer only deals with the West Coast, all the info proves itself useful and relevant. The longevity of the guides and articles ensures that I always have a copy around from each month. And seeing your name skip over time from "Editorial Assistant" to "Contributing Writer" is pretty cool, too. (Free gear reviews and in-depth tour guides.) From Performer, I ably transitioned to my current editing position, which, as luck would have it, was in the process of moving to a more convenient location. And when I finally went full-time and left Performer as an Editorial Assistant, Performer moved to this shinier but more distant location. It clicked like a jigsaw falling into place, and I feel caressed by the blessing of fine timing... and thus, I consider myself very fortunate. (Free at most places you frequent in attempts of looking hip: Guitar Center, record stores like Amoeba, bars like Edinburgh, etc.) "Remember who you are." A 20-something year-old with ten working digits and a guaranteed meal tonight, taking advice from a dead, cartoon lion.

So it seems to have changed somewhat over the past six or so months -- and not for the better…read more There used to be a host of contributors; now it seems as if it's down to two or three. Terry Canaan writes some national political opinion pieces; Luke shoots all the photos, shoots some video as well -- Harvey Milk Club meetings on YouTube, who knew! -- and writes stories; and then Elaine Santore's celebrity-gossip-slash-pseudo-politico-slash-whatever column runs every so often. Though when they run Bay City News pieces, they do use the writers' bylines, the only time those bylines see the light of day. Which is nice. It's too bad -- they had some wacko contributors like H Brown -- now gone after he went bananas at a Milk Club meeting in June -- but they also had some young guns, much like myself, who brought something new and different to the table. I'm guessing Luke spends more or most of his time doing whatever it is he does to pay the bills, as being a roving journo shore don't pay rent. Also keep in mind this dude is buddy-buddy with the likes of Daly, Mirkarimi et. al. This can be dangerous: it led me to believe that those dudes like all reporters, which is not in fact true ::jilted by supes :( ::

CD Rom Today... then boot/mac addict... then Maximum PC... (mac addict still around too).... Years…read moreand years have passed and i have always enjoyed immensely this mag. In all its iterations... not including the mac version which i don't read. They have always provided hardware specific reviews with day to day abuse of the review systems, video cards, sound cards, printers, cameras and whatever is computer geek testable... The reading is light with a bit of sarcasm here and there from very knowledgeable editors. The mag comes with a monthly CD that usually has some cool apps to try and so on. Recommend it above most other computer mags out there.

MaximumPC is without a doubt the best magazine of its type. The reviews are consistent, the editors…read moreresponsive to emails, the content is relevant and substantive. They also have a website where the content is free. You can even download previous issues in .PDF format for free. I've been a subscriber since 1999 and continue to renew.

I love reading the Independent. It's always interesting from time to time, and good to hear about…read morelocal things without the cost of the Chronicle.