Backstories

Bold Locals

A Bold Local's life abounds with fascinating local shenanigans, and they can captivate you with the tales. They're hand-picked by The Bold Italic team to create an unruly, unpredictable and unforgettable cast of San Franciscan characters.

• Annetta Black

  prefers keeping it strange

• Aaron Britt

  folds pocket squares into deadly weapons.

• Brendan Francis Newnam

• Mariah Gardner

  likes being lost at sea

• Nicole Grant

  knows the secret in the secret sauce

• Twilight Greenaway

  has some big questions

• Sarah Han

  would like to befriend your dog

• Reyhan Harmanci

  might just run for mayor next year.

• Patrick Heig

  is sorry he has to keep apologizing

• Drew Himmelstein

  likes to be anonymous

• Garrett Kamps

  is grateful.

• Ethan Kanat

  will be staying out late tonight

• Jon Korn

  does not want to be that guy

• Zoneil Maharaj

  Zoneil Maharaj hates vegetables.

• Jessica Mullens

• Dino-Ray Ramos

  is a sartorial cycle of fun

• Sarah Rich

  knows how to keep a secret

• Antonia Richmond

  knows it when she sees it

• Josh Rotter

  is still looking for Mr. Goodbar

• Sean Sanford

  rhymes with witty

• Justine Sharrock

  is scouring the streets

• Kristin Smith

  is climbing something taller than herself

• Mara Sohn

  waits for the next reel to spool

• Jesse Szymanski

  is good at bumming cigarettes

• Lisa Tauber

  has never heard that expression

• Andreas Trolf

  enjoys the occasional drink

• Jonny Waldman

  is strongly averse to goats

• Jaimal Yogis

  is dreaming of swimming with sharks