Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

After a slew of corruption scandals, mayoral candidates can agree on one thing: Something is rotten in the state of San Francisco.

Since Photomatica launched in 2010, it’s installed 200 analog and vintage-inspired photo booths in dives around the world. 

The SFMTA has seen a multimillion-dollar increase in revenue from parking tickets over the last 12 months. 

From Aphotic to AsiaSF, Mourad to Milk Bar, the city lost ambitious chef-driven projects and beloved neighborhood stalwarts.

In a city where a quarter of the population is ethnic Chinese, simple transliterations are out, and evocative monikers are in.