Alan Chazaro
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
Bay Area dad and traveler. COYOTE worker-owner. Former high school teacher and professor. Author and freelance journalist (NPR, GQ, The Guardian, SLAM, L.A. Times, The Believer, SFGATE, etc).
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Getting to read @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social’s rap criticism for COYOTE is always such a joy, man. I just know I’m in for hit after hit.
“[The album] is as much a spiritual hymn as it is a hyphy resistance… especially when Bank$ veers into anger. ‘Oakland Unified’ facetiously points to the loss of Black residents who’ve been pushed to the geographical and cultural fringes (‘Oakland n***** don’t die, they move to Sacramento County’).”
Oakland Rapper Philip Bank$ Is All Gas, No Fakes
The late-blooming lyricist opens up about his debut solo album, ‘East Bay Times.’
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November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Getting to read @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social’s rap criticism for COYOTE is always such a joy, man. I just know I’m in for hit after hit.
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After more than a decade in the Bay Area's rap scene, Philip Bank$ is finally releasing his debut solo album. It's a time capsule of Oakland told by someone who prides himself on speaking "for those who aren't able to tell their own stories."
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Oakland Rapper Philip Bank$ Is All Gas, No Fakes
The late-blooming lyricist opens up about his debut solo album, ‘East Bay Times.’
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November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
After more than a decade in the Bay Area's rap scene, Philip Bank$ is finally releasing his debut solo album. It's a time capsule of Oakland told by someone who prides himself on speaking "for those who aren't able to tell their own stories."
✍️ @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
✍️ @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
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What happens when successful nightlife hosts become morning people? Group runs, breakfast burritos, DJ sets, and a whole lot of human-to-human connection.
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Why S.F.'s Coolest Party Hosts Now Throw 9am Ragers Instead
A mix of neighborhood runs, one-day burrito collaborations, and Filipino-inspired cold brews highlight this new series of San Francisco-focused morning events.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What happens when successful nightlife hosts become morning people? Group runs, breakfast burritos, DJ sets, and a whole lot of human-to-human connection.
✍️: @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
✍️: @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
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An ICE agent hit by a sandwich earlier this year testified that he could feel the sandwich’s “explosive” impact through his ballistic vest. “I could smell the onions and mustard.”
This made us hungry, so we've rounded up our favorite Bay Area sandwiches that are big, messy, smelly, and aerodynamic.
This made us hungry, so we've rounded up our favorite Bay Area sandwiches that are big, messy, smelly, and aerodynamic.
Sandwich Terrorism Is Now Legal. Also, Here Are Some Sandwiches We Like
COYOTE does not condone violence, only sandwiches.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
An ICE agent hit by a sandwich earlier this year testified that he could feel the sandwich’s “explosive” impact through his ballistic vest. “I could smell the onions and mustard.”
This made us hungry, so we've rounded up our favorite Bay Area sandwiches that are big, messy, smelly, and aerodynamic.
This made us hungry, so we've rounded up our favorite Bay Area sandwiches that are big, messy, smelly, and aerodynamic.
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There's one place on Earth that isn't angry with the Mavs right now. I know because we sent @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social to Mexico City last weekend to watch Dallas play & tell us the 30-year journey of how the Mavs became Mexico's team. I loved this story:
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...
Home Away From Home: How the Mavericks Became Mexico’s NBA Team
Last weekend, Dallas played its record eighth game south of the border. This is the international hoops love story you didn't know you needed.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There's one place on Earth that isn't angry with the Mavs right now. I know because we sent @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social to Mexico City last weekend to watch Dallas play & tell us the 30-year journey of how the Mavs became Mexico's team. I loved this story:
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...
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I fucking love this @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social piece on the new Frida Kahlo museum, what home means, and how tiny pieces of connection out in the world make all the difference.
What Does Frida Kahlo Have to Do With the Bay Area? I Found Out in Mexico
A review of Mexico City's latest Frida Kahlo museum and a tangent about finding home away from home.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I fucking love this @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social piece on the new Frida Kahlo museum, what home means, and how tiny pieces of connection out in the world make all the difference.
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COYOTE's @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social was skeptical about the new Casa Roja, yet another Frida Kahlo museum in Mexico City. But when he discovered her intimate relationship to the Bay Area, he found a new, personal connection with the famous artist.
What Does Frida Kahlo Have to Do With the Bay Area? I Found Out in Mexico
A review of Mexico City's latest Frida Kahlo museum and a tangent about finding home away from home.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
COYOTE's @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social was skeptical about the new Casa Roja, yet another Frida Kahlo museum in Mexico City. But when he discovered her intimate relationship to the Bay Area, he found a new, personal connection with the famous artist.
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Have you checked out @coyotemedia.org recently? We've done some good shit in the last two weeks!
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
In Which We Deserve Options Other Than Rapists and Robots
I don’t want to be assaulted by a driver, nor surveilled by cat-killing robot cars. Is this really the best we can do?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Have you checked out @coyotemedia.org recently? We've done some good shit in the last two weeks!
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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The Bay Area is quietly one of the biggest anime hubs in North America—and most people don't even realize it. @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social is here to set the record straight with his latest story.
From BART to UC Berkeley, Anime Subcultures Are Thriving in the Bay
The Bay Area is quietly one of the biggest anime hubs in North America — and most people don't even realize it.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Bay Area is quietly one of the biggest anime hubs in North America—and most people don't even realize it. @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social is here to set the record straight with his latest story.
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.
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Good site with tips for everyone. If your city has its own version of this, feel free to reply with a link!
While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Good site with tips for everyone. If your city has its own version of this, feel free to reply with a link!
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read @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social always
Alan traces the evolution of Bay Area airbrushing through three generations of artists: from a decades-long flea market vendor to Deandre "Airballin" Drake, painter of Formula 1 cars and Playboy bunnies. www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
“Spray Area”: The Evolution of Airbrushing in the Bay
Airbrushing once offered local artists a full-time income; nowadays, it’s mostly a creative side hustle that recalls a nostalgic past. Here’s what the remaining artists have to say about it.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
read @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social always
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LOVE this @coyotemedia.org piece from Alan Chazaro.
From the Great Mall to Great America, airbrushing is both nostalgia and a Bay Area art form that endures.
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
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From the Great Mall to Great America, airbrushing is both nostalgia and a Bay Area art form that endures.
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
“Spray Area”: The Evolution of Airbrushing in the Bay
Airbrushing once offered local artists a full-time income; nowadays, it’s mostly a creative side hustle that recalls a nostalgic past. Here’s what the remaining artists have to say about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
LOVE this @coyotemedia.org piece from Alan Chazaro.
From the Great Mall to Great America, airbrushing is both nostalgia and a Bay Area art form that endures.
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
From the Great Mall to Great America, airbrushing is both nostalgia and a Bay Area art form that endures.
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
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Remember getting your shirt airbrushed at the flea market? That sweeping script with your name across the chest? It was peak Bay Area culture in the 90s and 2000s, writes @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social, and a memento of a Bay Area where artists once thrived. www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Remember getting your shirt airbrushed at the flea market? That sweeping script with your name across the chest? It was peak Bay Area culture in the 90s and 2000s, writes @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social, and a memento of a Bay Area where artists once thrived. www.coyotemedia.org/spray-area-t...
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this week for @coyotemedia.org: I went to war-ravaged Portland to find out whether it’s still possible to get a decent macchiato there www.coyotemedia.org/portland-a-w...
Portland, a ‘war zone?’ OK, sure. So how’s the food?
COYOTE’s war correspondent grabs brunch.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
this week for @coyotemedia.org: I went to war-ravaged Portland to find out whether it’s still possible to get a decent macchiato there www.coyotemedia.org/portland-a-w...
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Really enjoyed working on this @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social piece about Diego Luna and how his family shaped the player he is today, with an identity that’s still wholly his own. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
In our family, there’s been zero doubt about Diego Luna’s USMNT identity
The attacking midfielder’s path to representing the US was natural for him, even if it seemed unorthodox to others
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October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Really enjoyed working on this @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social piece about Diego Luna and how his family shaped the player he is today, with an identity that’s still wholly his own. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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“One of my favorite varieties of hip-hop is the deeply subterranean kind. The sort you stumble upon by accident: a barely discernible but promising little secret stubbing against your toe. And then you dig.”
- @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social for @coyotemedia.org
- @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social for @coyotemedia.org
A Journey Into Self: The Bay Area Filipino Artist Blending Abstract Painting with Rap
THEALLSEEINGEYE is a Gen Z throwback to the golden era of hip-hop.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“One of my favorite varieties of hip-hop is the deeply subterranean kind. The sort you stumble upon by accident: a barely discernible but promising little secret stubbing against your toe. And then you dig.”
- @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social for @coyotemedia.org
- @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social for @coyotemedia.org
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San Jose-based rapper, producer, and abstract painter THEALLSEEINGEYE veered away from the norms of regional rap. We spoke with the emerging artist about his process, upbringing, and being “an outsider.”
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✍️ @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
A Journey Into Self: The Bay Area Filipino Artist Blending Abstract Painting with Rap
THEALLSEEINGEYE is a Gen Z throwback to the golden era of hip-hop.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
San Jose-based rapper, producer, and abstract painter THEALLSEEINGEYE veered away from the norms of regional rap. We spoke with the emerging artist about his process, upbringing, and being “an outsider.”
✍️ @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
✍️ @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
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La afición del Galatasaray ayer en la Champions: "Palestina libre. La humanidad perdió la conciencia en Gaza”.
October 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
La afición del Galatasaray ayer en la Champions: "Palestina libre. La humanidad perdió la conciencia en Gaza”.
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This is my first story for @coyotemedia.org and I'm pretty proud of it! I think it will surprise and delight you, even if you don't live in the Bay Area. Plus, it includes a recipe for pie. www.coyotemedia.org/where-did-th...
Where Did the Fairyland Dandelions Go?
For more than 45 years, three huge steel and bronze dandelion puffs reached for the sky outside Children’s Fairyland only to disappear without a trace. COYOTE went on a quest to find them.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is my first story for @coyotemedia.org and I'm pretty proud of it! I think it will surprise and delight you, even if you don't live in the Bay Area. Plus, it includes a recipe for pie. www.coyotemedia.org/where-did-th...
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In 2015, Nef the Pharaoh broke the radio with his debut megahit, “Big Tymin’.” Now, 10 years later, he’s proved that he’s one of the most enduring talents of his Bay Area generation — and his music slaps harder than ever.
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Big Tymin’: A Decade of Nef the Pharaoh
Ten years after his debut, the Vallejo spitter is perhaps the most underrated Bay Area rapper of his generation.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In 2015, Nef the Pharaoh broke the radio with his debut megahit, “Big Tymin’.” Now, 10 years later, he’s proved that he’s one of the most enduring talents of his Bay Area generation — and his music slaps harder than ever.
✍️: @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
✍️: @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social
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i wrote about navigating the splendor & contradictions of queer fandom in ballhalla for @coyotemedia.org, check out this piece! proud to be part of their launch this week.
and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com
and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com
Watch Parties, Dildos, and Equal Pay: How Queer Valkyries Fans Claim Space in the WNBA
The vibes around Ballhalla are immaculate — yet the league is still mired in misogyny and inequality. What’s a fan to do?
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September 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
i wrote about navigating the splendor & contradictions of queer fandom in ballhalla for @coyotemedia.org, check out this piece! proud to be part of their launch this week.
and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com
and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com
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San Jose might have solved the downtown conundrum faster than SF + Oakland; last year, there were 25M visits to downtown, up 1.4M from the year before. What's behind its success? Small businesses, incredible food, and community events ✍️ @tavos-kitchen.bsky.social
www.coyotemedia.org/experimental...
www.coyotemedia.org/experimental...
Experimental Beers, Paletas, and Lattes Are Fueling Downtown San Jose’s Renaissance
Post-lockdown, downtown San Jose is booming.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
San Jose might have solved the downtown conundrum faster than SF + Oakland; last year, there were 25M visits to downtown, up 1.4M from the year before. What's behind its success? Small businesses, incredible food, and community events ✍️ @tavos-kitchen.bsky.social
www.coyotemedia.org/experimental...
www.coyotemedia.org/experimental...