Tuesday, February 4th 2025
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their deputy managing editor is seeking fresh and interesting angles on California theme parks. If interested, send your pitches about Disneyland and other theme parks (Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, etc.) to fiona.lee@sfgate.com. Rates are $250 to $350. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Tuesday, January 21st 2025
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking for rants on Bay Area issues: “I'm a big fan of NYC Subway Takes, and not to rip them off, but I very much welcome some freelance writer pitches that are (educated/nuanced/fun) rants on Bay Area issues big/small.” Topics can include “dating, etiquette, transportation, music, art, history, everyday annoying things, infrastructure complaints, policy things.” Pay is $300. If interested, send your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. There’s no deadline to submit. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Sunday, December 8th 2024
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They’re seeking freelance pitches. They pay $200 to $400+ per piece. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, October 29th 2024
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is always looking for pitches about all things California: history, trends, housing or real estate, climate, and weird interesting stuff. Rate is $300+. If interested, DM their editor on X or email tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Sunday, July 28th 2024
SFGATE is a digital publication
that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor
is always seeking pitches about all things California. Think:
“- History
- Trends
- Housing & Real Estate
- Climate
- Animals! Weird stuff! Ghost towns! Malls!”
Pay is $300+. If interested, DM their editor on X or email tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Saturday, May 11th 2024
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their California Editor is always seeking “great stories from freelancers about everything from state news and trends to history to a good ‘ol ‘why is that thing that way’ explainer?” Pay is $250 to $400+. If interested, email your pitches to tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Saturday, January 13th 2024
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They’re looking for pitches. Rates are $150 to $400+. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Saturday, August 12th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their sports editor is seeking reported stories about the Pac-12 collapse: “If you're a freelance sportswriter with a non-obvious pitch about the Pac-12 disintegration -- it could be about Olympic or women's sports, but doesn't have to be -- I am extremely open for business.” They will pay $300 to $500 for this. It would be great if you could get in touch with them by August 14. To read their sports editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Tuesday, July 11th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They’re seeking feature pitches from writers who will be at Burning Man. Rates begin at $250, but are higher for complex features. Send your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s tweet. To contact SFGate, refer to this page.
Tuesday, June 13th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is seeking freelancers to write great local content regarding the Bay Area. Rates are $250+. If interested, email tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact SFGate here.
Friday, April 28th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking story pitches on
the release of the latest Zelda game. They’re looking for creative features preferably
with Bay Area hooks. Rates begin at $200. Pitches can be sent to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To read their
culture editor’s tweet, click here. To
visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is assigning culture features for April. They want pieces that represent the spirit of SF. Rate is $250+. If interested, email dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To read their culture editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.
Tuesday, March 28th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is looking for “stories about living in San Francisco, real estate, history, profiles of interesting people, trend stories -- all must have Bay Area tie.” They will pay $250. Send your pitches to tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. Read their editor’s tweet here. Contact SFGate here.
Sunday, March 12th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is seeking more regular freelancers to write content on living in the Bay Area. Rates are $250+. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, January 29th 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking to assign some profiles (around 1,000 words) of San Francisco music venues. They’re seeking “writers who can show how a venue fits into the city's culture, history, and identity.” They’re also “interested in historical deep dives into long gone venues.” Rate is $250+. If interested, send your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To read their culture editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To contact them, click here.
Sunday, January 1st 2023
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor would love to assign a few culture features for January. They will pay $200 to $400+. If interested, email your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To read their culture editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To contact them, click here.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor has tweeted, “Looking for a freelancer who is a Metallica historian of sorts for an assignment, pay $200-300. Has to have seen them a bunch, does not have to be Bay Area based.” To read their culture editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To contact them, click here.
Tuesday, November 1st 2022
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking pitches about dating/romance/sex in the Bay Area. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm looking for stories that find unique things to say about Bay Area dating culture. That can be trends, experiential stunts, subculture deep dives, or in Chin's case, a unique dating strategy.” Rates start at $200. If interested, email your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read their culture editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.
Tuesday, October 18th 2022
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is looking for pitches about cool, local SF stuff: “think historical deep dives, trend stories, profiles on interesting people, stories related to parks, hiking, outdoors & fitness and all things real estate.” Pay is $150 to $300. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.
Sunday, August 28th 2022
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking a freelance writer on-the-ground at Burning Man for an assignment. Pay is around $300. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, August 14th 2022
SFGate covers news and
entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking pitches
for “some creative stories about dating in the Bay Area (if it's a personal
essay, it's gotta be truly unique).” Pay is $150 to $300. Email your pitches to
Dan.Gentile@sfgate.com. Read their
culture editor’s Tweet here. Contact
them here.
Deadline: August 19th, 2022
Sunday, July 3rd 2022
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They are looking for pitches. They want clever stories that nobody else has thought to chase, stories that offer unique perspectives, stories from those who really understand the San Francisco Bay Area, and more. They pay $150 to $300. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022
SFGate
covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture
editor wants to assign culture stories for February. He is looking for “hidden
SF subcultures, new/old TV/movies with Bay Area ties, viral local trends,
forgotten histories, tech industry stuff.” Rate is $150 to $300+. Their editor’s
email is dan.gentile@sfgate.com.
Read their editor’s Twitter thread here.
Contact them here.
Tuesday, November 16th 2021
SFGate
covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture
editor is looking for pitches. He has tweeted, “Hello freelancers, I'd love
some SF-specific culture pitches with newsy hooks, highlight something that you
love about the city in a new way, or go deep on the history of ~beloved~
venues.” Rate is $150 to $300+. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and
contact them here.
Sunday, September 5th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They are seeking Bay Area-centric pitches. They are looking for:
“1) Pitches about the Excelsior neighborhood! Sept. is Excelsior month and we’re looking for news, features, history, culture, food, etc
2) More health and wellness pitches! Think everything from awesome Bay Area hikes to experientials about wellness trends like forest bathing to a deep dive into what happens in a sleep study. Must have a Bay Area tie (Yes, Tahoe is too far)
3) Local stories about the Bay. Think historical deep dives, trend stories, profiles on unique and interesting people, stuff related to parks and all things real estate.”
Rate is $200 to $400. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and contact them here.
Thursday, July 29th 2021
SFGate
covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture
editor has tweeted, “Reminder that the SFGate culture vertical is always
looking for pitches! New TV shows in Aug/Sept, weird SF history/characters,
experiential stunts, unique subcultures, tech-adjacent stuff, drug stuff, email
me!” Rate is $150 to $300+. Pitches should be sent to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To learn more,
refer to their culture editor’s Twitter
thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, July 4th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay
Area and beyond. Their editor is seeking pitches about cool, local SF stuff. “Think
historical deep dives, trend stories, profiles on interesting people, stories
related to parks, hiking, outdoors & fitness and all things real estate.” Rate is $150-$300. Read their editor’s Twitter
thread here
and contact them here.
Sunday, June 6th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. They are accepting pitches for their new politics
section called California Issues. The section will “offer a voice + content mix
outside of establishment CA media.” They usually pay $200
per article. If interested, send your freelance pitches or op-eds to eric.ting@sfgate.com. To learn more,
refer to their California Issues editor’s Twitter thread.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Saturday, May 29th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking for pitches: “TV
takes, cool Bay Area subcultures that have general interest hooks,
Pride-related pieces, stories about the tech industry, weird viral internet
stuff.” Rate is $150-$300+. Pitches should be sent to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read their
culture editor’s Twitter thread here and
contact them here.
Saturday, May 8th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is accepting pitches for Presidio
month. They usually pay $200 per article. If you have unique stories to tell,
then DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and
contact them here.
Sunday, April 25th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is looking for story pitches for Haight
Month. They will pay $200 per article. Send your pitches to tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. To learn
more, refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Friday, March 19th 2021
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their travel editor is accepting
California-centric story pitches for their travel vertical. They usually pay $150
to $300 per piece. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Wednesday, December 9th 2020
SFGate
covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They are seeking “a tech reporter with established sources at big Bay Area
companies for what will be a pretty fun but challenging freelance piece.” They
usually pay $150 to $300 per piece, but payment for this piece will be higher.
To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Saturday, December 5th 2020
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking for “culture/entertainment
ideas with Bay Area hooks, but can be national stories if they're truly
zeitgeisty.” Pay will be $150 to $300 per piece. Email your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read their
editor’s Twitter thread here and
their culture section here.
Contact them here.
Saturday, November 21st 2020
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their deputy managing editor is always seeking story
pitches “on Hawaii, ideally with a Bay Area hook (though not required).” BIPOC
writers are strongly encouraged to pitch. Pay is $150 to $200 per story. Send
pitches to fiona.lee@sfgate.com. To
learn more, refer to their deputy managing editor’s Twitter thread.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, October 25th 2020
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their sports editor has tweeted, “The SFGate
sports section is punting (sports term) on gamers and instead focusing on features,
essays, hot takes that are fun rather than obnoxious, & investigative
sports stories — usually but not always with a Bay Area connection. I'm
especially interested in stories that are sports/fitness adjacent.” Pay is $150
to $300 per story. If interested, send pitches to alex.shultz@sfgate.com. For details,
refer to their sports editor’s Twitter thread.
For more contact information, refer to this page.
Saturday, September 26th 2020
SFGate covers news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. They are seeking pitches for stories that offer
unique perspectives. Send your food pitches to dianne.deguzman@sfgate.com, sports
pitches to alex.schultz@sfgate.com,
local pitches to tessa.mclean@sfgate.com
/ andrew.chamings@sfgate.com, culture
pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com,
and news pitches to amy.graff@sfgate.com.
If your pitch doesn’t fit any of these categories, then send it to grant.marek@sfgate.com. Pay is $150-$300
per piece. For details, refer to their editorial director’s Twitter
thread. For more contact information, refer to this page.
Thursday, September 17th 2020
SFGate features news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking “culture/entertainment
stories with a Bay Area hook (or big national ones).” They pay $150 to $300 per
piece. Send pitches to Dan.Gentile@sfgate.com.
For details, refer to their culture editor’s Twitter
thread. For more contact information, refer to this page.
Sunday, June 21st 2020
SFGate features news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking for Bay Area entertainment/culture pitches. He is looking for “unique subcultures, untold stories on niche-but-beloved local businesses, compelling angles on TV/movies, digital trends, profiles on unique jobs adjusting to Covid.” Pay is $100 to $300. Contact their culture editor at dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read his Tweet here and find more contact information here.
Monday, May 11th 2020
SFGate features news and entertainment
from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is seeking Bay Area
freelance culture stories specifically “profiles on local
art/entertainment/cultural businesses/communities adapting to you-know.” Pay is
$100 to $300 per story. Contact their culture editor at dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read his Tweet
here.
Find more contact information here.