Natalia Gurevich

San Francisco

Digital Producer and Writer at The San Francisco Examiner

Articles

Jackie Fielder emerges as SF progressive standard-bearer

4 days ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

San Francisco’s youngest supervisor has had an eventful start to her first term. District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, 30, has been the Board of Supervisors’ main and most progressive voice after the body shifted in moderates’ direction in November. Just over four months into her term, Fielder has taken outspoken stances on citywide issues such as the fentanyl crisis, family homelessness and police funding.
Longtime SF political couple take pride in next generation

5 days ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

Months after the November election and still grappling with the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s second term, Joyce Newstat and her partner of more than 25 years, Susan Lowenberg, said they’re looking ahead to the young Democratic Party leaders they anticipate will continue striving towards the ideals they’ve fought for throughout their careers, such as equality and women’s rights.
Episcopal Community Services’ Beth Stokes on What the Nonprofit Needs Now

6 days ago | nobhillgazette.com | Natalia Gurevich

Beth Stokes has spent the majority of her career addressing homelessness and housing in California. She received a Master of Social Work from San Francisco State University before going on to serve as the western region managing director for the Corporation for Supportive Housing in Los Angeles, then taking on a number of roles in San Francisco. Currently, she is the executive director of Episcopal Community Services San Francisco, a position she’s held since 2017.
Susan Lowenberg and Joyce Newstat Are Ready for Pride

6 days ago | nobhillgazette.com | Natalia Gurevich

Months after the presidential election and still grappling with its repercussions, Joyce Newstat and her partner of more than 25 years, Susan Lowenberg, are looking ahead to the young Democratic Party leaders they anticipate will pave the way for the party and the ideals they’ve fought for throughout their careers, such as equality and women’s rights. “The way to forge ahead is to uplift Democratic, prochoice women, young people and people of color,” Newstat says.
Larkin Street Youth Services Gala Raises Over $1 Million

1 week ago | nobhillgazette.com | Natalia Gurevich

Larkin Street Youth Services held its annual gala, Paving the Way, at The Conservatory at One Sansome on May 8 to continue its efforts to address youth homelessness in San Francisco. The event raised more than $1 million, which goes toward providing housing, education, employment and health programs to more than 1,700 young people in San Francisco annually.
Bar Sprezzatura offers downtown SF an Italian summer escape

1 week ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

San Francisco has a complicated relationship with summer. With unpredictable weather, false starts and microclimates throughout The City, it’s difficult to get into the summer mood until the first real heat wave hits in September. However, I’m not about to let the weather dictate my ability to embrace a vacation mindset, even though I typically struggle to find a cat sitter anytime I go away for a weekend.
Bar Sprezzatura offers downtown SF an Italian summer escape

1 week ago | sfweekly.com | Natalia Gurevich

Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.comSan Francisco has a complicated relationship with summer. With unpredictable weather, false starts and microclimates throughout The City, it’s difficult to get into the summer mood until the first real heat wave hits in September.
Unhoused SF family faces uncertain future as son turns 18

1 week ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

Veronica Coto celebrated when her son turned 18 last month, but she also knew it meant that their already precarious living situation was likely to change. Since moving into a Lower Nob Hill family shelter in September, the single mother from El Salvador has been struggling to find permanent housing for months. Now that her son is legally an adult, they no longer qualify for family shelter and need to be transitioned to adult shelter, but it’s unlikely they’ll be placed together.
Tasting boozy origins of San Francisco at Comstock Saloon

1 week ago | sfweekly.com | Natalia Gurevich

Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.comThe saloons and gambling halls populating San Francisco in its earliest days were filled with beer, whiskey and a cocktail that modern-day mixologists have, for the most part, abandoned.
Rye Bar caters to SF industry peers with creative cocktails

2 weeks ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

Some bars are designed for the customer, catering to the average person walking in off the street looking for a good cocktail. But some, like Rye Bar in Lower Nob Hill, target its own — namely bartenders, liquor distributors, and peers in the food and beverage industry satisfying San Francisco’s need for libations.