A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Wednesday and packed El Rio for the 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala and Best of the Bay 2025 Winners’ Celebration. Susana y Su Orquesta Adelante heated up the patio with salsa and jazz tunes, while great cocktails and bites from La Mediterranée were served inside. Special thanks to our incredible speakers Cat Brooks and Dean Preston, along with our terrific major sponsors: SEIU Local 1021, HERE Local 2, National Union of Healthcare Workers, Storefront Political, The Worker Agency, Stearns Consulting, Sandra Lee Fewer, Aaron Peskin, TODCO, and The Craig Newmark Foundation.
We are still $4500 short of our goal! Please donate here to help essential independent media survive into 2026. And check out the Best of the Bay winners!
Tim Redmond, Cat Brooks, Marke B. and Dean Preston 
Gregory, Juki, Mocha Fapalatte of Folsom Street Fair, winner of Best Street Fair. 
Rocket Dog Rescue, winner of Best Animal Rescue, brought puppies! 
Puppy love! 
Cabure of Rosebud Gallery, winner of Best Gallery, with Donna Persona of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, and Editors’ Pick for Best Show 
48 Hills writer Dorothy with Blandina Farley, who won Best Tour 
Susana rocked the patio 
Inside El Rio 
Tim Redmond and Imelda of Acción Latina 
Tim Redmond, Vivian Redmond, and Dean Preston 
Astrid, Andrew, and Adrian 
Tim and Markę
