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Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Sponsor our 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala (or just come and bring all your friends)!

Help us keep independent media alive for another year with music, cocktails, food, community, and lots of local love.

The 12th annual 48 Hills Gala is coming October 22 and we are returning to our roots at the fabulous El Rio club in the Mission. The 48 Hills Gala is our major fundraiser of the year (we need you to keep going!), a fun affair where all are welcome to:

*celebrate the winners of the 51st annual Bay Guardian Best of the Bay

*dance to the salsa sounds of Susana Y Su Orquesta Adelante on the famous El Rio patio

*enjoy fabulous El Rio cocktails and tasty local bites

*mingle with prominent members of the local community

*join fabulous speakers (to be announced soon, stay tuned)

*celebrate the importance of local independent media and ensure the continued success of 48 Hills! 

We are a community-based publication that never bows to pesky billionaires or desperate trends. Here’s how you can become part of this essential event for the survival of local, independent media, a final bulwark of democracy: 

1) Become a major sponsor at the following tiers*—contact marke@48hills.org for more details

(All personal and corporate sponsors will receive acknowledgement in gala materials on our site + in our printed program, plus lots of other 48 Hills love.)

1,000 Supporter

2,500 Defender 

5,000 Guardian 

10,000 Hero 

20,000 Superhero

2) Join us as a 48 Hills member at $20+ per month.*

(All new and existing members at this tier receive a free Gala ticket!)

Sign up here.

3) Buy a ticket—or several tickets!—here.

And tell all your friends! Here’s that link again for tickets.
All tickets come with a free drink!

*48 Hills is the publication of the San Francisco Progressive Media Center, a 501c3 organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the furthest extent of the law. 

Marke B.
Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

48 Hills welcomes comments in the form of letters to the editor, which you can submit here. We also invite you to join the conversation on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

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