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$20+ monthly members get a free ticket to our Gala! Join us

Party with us on October 22 at El Rio—and help keep 48 Hills sustainable for another year.

We are rolling out perks for our growing membership—and here’s one that includes dancing, drinks, food, live music, and great company! Our 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala and Best of the Bay Winners Celebration is Wednesday, October 22, 6pm-9pm at El Rio. And if you are a $20+ recurring monthly 48 Hills donor, your name is automatically on the guest list! Just show up at the door and we got you.

JOIN US AS A $20+ MONTHLY MEMBER NOW!

We are so excited to celebrate a dozen years of community-supported, completely independent and local journalism—breaking essential news stories, amplifying marginalized voices, providing a lifeline to the local arts scene through thousands of reviews and previews, and guiding our readers through scary political times.

We also can’t wait to get together with the winners of our 51st Best of the Bay. Truly this will be a local star-studded affair, full of necessary community and lots of fun.

Please join us as a $20+ monthly member—and tell your friends to join up too, or buy tickets!—and help us continue into 2026. We truly appreciate your support!

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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