"San Francisco has been quietly losing pool tables for awhile. Family Billiards, the oldest continuously running pool room in the city, is being pushed out. Whiskey Thieves is gone. The Wooden Nickel drowned in a 2023 atmospheric river and never came back."
"You just have to look sideways into the back rooms of dives, behind the jukebox, past the dartboard, occasionally under a chandelier. Here are 31 bars in San Francisco where you can still rack 'em up."
"This month we are sponsoring LGBT Center Soirée 2026. This isn't a paid gig; but they promised to sing The Bold Italic's praises on their party brochures and messaging, so long as we did the same."
San Francisco has seen a decline in pool tables, with notable venues like Family Billiards and Whiskey Thieves closing. Despite this, there are still options available for pool enthusiasts. Various bars across neighborhoods such as Mission, Castro, and North Beach continue to offer pool tables, often hidden in back rooms. Additionally, the LGBT Center Soirée 2026 is being sponsored, highlighting community events and fundraising efforts within the LGBTQ+ community.
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