The Sidewalk Ballet Field Guide

The Sidewalk Ballet Field Guide is a growing collection of people, organizations, projects, books, ideas and ongoing conversations about cities and the people who shape them. It grows out of the podcast, but extends well beyond it—connecting the people doing the work, the places where it’s happening, and the ideas, experiments and resources worth carrying forward. Think of it as part reference library, part trail of breadcrumbs: a way to follow the conversation wherever it leads.

Explore by type, browse alphabetically or by date, or search for something specific. Follow the tags to discover connections—or explore the map to see where the people, projects and ideas in the Field Guide take us.

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Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love by David Talbot is a sweeping history of San Francisco from the turbulent 1960s through the early 1980s, tracing the city’s transformation from a center of counterculture and idealism into a place shaken by violence, political upheaval, and profound social change.

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