When pop star Kesha told a Presidio crowd last month that she was moving to San Francisco, The Standard dutifully wondered which neighborhood she’d pick — the Lower Haight? The Castro, which we saw as her spiritual homeland? 

Reader, we are now getting reports that the answer is … Mill Valley. 

Sources in the area tell The Waggle Kesha is, by all accounts, a “gracious and lovely” neighbor.

We extend a warm Bay Area welcome to our newest Marin resident. The ferry runs twice an hour from Larkspur. The Castro will be waiting.

This week, a Zendaya fan posted to TikTok (opens in new tab) to gush about running into her idol on Clement Street. Zendaya was spotted Wednesday afternoon shopping with her Euphoria co-star Hunter Schafer at Aroma Tea Shop. The Oakland native — who rivals our other bestie Alyssa Liu in her ability to effortlessly exude Bay Area pride — was seen with a Green Apple Books tote slung over her shoulder. 

Others who had seen Zendaya around town this week jumped into the comments with their own sightings. One person reportedly saw her on Monday at indie perfumery Ministry of Scent in the Mission, where the staff was apparently stunned into silence. 

It was a normal Wednesday night in San Francisco’s Richmond District. Customers were sparse as closing time approached at a traditional Chinese grocery store known for its imported goods and wet market.

While shopping for noodles, bok choy, and eggs for a simple dinner, The Waggle was about to check out when we spotted someone familiar browsing the instant noodle aisle: Eileen Gu, the Olympic free skier, fashion supermodel, Chinese New Year’s Parade Grand Marshall, and San Francisco native, who has drawn international attention and geopolitical controversy as a U.S.-born athlete who competes for China in the Olympics. 

But nevermind all that, what was she wearing? Gu was dressed casually in a dark green Louis Vuitton sweatshirt (she is an ambassador for the brand), a white skirt, and sneakers. The Waggle said hi to her, and she was super nice in response.

There you have it: at one of the city’s most low-profile ethnic grocery stores, one of the world’s most famous athletes was shopping for discount authentic Chinese flavors. Celebrities: They really are like us.

Oakland filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest, I Love Boosters, is out now, and so, apparently, is he. Last night he was on stage with Alexis Madrigal at City Arts & Lectures, to name just one recent media appearance. But on Monday, The Waggle spotted Riley in a less high-profile setting: boarding the ferry solo at Jack London Square, his signature 2-foot-tall hat announcing his presence to anyone paying attention. On board, he bought two bags of chips and then headed up to the observation deck as the boat pushed off toward the Ferry Building, taking in one of our favorites views of San Francisco.

The Waggle lost him in the departing crowd before we could pay our compliments on the brilliant casting in the movie — Demi Moore as the psychotic narcissistic villain, Keke Palmer as the inspiring, socialist leader of the shoplifting crew. But honestly, that’s OK. Boots may be in the spotlight right now, but he deserves his privacy as he commutes around the Bay.