Every fall, we’re presented with the biggest quandary of the year: Narrowing down the Bay Area’s abundance of stellar luminaries to an exclusive selection of trailblazers for our annual Hot 20 list. This year’s round-up comprises the most energizing influencers of our time. You’ll meet a city hall street artist, the storm that will shake the world, and the powerhouse behind the SF restaurant industry. Best of all, there’s more awesomeness where these came from. See them all below.
Pete Docter, the Man Behind Your Favorite Pixar Movies
Jessica Semaan, the Passion Chaser
Rob Bonta, the Marijuana Policymaker
Bita Nazarian, Captain of the Ship at 826 Valencia
Jeremy Fish, the Street Artist Shaking Up City Hall
Shashi Batra, Organic Beauty Guru
El Niño, the Storm We’ve All Heard About
Stephen Curry, the Next Michael Jordan?
Kevin Jorgeson, The First Man to Climb Dawn Wall
Chef Gabriela Cámara, Mexican Culinary Ambassador to SF
Anna Weinberg, Empress of the SF Restaurant Scene
Stewart Butterfield, Silicon Valley’s Hardest Working Slacker
Anne Wojcicki, Biotech’s Comeback Kid
Scott Wiener, The Supe + Underdog for Senate
Niles Lichtenstein, Keeper of Human History
Gina Pell + Amy Parker, Creators of the Only Email You'll Want to Open
Anna Brockway, Vintage Treasure Hunter
Scott Gatz, King of LGBT Media
Mark Bittman, NYT Columnist Turned Berkeley Dot-Commer
Vinnie Hobbs, Special Effects Wizard for Kendrick Lamar
