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Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco Collaborative Drawing Jam

Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco Collaborative Drawing Jam

December 9 at 3am +5

Finjan Qahwa · Bernal Heights • Free

Join local cartoonists for collaborative jam comics at this warm Mission cafe. Bring your sketchbook, grab some cardamom coffee, and let the drawings (and conversations) flow.

cafe & code

cafe & code

Corgi Cafe · Union Square • $

Finally, a 24-hour cafe where you can code at midnight and pet a corgi on your way out. Strong wifi, plenty of outlets, and a rotating cast of builders and creatives make this the ultimate anytime workspace.

Post-I/O: After Work with Google DeepMind

Post-I/O: After Work with Google DeepMind

Corgi Cafe · Union Square • $

Finally, a place where night owls can grab coffee and meet cool builders at 3am. This 24-hour cafe serves up strong wifi, abundant outlets, and the occasional corgi sighting for a productive late-night session.

NCM Cafe

NCM Cafe

Brokaw

Watch a robot barista craft drinks with Vietnamese coffee in this spacious, modern cafe designed for working, gaming, or just marveling at the tech.

Diamond Coffee N Pastry

Diamond Coffee N Pastry

Outer Richmond • $

This cozy Inner Richmond cafe serves croffles—crispy croissant-waffle hybrids—topped with everything from ube to fresh berries. Cute interior, outlets at every table, and solid cold brew make it a study-spot favorite.

Tillage

Tillage

Inner Sunset

Tillage fills that post-office void with a library-quiet work room, phone booths for calls, and a lounge that actually feels like home. Come for the productivity, stay for the community building and genuine hospitality.

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Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM

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The Clove Art Complex · Gilroy

Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM

Chai Lab

Fireside Books & More · Centennial

Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM

Open Mic

Red Rock Coffee · Old Mountain View

$

Tue, Nov 17 · 9:30 AM

The Hub Member Breakfast

The Hub Sports Club - Alameda · Alameda

Free

Tue, Nov 17 · 4:30 PM

Toast to Tuesday!

Berkeley Hillel · Southside

Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM

Wellness Wednesday

A Steep In Time · Brentwood

Free

Wed, Dec 2 · 5:00 PM

Artists MV

Red Rock Coffee · Old Mountain View

$

Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 AM

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Mercury Cafe · Lower Haight

$

Fri, Dec 4 · 11:30 AM

First Friday Coffee

Gratitude Coffee Bar · Concord

$10

Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM

Readers & Writers

Omega Road Winery · Livermore

Creative Writing Club

Little Green A Plant Bar · Centennial

$

Cut and Create

Burlingame Public Library · Downtown

Nirvana Soul After Dark

Nirvana Soul Coffee · Ballbach and SOFA

$

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California Cafe · Evergreen Park

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Haus Coffee

Mission District

$

Blue Bottle Coffee

Pacific Heights

$

Kaleidoscope Coffee

Kaleidoscope Coffee · Point Richmond

$

Capital One Café

Central San Jose

Free

Sana’a Cafe

Temescal

$$

Mornings on First

Livermore

Chill Tea and Coffee - Streets of Brentwood

Brentwood

$

Blue Bottle Coffee

Downtown

$$

Convene 100 Stockton

Union Square

Teaspoon Newark

Newark

$

Flourish

San Ramon

Prologue Coffee & Tea

Walnut Creek

$

Free Speech Movement Cafe

Berkeley

$

Blue Bottle Coffee

Palo Alto

$$

R&B Tea Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale

$

September Coffee

Santa Clara

$

Cuppa

Glen Park

$

Zing! Cafe

South Berkeley

$

Peet's Coffee

Blue Hills

$

Diablo Valley College Library

Pleasant Hill

Peet's Coffee

Old Mountain View

$

Peet's Coffee

West Alameda

$

Panera Bread

Millbrae

$$

Cafe Big Mug

Winchester

$

Alameda Free Library

Alameda

Ain't Normal Cafe

Rockridge

Kentfield Library, College of Marin, Center for Student Success (CSS), 2nd Floor

Kentfield

I Love SF

Fisherman's Wharf

Inklings Coffee and Tea

Pleasanton

$$

Mr. Sun Tea Fremont

Baylands

$$

MARINet Consortium Joint Powers Agency

San Rafael

Tellus Coffee

Danville

Brewja Coffee

San Lorenzo

Big House Beans Cafe

Towncenter

Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center

Stanford

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