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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
Sydney Johnson @sydneyfjohnson.bsky.social Reporter at KQED 💫
Brian Howey @steelandballast.bsky.social Investigative journalist covering Southern law enforcement for @mississippitoday.org.
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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social San Francisco journalist. @sfgate.com editor-in-chief | Also: Daily Cal Board Member | Always: Cal Golden Bear | Signal: grantmarek.83
Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social San Francisco Chronicle culture critic. Spends too much time in the archive. Total SF co-founder. S.F. 🌁 Oakland 🌳 Alameda ⚓️
Jessica Christian @jachristian.bsky.social Garden-loving photojournalist for the San Francisco Chronicle with a very loud Bengal cat.
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Shomik Mukherjee @shomik.bsky.social reporting on Oakland for the East Bay Times and Mercury News | hoping for a better algorithm here; otherwise, can email news to you: shomik@bayareanewsgroup.com
Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social I cover DHS and immigration policy for the New York Times
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Roselyn Romero @roselynr.bsky.social Pronounced ROSE-lin, not RAWZ-lin. Award-winning journalist covering public safety for The Oaklandside. She/her. DMs are off the record.
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Dawn Garcia @dawngarcia.bsky.social Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, @jskstanford. Mentor for global innovators in journalism, emerging J leaders & a press freedom advocate. Motto: "No brilliant jerks." https://jsk.stanford.edu/people/dawn-garcia
Graph Massara @bylinegraph.bsky.social Semafor’s copy editor. 🟡 Trans Journalists Association board member. 🏳️⚧️🌉 He/him. Likes are bookmarks.
Simon Romero @simonromero.bsky.social NYT Correspondent in Mexico City. Previous postings: Caracas, Rio, Houston, Albuquerque, São Paulo. New Mexico born & raised
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Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social Director of HuffPost Personal
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Co-host of “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast
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Madilynne Medina @madilynnemedina.bsky.social SFGATE News Reporter
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Valerie Gonzalez @valontheborder.bsky.social Journalist with the Associated Press working in South Texas. Bilingüe.
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Gina Arnold @ginanarchy.bsky.social ...Nearby is the country they call life.
Author: "Route 666," "Kiss This," "Exile in Guyville," "Half a Million Strong".
Substack: Bring Me Giants.
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Emma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social Writer, editor, cofounder @coyotemedia.org. Erstwhile culture editor @ KQED, SF Chronicle, various beloved & defunct alt-weeklies
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Cassandra Garibay @cgaribay.bsky.social Engagement Reporter @propublica.org | Central Valley | Interested in emergency management, housing, environmental health, pottery, baking, running, etc.
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www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
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Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social Book: The Pacific Circuit
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Gabrielle Canon @gabriellecanon.bsky.social Climate Reporter and Extreme Weather Correspondent for the Guardian US. I write about people, problems, and possibilities in the American West.
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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social Book hoarder. Oakland dweller. Transit user. Senior Reporter at Bloomberg covering Tesla and Elon Musk. Listen to our ELON INC podcast! Reach me on Signal 510-449-6359 or dhull12@bloomberg.net. Link to my work: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASGzcek
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Former senior editor at Civil Eats, Co-Director of Oakland Voices at Maynard Institute, senior editor at Hyphen magazine
photographer and small wave surfer
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