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Contributor, San Francisco Bay Times
Retired Founder @LandisComm, TheGayGourmet: SF Bay Times, past Pres @PRGN, Univ. Prof, writer. Love SF, arts, travel, dogs, theatre, food/wine.

Writer and Reporter, Freelance
Writer, Reporter, Fact Checker for hire. Written @motherjones @thenation Inquire at eamonmwhalen@gmail.com

Courts Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
legal affairs writer, devoted husband, fan of SF Giants and Stanford women's hoops, all of the above for a long time.

Editor-at-Large, SFGate
british journalist in california. @sfgate editor-at-large. also @theatlantic, @vice, @newlinesmag. I write about crime and history and misfits and buildings
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Senior Reporter, Law360
Senior reporter @Law360 covering trials and then some. My opinions are my own IP and my tweets aren’t copy edited. Please don't sue or troll the messenger.

Food Journalist, The Press Democrat
Food Journo @NorthBayNews. Obsessed with food, wine, politics and pop culture and intersection of all these things. PTA diehard.

Journalist, Programming Team, The Athletic
Behind the scenes @TheAthletic On-air host: @KNBR the Sports Leader, The Kerry Crowley Show on YouTube and Spotify
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Editor At Large, Ziff Davis
Host + principal producer @cnet. I make videos and write about cool tech. Not here anymore, find me on Threads, TikTok, IG, YT etc

Senior Reporter, USA Today
Senior reporter @USATODAY. Beat: Crime and trending news. Nashville via Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay & San Francisco. @Steelers fan. Tips: nalund@usatoday.com

Staff Reporter, The Mercury News
Covering housing and homelessness for @mercnews/@EastBayTimes | evarian@bayareanewsgroup.com

Assistant Sports Editor, The Mercury News
Bay Area News Group assistant sports editor | Mercury News | EB Times | CIF & CCS distinguished service recognition | Story ideas: dsabedra@bayareanewsgroup.com
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