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Sarah Wright

Sarah Wright

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San Francisco

Biography

Sarah Wright is a journalist focusing on the outdoors, climate, housing and transportation. She is the current Outdoors Engagement Reporter at KQED, the Bay Area's NPR station. Most recently, she edited the Palo Alto Weekly after spending a year as a Fulbright grantee reporting on community-driven wildfire mitigation in Argentina. Before that, she was a staff writer for The San Francisco Standard after several years as the Half Moon Bay Review's deputy editor. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and has worked in policy and communications in Washington, D.C. Originally from Lake Tahoe, Sarah got her journalism start at Georgetown's newspaper, The Hoya, where she led the copy-editing team and wrote campus life features. Sarah completed the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail during the summer of 2019.

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Climate , Housing , Government , Transportation

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Entertainment News, Politics

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Total articles 782

  • Express: Stanford protesters face felony charges | County mulls ranked choice voting

    By Sarah Wright| Palo Alto Weekly Verified *|DATE:F j, Y|*Twelve pro-Palestine protesters who broke into a Stanford University building last June and proceeded to splatter fake blood and damage administrative offices will face felony charges for vandalism and conspiracy to trespass, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Thursday morning.

    By Sarah Wright · Palo Alto Weekly

    Apr. 11, 2025

  • Express: Bike plans split cycling community | Palo Alto teachers' union welcomes new president

    By Sarah Wright| Palo Alto Weekly Verified *|DATE:F j, Y|*The city of Palo Alto is rethinking its long-held theory about largely keeping cars and bikes on separate paths. Now “big streets” may be more welcoming to bicyclists. After spending 13 years as Palo Alto Educators Association president, Teri Baldwin is set to step down from her role and welcome Vice President Tom Culbertson to the top position in the summer.

    By Sarah Wright · Palo Alto Weekly

    Apr. 10, 2025

  • Express: City Council clashes over 'builder's remedy' curbs | Council discusses preserving dark skies

    By Sarah Wright| Palo Alto Weekly Verified *|DATE:F j, Y|*Seeking to dim light pollution and restore the natural aura of the night sky, Palo Alto’s elected leaders signaled support on Monday for a law that would regulate brightness levels in outdoor fixtures and establish a light curfew throughout the city.

    By Sarah Wright · Palo Alto Weekly

    Apr. 08, 2025

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