- PDF resume (updated Aug. 2019)
- LinkedIn profile
Recent Writings
- How to make San Francisco a great grassroots art town again
The Frisc, March 10, 2018 - Is it finally time to daylight Islais Creek?
The Frisc, December 19, 2019 - Spelling it Out: Local schools use character education programs to help students define a moral compass
South Bay Accent, August/September, 2019 - San Francisco needs congestion pricing — and not just for downtown driving
San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2019 - Bring sanity back to San Francisco’s traffic-congested streets
San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2019 - Fixing journalism’s ability to promote civic good should be the focus of philanthropic giving (PDF, Page 44)
Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 2017
Media Management
- Crosscurrents & KALW News (2017-2018): Complete redesign of workflow for converting scripts to online articles; email-newsletter conceptualization, development, launch and year-one management.
- J. The Jewish News of Northern California (2014-2017). End-to-end overhaul and relaunch of J.’s digital strategy and assets, including email newsletter, social media and website. (Check out the website before the relaunch.)
Clips
News & Features
- How to make San Francisco a great grassroots art town again
The Frisc, March 10, 2018 - Is it finally time to daylight Islais Creek?
The Frisc, December 19, 2019 - Spelling it Out: Local schools use character education programs to help students define a moral compass
South Bay Accent, August/September, 2019 - Unsafe Bay catch / Unregulated pollutant PBDE a threat to San Francisco Bay
SFGate.com, May 11, 2001 - Noisebridge: Design Patterns for Excellent Chaos
Shareable Magazine, March 27, 2012 - Another Green World
SFGate.com, February 5, 2004 - How 24 Nonprofits Raised $80K in One Day — Together
Shareable Magazine, May 9, 2013 - Staking a Claim in the Public Domain (PDF)
Kitchen Sink Magazine
Op-eds
- San Francisco needs congestion pricing — and not just for downtown driving
San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2019 - Bring sanity back to San Francisco’s traffic-congested streets
San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2019 - How to pay our debt to the Ghost Ship victims
San Francisco Chronicle, December 8, 2016 - Fixing journalism’s ability to promote civic good should be the focus of philanthropic giving (PDF, Page 44)
The online version of this is behind a paywall.
Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 2017 - Why the ‘Idaho Stop’ is safe cycling
San Francisco Chronicle, September 28, 2015 - The Best of All Possible Droughts
J Weekly, May 1, 2015 - Critical Mass moves forward (with Anna Sojourner)
San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2002
Arts & Culture
- Has Burning Man Gone Up in Smoke? / Desert alternathon survives success and hype… so far
SFGate.com, September 1, 1999 - Letter from Burning Man, parts 1, 2 and 3
SFGate.com, September 2-4, 1999 - Carmageddon
SFGate.com, October 1, 1998 - Worlds Beyond Harry / Discover a Wealth of Children’s Fantasy Literature
SFGate.com, July 13, 2000 - Geekapalooza 1.0 rocked OK
SFGate.com, September 3, 1998 - That San Francisco Sound
SF Bay Guardian (PDF of print version forthcoming) - You Heard it Here First: The Year in Music 2008
SF Bay Guardian, December 17, 2008 - Review: The Difficult delights of ‘Dancer in the Dark’
SFGate.com, October 6, 2000 - Review: Shannon Wright, Dirty Three, Orso
SFGate.com, October 27, 2000 - Review: ‘Still Crazy’
SFGate.com, January 22, 1999 - Grand Old Guitar: Interview with Doc Watson
SFGate.com, September 29, 1999 - The Sound of War / Screaming for Vengeance (PDF)
SF Bay Guardian, March 21, 2007 - Pretty Things Hail from the First Psychedelic Era / Their rock-opera ‘SF Sorrow’ predates ‘Tommy’ by a year
SFGate.com, September 4, 1999 - Coverage of the 1999 “Phantom Menace” debut: “Happy fanboy, big ticket score” and “Got tickets?”
- ‘Zine But Not Heard? / The Faithful at Webzine ’98 say “No Way”
SFGate.com, November 28, 1998 - The Play’s the Thing / “Grey Birds” pushes boundaries of the traditional stage
SFGate.com, July 26, 1999
Travel
- The Green Tortoise Gets you There / ‘Adventure Travel’ bus is a different kind of tour
SFGate.com, August 16, 2002 - 21st Century Tahoe (PDF)
San Jose Mercury News, December 12, 1996 - Four Shots of Scotch (PDF)
San Jose Mercury News, January 21, 2001 - Cyclists Challenge What a Trail Should Be (PDF)
San Jose Mercury News, June 15, 1997 - From Muddy Hell to Clear Blue Skies on Lassen’s Trails (PDF)
San Jose Mercury News, October 3, 1996 - Passport: Bali (PDF)
SF Bay Guardian - The Wild Shore (PDF)
SF Bay Guardian, March 19, 1997
Editing
Editing samples from Newsdesk.org, 2002-2010
- “Here Comes the Flood”
- “The Biodiesel Road Proves Bumpy in Southeast Asia”
- “Iran Grapples with Discrimination, Division”
- “The Stirrings of Islamo-Liberalism”
Series/beat editing:
- “Smarter on Crime,” a news blog by Bernice Yeung
- “The Toxic Tour,” serial coverage by Kwan Booth, Kim Komenich, Jasmine Mara and CB Smith-Dahl. Recipient: SPJ SDX Award for Excellence in Journalism
- “The Truthiness Report” (multiple writers)
- Michael Powell’s FCC (multiple writers)
- Election 2004 (multiple writers)
- “World Social Forum 2003: Porto Alegre,” by Lucimara Nunes and Erica Junghans
- “World Power: Global Energy Politics & Issues,” by Jennifer Huang
Individual articles:
- “Why California must burn,” by Glenn Martin, Newsdesk.org, Jan. 5, 2004
- “Again with the bottled-water wars,” Ronnie Lovler, Newsdesk.org, Oct. 8, 2009
- “Zap! The other side of video game violence,” Newsdesk.org, September 30, 2009
- “When high-speed Internet isn’t, try a carrier pigeon,” by Ronnie Lovler, Newsdesk.org, Sep. 24, 2009
- “Homeless gain further hate-crime protections,” by T.J. Johnston, Newsdesk.org, Aug. 20, 2009
- “Fiji called a South Pacific ‘Burma,'” by Julia Hengst, Newsdesk.org, Apr. 23, 2009
- “Access denied to cable viewers?” by T.J. Johnston, Newsdesk.org, Mar. 26, 2009
- “Wolves: Their own worst enemy?” by Lauren Riggs, Newsdesk.org, Feb. 26, 2009