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Housing & Real Estate Reporting

What happens when your new affordability reporter isn’t finding anything affordable? Grace’s story | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 20, 2021

What You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing, Best-Paid Jobs for New Grads — and Where to Find Them | Apartment Therapy, July 16, 2021

Sasheer Zamata Just Made a Strong Case for Adding an Avocado Green Couch to Your Living Room | Apartment Therapy, June 29, 2021

Instagram star Mik Zazon’s backyard renovation: From muddy mess to enclosed sanctuary | Real Homes, June 2, 2021

Small yard landscaping ideas – 10 modern garden designs for small spaces | Homes & Gardens, May 8, 2021

How much does backyard landscaping cost? We advise | Homes & Gardens, April 24, 2021

San Jose Home Prices Jumped Even During the Pandemic | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 7, 2021

5 U.S. Suburbs with a Ton of Cheap Apartments for Rent | Apartment Therapy, March 21, 2021

Is midcentury modern really going out of style? Designers weigh in | Real Homes, March 19, 2021

13 Best Beach House Rentals, Cottages, & Surf Shacks in Montauk, NY | Field Mag, Feb. 11, 2021

This HGTV 'Home Town' house is on the market for under $200k | Real Homes, Feb. 2, 2021

The best couch of 2021: the top couches for style and comfort | Real Homes, Jan. 27, 2021

This floating bungalow in Portland gives new meaning to living 'on the water' | MSN, Jan. 27, 2021

This chic Manhattan apartment is an absolute steal ... But there's a catch | Real Homes, Jan. 18, 2021

Moving? This is what $300K buys you in 5 U.S. cities | MSN, Jan. 12, 2021

This charming old Victorian is on the market for just $109K (& it has SO much potential) | Real Homes, Jan. 4, 2021

8 NYC Residents Describe the Worst Apartments They’ve Ever Rented | Apartment Therapy, Nov. 16, 2020

Ask These 4 Questions Before You Go to an Open House This Summer | Apartment Therapy, July 6, 2020

How to Find a Good Landlord, According to People Who Have | Apartment Therapy, April 20, 2020

You Can Stay In One Of These Quirky Converted Homes, Starting at $70/Night | Apartment Therapy, Aug. 15, 2019

The Best 6 NYC No-Fee Apartment Hunting Resources | Apartment Therapy, July 18, 2019

5 Surprising Places to Live in the U.S. If You Love National Parks | Apartment Therapy, June 20, 2019

The Best Global Getaways for Plant Lovers, Starting at $83/Night | Apartment Therapy, June 14, 2019

Rent This Tiny, Off-The-Grid A-Frame Cabin in Montana for Under $100/Night | Apartment Therapy, June 8, 2019

The Untold History Behind Why Most Real Estate Agents Are Women | Apartment Therapy, March 30, 2019

The 20 Best Cities to Buy a Home in This Winter | Apartment Therapy, Nov. 30, 2018

The 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World Are Even Pricier Than SF and NYC | Apartment Therapy, Nov. 28, 2018

I Lived Alone for 4 Years, Then I Had to Get Roommates. Here’s How I’m Making It Work | Apartment Therapy, Oct. 12, 2018

Fun Fact: Your Credit Score Might Have Experienced a Boost! | Apartment Therapy, Sept. 14, 2018

3 Reasons Why Tiny Homes Are Now So Damn Expensive | Apartment Therapy, Sept. 12, 2018

This Is The Salary You Really Need to Buy in the Bay Area | Apartment Therapy, Aug. 23, 2018

Local News Reporting

Greater Purpose, indeed: Eastside brewery focuses on Santa Cruzans’ safety via vaccine proof, pop-up clinic | Lookout Santa Cruz, August 5, 2021

Santa Clara County health experts urge locals to get vaccinated, as Delta variant becomes more prevalent | Newsbreak, August 5, 2021

Live in luxury with a local staycation: The Ameswell Hotel opens in Mountain View | Newsbreak, August 5, 2021

‘Just people trying to survive’: Operating a fitness business in Santa Cruz has only gotten trickier | Lookout Santa Cruz, August 4, 2021

‘They deserve to stay safe and alive’: Fentanyl risk, even in marijuana, has county leaders concerned | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 30, 2021

Come hungry for more: 6 restaurants join forces in new DoorDash pop-up kitchen in San Jose | Newsbreak, July 29, 2021

Santa Cruz DA’s office delivers felony vandalism charges with special hate crime allegation | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 28, 2021

A community reflects beyond the BLM mural vandalism: ‘We need radical systemic change’ | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 25, 2021

Diversity united: Official kickoff of Rise Together initiative celebrates a team approach to the equity fight | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 24, 2021

When to mask up, whether to fear a shutdown: What we learned from Thursday’s chat with county health leaders | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 22, 2021

Greenway announces plans to gather signatures, put interim trail-only game plan to vote on next June’s ballot | Lookout Santa Cruz, July 21, 2021

The 17 Best Places To Eat Vegetarian And Vegan Food In SF | The Infatuation SF, July 21, 2021

Power Pop: Mountain View native's 'Tiger Beat' explores sexism and representation in pop music | Metro Silicon Valley + Metroactive, July 14, 2021

Celebrating this Fourth of July with events throughout the Peninsula | The Six Fifty, June 30, 2021

From doulas to video stores, no shortage of Black-owned businesses in Santa Cruz | Lookout Santa Cruz, June 17, 2021

REBOOT: Scenes From The Tech Interactive Reopening | Metroactive, June 10, 2021

Environmentalists Worry about Trash in Coyote Creek as Housing Advocates Say Give Shelter First Priority | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, June 10, 2021

Beer garden bonanza: 17 outdoor options for safe summer drinking | The Six Fifty, June 9, 2021

They kept on climbing: Agility Boulders embraced the COVID challenge, found footing in Capitola | Lookout Santa Cruz, June 8, 2021

Silicon Valley’s Bicycle Backlog: Covid-era Shipping Issues and New Demand Causes a Shortage | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, May 19, 2021

Transit Advocates are Pushing MTC to Release $1.7 Billion in Federal Funding to Grow Services | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, May 13, 2021

Local Officials Mull Next Steps for Millions of Federal Dollars Pouring In | Good Times Santa Cruz, May 11, 2021

Two New “Digital Food Halls” Open in San Jose and Cupertino | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 23, 2021

Can Orange-tier Reopenings Save the South Bay’s Dining Scene? | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 21, 2021

Silicon Valley Eateries Support AAPI Community with Wine | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 18, 2021

As Restrictions Lift, SJ Barber Offers Haircuts for the Unhoused | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 15, 2021

Santa Cruz-based Marianne’s buys San Jose’s Treat Ice Cream | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, April 4, 2021

What’s Next for Guadalupe River Park and SJ’s Homeless Crisis? | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, March 26, 2021

For Children of Immigrants, DACA Challenges Persist No Matter Who’s in the White House | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, March 24, 2021

Watsonville Committee on Policing and Social Equity Aims for Change | Good Times Santa Cruz, March 23, 2021

Another 206 Acres Purchased in Coyote Valley for Preservation | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, March 18, 2021

Rash of South Bay Burglaries Puts Residents on Edge | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, March 4, 2021

Report: The Tech Industry Gender Pay Gap in San Jose Has Grown | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, Feb. 26, 2021

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes’ Opening Day | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, Feb. 18, 2021

Pruneyard’s Newest Addition: Chef Jeffrey Stout’s BE.STÉAK.Ă | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, Feb. 11, 2021

Food Halls’ Draw Has Always Been Foot Traffic, But Coronavirus Changed That | Metro Silicon Valley + San Jose Inside, Feb. 3, 2021

SJSU student fights for on-campus COVID-19 testing | San Jose Spotlight, Dec. 23, 2020

New virtual platform connects Santa Clara County youth with mental health services | San Jose Spotlight, Dec. 16, 2020

Cap on food delivery fees being considered in Santa Clara County | San Jose Spotlight, Dec. 7, 2020

Food banks prepare for record numbers this Thanksgiving in Silicon Valley | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 26, 2020

Silicon Valley Turkey Trot goes virtual for 16th annual race | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 20, 2020

Fauci tells Silicon Valley leaders: ‘We’re getting close to 100,000 COVID-19 cases per day’ | San Jose Spotlight, Oct. 30, 2020

New tax data platform fuels Prop. 15 debate in South Bay | San Jose Spotlight, Oct. 30, 2020

Beloved San Jose museum names its first female president | San Jose Spotlight, Oct. 26, 2020

Fauci to meet with Santa Clara County leaders to discuss COVID-19 response | San Jose Spotlight, Oct. 21, 2020

The Question of Sanctuary: Francisca Lino and Chicago’s Sanctuary City | Medill News Service + Medium, Dec. 7, 2017

Labor Reporting

How To Balance Your New Hybrid Work Schedule | Hive, July 6, 2021

Stressed at Work: Why Your Employees Are Stressed, and How To Help | Toggl, March 24, 2021

How To Deal With Stress at Work: 5 Easy Tips | Toggl, March 17, 2021

San Jose business owners hit hard by COVID-19 now have another worry — the end of an eviction moratorium | San Jose Spotlight, Dec. 24, 2020

South Bay’s Black-owned businesses turn to networking to survive pandemic | San Jose Spotlight, Dec. 13, 2020

New loan program offers lifeline to small businesses in Santa Clara County | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 30, 2020

Employed But Overworked: Working in a Pandemic | Toggl, Aug. 4, 2020

Political Reporting

Diep concedes San Jose City Council race, Cohen names transition team | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 10, 2020

Dave Cortese leads in Senate District 15 race | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 3, 2020

Silicon Valley religious leaders plan event for peaceful transition of power | San Jose Spotlight, Nov. 3, 2020

Some 3,000 Santa Clara County parolees would get right to vote if Prop. 17 passes | San Jose Spotlight, Oct. 12, 2020

Mothers should have a place in government, and this new organization is making sure they get elected | HelloGiggles, Jan. 28, 2019

Deb Haaland could become the first Native American woman in Congress, and she wants to make sure everyone has an equal shot at success | HelloGiggles, Oct. 26, 2018

True Crime

Family wants justice in 1990 cold case murder of Suffolk County Detective Dennis Wustenhoff killed by car bomb in front of Long Island home | NBC News, Feb. 21, 2020

Detectives in Sacramento hope new DNA technology will help solve 1991 Jacobs family murders | NBC News, Jan. 17, 2020

Mother and sister still searching for answers in Lucero 'Princess' Sarabia's Thanksgiving 2004 disappearance as 15th anniversary approaches | NBC News, Nov. 30, 2019

76-year-old mother continues to fight for justice for daughter killed 27 years ago | NBC News, Aug. 30, 2019

Personal Essays

How to Set a Yearly Reading Goal and Stick to It | Independent Book Review, July 14, 2020

This is how I saved money before and during graduate school to pay off my student loans | HelloGiggles, Oct. 30, 2019

The Secret Diet of an American Athletic Girl: Coming to Terms with My Eating Disorder | Medium, May 22, 2018

Audio Production

Graduate Student Mental Health | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, March 15, 2018

The Strike At The University Of Illinois | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, March 8, 2018

Transgender Veterans | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, Jan. 31, 2018

Samantha Irby’s 2017 | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, Dec. 29, 2017

Sanctuary Cities And Francisca Lino | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, Dec. 6, 2017

Illinois’ 199th Birthday | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, Dec. 4, 2017

Chance The Rapper On SNL | The 21st Show + Illinois Public Media, Nov. 22, 2017