About Me

Hello! I’m the editor for Gazetteer SF, a news startup covering the Bay Area.

Previously, I was the features editor at SFGATE. And before that, I was an investigative reporter, mostly focusing on tech and healthcare. My work has included the use of technology during covid, doctors selling vaccine exemptions for school kids in the Bay Area, a medical device company using patient groups to market heart implants, deceptive marketing for addiction rehabs, the risks of app-based mental health treatment, how a biotech company violated animal welfare laws for years, and why animal sanctuaries are overrun by giant pet tortoises.

My reporting on rehab marketing was nominated for a 2018 Livingston Award, and in 2016 I received the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association’s award for Excellence in Public Awareness.

I have a B.S. in behavioral neuroscience from Northeastern University, a graduate certificate in science communication from UC Santa Cruz, a dog named Bandit, and a snake named Snek.