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Olivia Peluso is a food and drink reporter for Gazetteer SF.
Previously, she covered young founders and changemakers for Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. She has contributed coverage on business, technology, and climate to publications including Vogue Business, Business Insider, and Travel + Leisure.

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Joel covers the forces in San Francisco — money, business, personalities, local law, and politics — that bind the city and pull it apart. He most recently worked for Bloomberg News reporting on state and federal courts.
Previously, he covered the crime beat for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and was a freelancer in New York City. Before that, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, studied public policy at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and has a Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School.
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Cydney Hayes is a business and tech reporter for Gazetteer SF. She has previously written about tech, culture, music, and media for The Drift, Architectural Digest, Baltimore, Entertainment Weekly, and elsewhere. She also writes a Substack newsletter called OPENWORLD. Subscribe at openw0rld.substack.com.

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Joshua Bote is an associate editor for Gazetteer SF, focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.
Previously, he covered technology for The San Francisco Standard and SFGate. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at USA Today, and as a music writer at NPR. His work has been published in places like New York Magazine, Billboard, and Paste.

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Charles Lewis III claims to be an award-nominated journalist, culture critic, and performing artist born and raised in San Francisco. He alleges to have been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, the San Francisco Examiner, 48 Hills, SF Weekly, and many more outlets. Dodgy evidence of this can be found at <a href="https://thethinkingmansidiot.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://TheThinkingMansIdiot.wordpress.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753313105873000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GDJcoPB53uq8PeTP-vg76">The Thinking Man’s Idiot</a>.

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Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.
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Matt Haber is editor-in-chief of Gazetteer SF. He started his journalism career in 1995 as a freelance writer for Wired. He’s worked for The Village Voice, The New York Observer, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Inc., Alta Journal, and others. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Guardian.
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Omar Mamoon is a San Francisco-based writer. He regularly contributes to the San Francisco Chronicle, Resy and Esquire. His focus is on all things food, drink, and travel, and his writing ranges from recipes and roundups to interviews and profiles, trend pieces, lists, and more. You can find <a href="https://www.omarmamoon.com">Omar</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ommmar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>.

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