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Gazetteer SF publishes original San Francisco news written by humans and delivers it directly to subscribers via email and text, bypassing algorithms.

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Before founding Gazetteer, he was the founder and CEO of Coconuts Media, chairman of the Society of Publishers in Asia, and an editor at Variety, The Phnom Penh Post, and San Francisco magazine.

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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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Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.
<div>He was a longtime features writer at the critically acclaimed men&#8217;s magazine Mel, and has contributed to major publications including Vice, Slate, The Guardian and Paste Magazine. He began his career doing hyperlocal journalism at L.A. Downtown News, where he won multiple awards from the L.A. Press Club and California News Publishers Association.</div>
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George Chen is a writer and comedy performer based in Los Angeles. He has worked in independent music running the label ZUM and hosts the variety comedy show Talkies. He can be found <a href="https://georgechen.univer.se/">here</a>.

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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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