John Glidden worked as a journalist covering the city of Vallejo for more than 10 years. He left journalism in 2023 and currently works in the office of Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown.
Scott Morris is a journalist based in Oakland who covers policing, protest, civil rights and far-right extremism. His work has been published in ProPublica, the Appeal and Oaklandside.
Gretchen Zimmermann founded the Vallejo Arts & Entertainment website, joined the Vallejo Sun to cover event listings and arts and culture, and has since expanded into investigative reporting.
Isidra Mencos, Ph.D. is the author of Promenade of Desire—A Barcelona Memoir. Her work has been published in WIRED, Chicago Quarterly Review and more. She reports on Vallejo's businesses and culture.
Brian Krans is a reporter in the East Bay who covers public health, from cops to COVID. He has written for the Oaklandside, Healthline, California Healthline and the Appeal.
Zack Haber is an Oakland journalist and poet who covers labor, housing, schools, arts and more. They have written for the Oakland Post, Oaklandside and the Appeal.
Natalie is an award-winning Bay Area-based journalist who reports on homelessness, education and criminal justice issues. She has written for Courthouse News, Richmondside, ChicoSol News, and more.
Holly McDede is a student with UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and a reporter and producer at KQED. She focuses on sexual misconduct in schools and efforts to curb fatal drug overdoses.
Yousef Srour is a Vallejo-born, LA-based music journalist, specializing in coverage of the Northern California hip-hop scene. His work has appeared in Passion of the Weiss, Stereogum and the FADER.
Nancy Correa is a journalist and content strategist whose work has been published in Univision. As the founder of Remarkably Us, she empowers Latina foster youth. She reports on Vallejo's culture.
Darwin BondGraham is the news editor for The Oaklandside. Before that he worked with The Appeal, where he was an investigative reporter covering police and prosecutorial misconduct.
Sebastien Bridonneau is a Vallejo-based journalist and UC Berkeley graduate. He spent six months in Mexico City investigating violence against journalists, earning a UC award for his work.
Brandy Collins is a writer, public services advocate and self-proclaimed Professional Aunty living in the Bay Area. Brandy's work has appeared in Oakland Voices, Oaklandside and Berkeleyside-Nosh.
Tyler Lyn Sorrow is a library sciences, anthropology and journalism student at City College of San Francisco. She the winner of the 2023 Baker Morrell Scholarship award in photography.
Gretchen Smail is a journalist from the San Francisco Bay Area with a background in entertainment writing and a current focus on health and science reporting.
