Staff

Amir Aziz is a photojournalist and documentary photographer focusing on social impact and community archiving through visual storytelling. Hailin' from East Oakland, California, he documents and shares stories from Oakland to the world.

Nuala Bishari is an investigative journalist and opinion columnist with more than 12 years of reporting experience in the Bay Area. She writes about public health, homelessness, LGBTQ+ issues, local politics, and trees. 

Alan Chazaro is a traveling Bay Area dad and writer currently based in Veracruz, Mexico. His forthcoming poetry collection, These Spaceships Weren't Built For Us, will be published with Tia Chucha Press in 2026.

Reo Eveleth is a writer, reporter, and artist based in Oakland. They've covered everything from spoofed fingerprints from a dead guy, to fake tumbleweed farms, to million dollar baccarat heists.

Estefany Gonzalez is an Oakland-based photojournalist and photo editor with a deep passion for arts, culture, and storytelling. She's captured everything from events and live music, to breaking news and visual pieces following underserved communities across the Bay Area. 

Rahawa Haile is an Eritrean American writer from Miami whose work covers arts & culture, borders, and the outdoors. In Open Country, a blended memoir about her 2016 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and the politics of free movement in the US, is forthcoming.

Soleil Ho is a cultural critic, cookbook writer, and food journalist who has a nasty habit of founding ambitious media projects instead of going to therapy: from the feminist literary magazine Quaint to food podcast Racist Sandwich to our dear COYOTE.

Daniel Lavery is a novelist living in Oakland. 

Cecilia Lei is a reporter and producer, as well as an audio and live events host based in the East Bay. She covers immigration, the criminal legal system, AAPI issues, as well as other Bay Area communities. 

Emma Silvers is a journalist with 15+ years of experience covering the people, policies, and economic forces shaping arts and culture in the Bay. She grew up in Albany and lives in the Mission. 

Supriya Yelimeli is a journalist from Fremont, California, who has reported on homelessness, politics and activism in the Bay Area since 2017. She is passionate about mentorship and creating lasting pathways for people of color in journalism.