Some personal news: I'm stepping down from the
@sfstandard
, effective April 12, to devote time to my family, including my mom who is in hospice. I am so proud of this newsroom and all we have built. For now, it's time to be daughter-in-chief instead of editor-in-chief.
After 4½ amazing years as executive editor of
@mydesert
and California Editor for the USA Today Network, I’m excited to be taking on a new role as editor-in-chief of the
@sfstandard
in mid-March.
Yikes. Park Hotels CEO said: “Now, more than ever, we believe San Francisco’s path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges—both old and new.”
via
@sfstandard
@kevinbtruong
Super exciting news today: I am thrilled to be leading the talented newsroom at The Desert Sun. Eager to hear ideas, suggestions and questions!
@MyDesert
Sorry to hear about the reductions at my 'alma mater,'
@latimes
, a newsroom where I spent many good years and worked with top-notch people. Here at
@sfstandard
we have some open roles and will be posting more soon. If you are curious, please DM.
Did Bob Lee approach a driver in a parked car for help after being stabbed, and was rebuffed? Chilling details from video footage. via
@mdbarba
@jonahowenlamb
@sfstandard
Laura Dern kicks off the Palm Springs film fest by presenting the first award to “Timmy” Chalamet. They’ve just wrapped filming together on Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” due out later this year.
#PSIFF
Excited to share that
@jeffbercovici
will be joining our fabulous
@sfstandard
team in March as our managing editor. Welcome! We also have some new reporting and editing job postings up at
Today was my first day as editor of The Desert Sun and I'm jazzed to announce that we are hiring! Here's job post 1 of 2: Local government reporter. Come be a watchdog reporter in some of the most interesting cities in America!
#journalism
#jobs
Today is my first day as editor in chief of
@sfstandard
. What drew me here? For starters, the strong work coming out of this newsroom, like this in-depth piece on the battle over geothermal development in Burning Man’s backyard.
Tip for journalist job-seekers: A hastily compiled list of links to your stories makes me work, clicking (and printing out) everything. A curated PDF of your clips tells me you want the job & care about how you present yourself & encourages me to spend time with your application.
Super excited to announce that Ricardo Lopez will be joining The Desert Sun in November, covering the eastern Coachella Valley. Lucky to have this dogged vet of
@latimes
,
@variety
and
@StarTribune
on board! Welcome
@rljourno
Can local journalists be foreign correspondents? Yes
@rebeccaplevin
+
@fotornelas
spent months reporting this in-depth look at the silent wave of Mexican asylum seekers fleeing unspeakable violence in the most remote corners of Mexico. Part 1 of 4.
Frustration + optimism = seeds of change.
@sfstandard
's funder
@moritzKBE
offers his take on the city's challenges and why
@TuckerCarlson
'eventually will be made to eat his words' about San Francisco
Aw, cool, I won an award for editorial writing! Thanks to the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation for supporting
@MyDesert
opinion pages. There would be no editorials without all the community donations that fund the continued existence of opinion content at The Desert Sun!
So fun being editor of a small paper. A reader named Judy just called me to ask where her polling place was in Cathedral City. I called her back, looked it up, and told her! We aim to be of service here
@MyDesert
#VoteToday
Across the country, local news is struggling. But a look at today’s Desert Sun
@mydesert
shows the Sunday paper is an amazing value! We had a 34-page A section with lots of original reporting and photography ...
Job alert: We are looking for a smart, savvy, creative, energetic editor to join our awesome newsroom in Palm Springs, CA. Winter is coming, folks. We've got sun & swimming pools. And lots of news.
So proud of
@MyDesert
staff. From photos and sports stories to opinion columns and investigative work and feature writing, you guys bring it daily in so many ways. Desert Sun garners 19 CNPA awards
What a week. I'll focus on the positive: The Desert Sun won 33 prizes — including seven first-place wins — in the California Journalism Awards. And, the paper's 2019 series on Mexican migrants fleeing violence has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club
So thrilled that
@janetwilson66
and
@MyDesert
have been selected for
@propublica
's Local Reporting Network for 2020. The financial support from ProPublica will allow us to go deep for a year on a critical topic. Excited to see what she digs up!
Excited that
@sfstandard
is a finalist in 2 categories—breaking news and short-form digital video storytelling— in the 2023 Online Journalism Awards!
@ONA
Vandalism, theft, customers who don't pay and police who don't respond. Life is tough for San Francisco business owners on Van Ness who say they're ‘Stuck Waiting for Batman,’ reports
@kevinbtruong
via
@sfstandard
Thrilled to share that The Desert Sun (
@MyDesert
) has been chosen as a 2019 host newsroom by
@Report4America
! Our corps member will cover Native American issues & interests in California's beatiful Coachella Valley.
Before you start obsessing about Black Friday, please consider helping out those truly in need this holiday. Rain and cold are on their way to fire zones. Here's a guide to organizations on the front lines.
#CaliforniaWildfires
My boyfriend and I have a joke: When he asks me where I’m going and I say “church,” that means I’m going to the 99. What shall this heathen do now? This was such a SoCal institution!
@byandreachang
99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores
Hahaha. Note to the fine folks at
@BuzzFeed
.... Palm Springs does not have a BEACH. We do have sand -- we are in the desert. But the ocean? That's a bit to the west. Come visit sometime. 😀😀😃
#maps
Out representing
@MyDesert
at the
#palmsprings
@DesertAIDS
Desert AIDS Walk! A half million Americans have died. So many people in our community are survivors. Walking for all of them.
BART Watchdog Harriet Richardson is stepping down, and she's not being quiet on her way out about how she thinks management, the board and unions made her job a nightmare. via
@sfstandard
@kevinbtruong
Love it when a new reporter is writing a story 4 hours after walking in the door for the first time. Welcome
@MarkOlalde
! BLM approves large-scale solar project in eastern Riverside County over local opposition via
@MyDesert
I lead a paper that publishes in an area where 30% of people are over 65. I hear from people all the time who don't have computers or smartphones. Cutting off retail newspaper sales points hampers seniors' access to information.
In the morning, we don’t know what that night’s product will look like. By dark, it’s rolling off the factory floor. I’ll deeply miss witnessing “the daily miracle” come to life just steps from my office. And the dedicated folks who made it happen. 😥
Thanks
@latimes
for picking up on the great work of
@fotornelas
📷 📸
@MyDesert
’s awesome photog on assignment for
@USATODAY
Corrido at El Paso Walmart says 'monster' failed to break them - Los Angeles Times
I am so filled with gratitude for
@MyDesert
staff and this community. I grew and learned so much and had insane fun along the way, even on the hardest days. And made so, so many friends. What a gift. ♥️
Our Opinion pages are going on a summer vacay from national politics. In July, all our columns, op-eds, cartoons and letters will focus on local or state issues. Please submit! We want to hear your voices.
It's been more than a week, with apparently no arrests or even word on a motive. The Standard spoke with two former SFPD homicide cops for insight into how such an investigation typically unfolds. via
@sfstandard
@jonahowenlamb
Proud to see
@MyDesert
win 3rd place in Calif. Journalism Awards public-service category for work by
@rebeccaplevin
@KateFranco9
on private detention centers. This category pits us against papers of all sizes.
I'm thrilled to say that the accomplished
@janetwilson66
is going to be joining The Desert Sun as our senior environment reporter! Look for her work in
@MyDesert
starting in November.
If you value
@MyDesert
's news coverage but have been hitting our paywall, take advantage of best sale of 2019: $29 for a year of online access, 99¢/week for 52 Sunday print editions, or $2.99 for daily home delivery for a full year! Today & tomorrow only!
We spent several days combing the streets of Union Square to document the retail situation. The bottom line? Approximately 203 retailers were open on the streets surrounding Union Square in 2019. By May 2023, only 107, or 53%, were still in business.
What did police know and when?
@mdbarba
found officers noted a possible link between attacks months ago — in November and December 2022. via
@sfstandard
Thanks to Chery Glaser and
@kcrw
for taking an interest in
@MyDesert
’s summer experiment. And to
@AlFranco15
for making it happen. Why the Desert Sun is taking a time-out from polarizing opinion pieces
😀Delighted to announce some moves at
@sfstandard
this week. Swiss Army knife business reporter
@kevinbtruong
has been promoted to business editor and AP veteran
@JWilliamsJourno
has joined us to launch our new opinion section! 😀
It can be hard for casual readers to appreciate, but it can take months of painstaking work to produce even rather short investigative stories.
@janetwilson66
pieced this together over months to try to give folks a sense of oil enforcement in Calif.
Excited to announce that after a long hiatus, the California Journalism Awards Gala is on again! July 13 at the Sheraton Universal in L.A. Details on tickets, awards, speakers and more coming soon!
@CNPAservices
Glenn Close, accepting the Icon Award at the Palm Springs film fest, jokes that she’s not sure about the distinction between an icon and an emoji.
#PSIFF19
“It’s been a terrible week,” Supervisor Myrna Melgar told
@sfstandard
. “I don’t know that [more police] is necessarily what we need, but we do need some safety. I think it’s really important that we address this right now.”
@idamoj