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San Diego, California·Wednesday, September 30, 2026·San Diego, in depth.
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Our Journalists

The working journalists behind the San Diego Chronicle: the editors who assign and check every story, the beat reporters who cover the city from the border to the bluffs, and the photographer in the field.

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Elaine Foster
Editor-in-Chief
Sets the story budget for the whole county; final word on standards
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Mabel Quill
Deputy Editor
Runs the desk; assigns reporters and owns corrections
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Vernon Doyle
City Hall Reporter
Mayor, council, the budget, city agencies
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Stanton Webb
Border Correspondent
Crossings, the border economy, binational life
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Rhea Nair
Science & Biotech Reporter
The biotech cluster, UC San Diego, research
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Sadie Whitaker
Culture Writer
Arts, sports, city life
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June Ashford
Culture Writer
Entertainment, events, the waterfront
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Olive Bramwell
Coast & Environment Reporter
Ocean, beaches, bluffs, water
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Daniel Torrance
Military Affairs Reporter
The fleet, the Marine Corps, veterans
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Miriam Calloway
Housing Reporter
Housing, development, neighborhoods
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Nate Ellery
Staff Photographer
Real licensable photography with honest credits
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Ellen Zhao
Data Reporter
Budgets, infrastructure, public records, data
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Harold Vance
Opinion Columnist
Signed columns on the city's future
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Ansel Pritchard
County Government Reporter
The Board of Supervisors, county agencies, regional services
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Tessa Lindqvist
Education Reporter
Schools, San Diego State, UC San Diego, classrooms
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Lena Corrigan
Health Reporter
Hospitals, clinics, public health, the county health system
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Silas Pemberton
Transportation Reporter
Transit, freeways, the airport, infrastructure
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Edith Sorensen
Food Writer
Restaurants, chefs, the city's kitchens and food scene
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Miles Thornberry
Outdoors Writer
Surf, trails, parks, the outdoor life
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Theo Marchetti
Investigations Reporter
Accountability reporting; the stories that take time
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Emmett Okafor
Business Reporter
The port, logistics, trade, local business
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Ruth Abara
Neighborhoods Reporter
Blocks, barrios, and the people who make them
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Gideon Vale
Public Safety Reporter
Police, fire, the courts, public safety
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Opal Fenwick
Opinion Writer
Analysis and argument on the city's choices
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Fiona Halvorsen
Photo Editor
Visual standards; assigns and edits photography
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Hazel Brenner
Staff Photographer
Photojournalism across the county, on deadline
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Calvin Ostrander
Newsletter Editor
The morning briefing; the day's essential news