I work for the Wild Rivers Outpost, a news website that covers Del Norte County. Previously, I reported for the Del Norte Triplicate, where I was one of two reporters covering a wide variety of beats including education, natural resources, health and tribal issues. I grew up in the Los Angeles area, but have felt more at home covering small towns as I feel everyone deserves access to quality unbiased news. I also feel that reporters in small communities can be held more accountable for their stories by readers because the readers are folks you run into at the local grocery store or post office. Many people in the community I cover also know where I live, so there's that too. You don't have a lot of anonymity covering a small community and that's something I've come to appreciate.I was a 2019 California Fellow.