For my Curbed debut, I wrote about playing “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in quarantine, the homeowner/renter divide, and the affordable housing crisis that doesn’t exist in video games.

“There is no housing crisis in ‘Animal Crossing.’ Between unaffordable rent and a global pandemic, it’s no wonder people are turning to a video-game utopia.”

On Jan. 16, I published my first big feature of the year in Tbe New Republic, looking at how the forces that keep the gig economy humming (undercutting labor, shifting costs on workers and customers) conspired with the issues already plaguing California to destroy what’s left of working- and middle-class communities.

The Silicon Valley Economy is Here. And It’s a Nightmare. | The New Republic

On October 18, 2019, I was awarded second place in “Best National Feature Story” by the International Labor Communications Association for my Baffler story, “Between A Strike and a Hard Place”!

Across California, school districts are strapped for cash. On April 8, while announcing a bill that would increase taxation on large companies to create more funding for schools and child care, Oakland Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks stated that California is forty-first in the nation when it comes to per-pupil spending on education. In Sacramento’s case, adding to their financial woes is the looming threat of a state takeover if the district doesn’t make up a $35 million budget deficit by June 20.

My story for The Baffler.

My latest report for SF Weekly on the ongoing labor disputes at the University of California

After following their striking counterparts in Los Angeles, West Virginia, and Oklahoma, teachers in Oakland reached a tentative deal Friday with the school district, following a week-long strike.

My coverage for SFist as a new contributor.

The latest edition of my newsletter can found here – I opted this time to discuss the state of San Francisco politics with respect to our raging infrastructure problem and how it fails homeless people, especially during storm season.

https://liaruss.substack.com/p/off-leash-20

Longtime workers at Anchor Brewing and the VCA San Francisco Veterinary Specialists face down attempts to undercut their efforts for better working conditions and wages.

My report for SF Weekly on the labor disputes taking place at the VCA Veterinarian Specialists and Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco.

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