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Odile Varghese
High Society Reporter · she/her · High Society coverage
Odile Varghese covers High Society for South Bay Chronicle: the philanthropy, galas, private clubs, landmark estates and founder families of Silicon Valley. Her reporting follows the money and relationships behind the social calendar, where gifts, board seats and invitations show who holds influence on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.
Rafael Quintero-Lind
Politics Reporter · he/him · Politics coverage
Rafael Quintero-Lind covers the inside game of Silicon Valley politics: tech donors, PACs, lobbying, coalitions and the state and federal decisions that land in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. He tracks how the industry’s political ambitions turn into policy, from Sacramento bills to Washington regulation.
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Sasha Venkatram
Technology Reporter · they/them · Technology Development coverage
Sasha Venkatram covers technology development in Silicon Valley: AI, chips and hardware, data centers and the startups building on them. Their reporting explains what new products and research actually do, what they cost, and how the AI build-out is reshaping the region’s power grid, land and workforce.
Gideon Paley
Real Estate Development Reporter · he/him · Real Estate Development coverage
Gideon Paley covers real estate development across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties: housing projects, office and lab space, corporate campuses, rezonings and the megaprojects that will shape the region for decades. He follows each project from the planning file to the shovel, and reports who is building, who is financing and who is pushing back.
Renata Solvik
Enterprise & Private Equity Reporter · she/her · Enterprise & Private Equity coverage
Renata Solvik covers the corporate drama of Silicon Valley: boardroom fights, deals and M&A, layoffs, venture rounds and private-equity takeovers. Her reporting reads the filings behind the headlines (proxy statements, 8-Ks, WARN notices) to show who gains control, who gets paid and who absorbs the cost.
Dalia Haddad-Moreno
Regional Civic Affairs Reporter · she/her · Regional Civic Issues coverage
Dalia Haddad-Moreno covers the region-wide issues that outlast any single election: water and flood risk, transit, homelessness and housing policy, public health and public safety. Her reporting connects agency decisions at Valley Water, Caltrain, VTA and county health systems to their effects on residents’ daily lives.
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Tomas Akinyemi
Local Government Reporter · he/him · Local Government coverage
Tomas Akinyemi covers local government in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties: San Jose City Hall, the boards of supervisors and city councils from Daly City to Gilroy. He reads the agendas, staff reports and budgets so readers know what was decided, how each official voted and what it will cost.
Mei-Lin Ostrander
Campaigns & Elections Reporter · she/her · Political Happenings coverage
Mei-Lin Ostrander covers political happenings in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties: elections, ballot measures, endorsements, fundraisers and the events on the campaign calendar. Her reporting explains what each measure would do, who is behind it and how to vote, with the mechanics and money laid out plainly.
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Jalen Whitcombe
Sports Reporter · he/him · Sports coverage
Jalen Whitcombe covers sports in Silicon Valley: the 49ers, Sharks, Earthquakes and Bay FC, Stanford, San Jose State and Santa Clara athletics, plus the business of the region’s stadiums and arenas. His reporting pairs the results on the field with the money, technology and civic deals behind the games.
