Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.
Take that, NY bagel snobs! Yes, that’s right. We all woke up to the shocking news that the New York Times, famed publication of the Empire State, has elected a distinctly Californian bagel shop for the title of ...
The Golden State has administered almost 11 million doses. Being the most populous U.S. state with over 39.5 million people, California’s size rivals that of many countries across the world. It recently passed Bra...
The Point Reyes Boat is an iconic old shipwreck in Inverness. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a photographer, or just a fan of cool, old things, you should check out this old boat up the coast from the city....
This pinecone treehouse is seriously blowing our minds. As if our beloved redwood trees couldn’t get any more impressive, you can actually sleep in their upper canopy thanks to an incredible tiny house that’...
The 17-year-old male swan was found unresponsive yesterday. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department announced the passing of one of the city’s beloved swans yesterday. Blue Boy, the male swan who lived a...
Vaccines were supposedly available to teachers starting February 24th, but not a single teacher was vaccinated at Moscone Center on Tuesday. Teachers from the San Francisco Unified School District were disappointed upon...
Happy International Women’s Day! As any SF resident knows, there are thousands of murals hidden around the city, ranging from pop-art style graffiti to realistic portraits. The street artists of San Francisco neve...
Based on our extensive research, Northern California is empirically, emphatically, and extremely better than Southern California. We don’t know about you, but we’re incredibly sure that Southern California i...
You’ll find thousands of bright yellow wildflowers just north of Santa Cruz. Calling all Instagrammers! There’s a gigantic field of beautiful flowers in bloom right now on Highway 1, in a field south of Bonn...
These ancient trees are especially striking under a snowy blanket. We’re lucky to live minutes away from the tallest, biggest trees in the world. You can head just across the Golden Gate Bridge and check out Muir...