Theo Brandt
Culture Writer
Theo covers print culture, radio, and the city's small-batch media ecosystem, including the zines that outlast the newspapers.
The Team
Contributors
The reporters, editors, and columnists who make Civic Ink.
Sana Qureshi
Data Reporter
Sana turns permits, spreadsheets, and public records into stories. She can find a pattern in almost anything except her own filing system.
Daniel Kim
City Desk Reporter
Daniel covers the budget, the council, and the machinery of municipal government. He has never once been bored by a public hearing.
Leo Marsh
Culture Writer
Leo writes about the city as a place people live in: its waterfronts, its corner stores, its unglamorous architecture.
Amara Okafor
Columnist, Opinion
Amara writes the weekly civic notebook — opinions with receipts, as she puts it. She believes local government is the most interesting story in any city.
Priya Natarajan
Senior Reporter, Investigations
Priya follows land, housing, and the quiet documents that move them. Her series on the 4th Street loophole won the city press association's investigative award.
Jonah Reyes
City Desk Reporter
Jonah covers transportation and public works, and is the paper's designated expert on bus schedules and their discontents.
Mara Ellison
Investigations Editor
Mara has covered municipal finance and public institutions for fifteen years. She edits the Investigations desk and teaches a night class on reading budget documents.