Writing about humans in the tech age for WIRED, The Atlantic, Glamour. Investigative reporter of the "Broken Harts" podcast. Staff alum of Matter, SF Weekly. Bilingual in Spanish.
The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington
A false report on Twitter exploded into a call to arms. Then a bus, carrying a family and two dogs, rolled into a remote Northwestern town. A dive into our summer of disinformation and American discontent.
The Porch Pirate of Potrero Hill Can’t Believe It Came to This
How porch camera culture intersects chaotically with social media, class, and race - and escalated a feud between a package thief and tech-boom San Franciscans.
27 Days in Tokyo Bay
The tick-tock saga of the failed coronavirus quarantine watched around the world.
A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her 60s who lived alone with cats. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything, but her Fitbit did.
"Broken Harts" podcast
An 8-part podcast on the family who appeared like the perfect interracial family on Facebook, but had a long trail of abuse that ended off a California cliff.
Two White Moms. Six Black Kids. One Unthinkable Tragedy. A Look Inside the ‘Perfect’ Hart Family
The true crime story of a prolific Facebook "master post-er" - who for years shielded her family's problems from scrutiny via her posts until, investigators believe, she intentionally drove them off a California cliff.
What an Immigrant Murder in Kansas Says About America
The story on an Indian techie killed in a Kansas bar by a white man who screamed "Get out of my country!"
The Digital Puppy That Keeps Seniors Out of Nursing Homes
An overseas workers conversing with US seniors - via a puppy avatar.
Eyes in the Sky Help Farmers on the Ground
Farmers are adapting to climate change with new technology. I spoke about my reporting on NPR's Marketplace.
The Shut-In Economy
The cultural shift of an on-demand world: getting used to getting served.
What it's Like to Work at the Museum of Ice Cream
My report on the near minimum wage workers in an Instagram factory.
The Mission to Build the Ultimate Burger Bot
A Silicon Valley idealist sets out to automate the fast food business he grew up in.
Life Inside the RVs of Silicon Valley
In a Silicon Valley Hooverville next to the Stanford campus - people live in a line of Jaycos and Winnebagos.
As You Like It
A report on partisans entering local news in a time of newsroom layoffs and readers looking for views they agree with from their Facebook foxholes.
The screen time debate is pitting parents against each other
Hell is other parents' screen-time policies.