Holly Secon

I spent months looking for Richard Allen, the boy who spent a "lost week" in SF theaters. He died in 2020. His daughter Denise had no idea that he did this — or that his story went viral online. She opened up to me about his rich life and love of film. sf.gazetteer.co/the-true-story…

Hi. I’ve been quiet about my work on #here for a bit, so I’m excited to share some news. I'm a culture reporter at Gazetteer SF, a new news site that subverts social and search demands in favor of incisive reporting/writing that goes against the grain. sf.gazetteer.co

Jury convicts the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's house in San Francisco and beat her husband with a hammer. ⁦@hollysecon⁩ Tim ⁦@tarangoNYT⁩ ⁦@karlamangla⁩ nytimes.com/2023/11/16/us/…

Reporting from Rio Vista, @hollysecon talked to ranchers about the prospect of a new "city" in a rural corner of the Bay Area. nytimes.com/2023/08/29/tec…

@bakotrash Get this mans to Beyoncé!!

“She’s like, ‘A tree just fell on your house! I smell gas! I called 911!’” Ms. Valentine, a mother of two and a lawyer in Sacramento, said. “I said, ‘Wait — what?’” Via @nytimes w/ @JillCowan @hollysecon @derrickbryson nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/…

RI Transit Users!!! I am looking for people who fell in love (romantically or platonically) on the bus. Please message, reply, or email me (colleen@ecori.org) if you found a partner or friend on @RIPTA_RI. 🚌💕 cc: @TransitRi @ecoRInews

@iamDEONNA @NextCityOrg CONGRATS!!!

@BotoxBrains @ishiminaj no u

@ishiminaj @hollysecon you’re a bad bitch

@joshua_bote JOSHUA!! Congrats!!! Ahhh you deserve :’)

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 baby's first journalism award.....

David DePape, the man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband, became obsessed with conspiracy theories in recent months, from "Pizzagate" to QAnon to believing Trump won the '20 election, his carpenter colleague says. @tarangoNYT @hollysecon report: nytimes.com/2022/11/01/us/…

Stockton, Calif., has spent decades enduring some of the state’s hardest knocks, from municipal bankruptcy to crippling crime waves. Then, a serial killer began stalking the city's streets. w/@ShawnHubler @hollysecon nytimes.com/2022/10/18/us/…

@erika_n_brink Ahh thank you Erika!

Pretty well captures the last few days: "California Narrowly Averts an Electricity Crisis Amid Scorching Heat" I spy @hollysecon reporting here too! 👀 nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/…

Me + @thomasfullerNYT’s latest:

Breaking w/ @hollysecon @nytimes : Paul Pelosi, husband of house speaker Nancy Pelosi has pled guilty to a single count of DUI. He will receive three years of probation, a three month DUI program, and five days in jail -- though he will not serve them.

@erikajamess On purpose or

fell to my knees in an ulta

My latest for @nytimes: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

early-career freelancers/student journalists: what are some things you are still confused/have questions about re: freelancing? contracts, pitching, networking, setting rates, etc i'm working on putting something together -- please RT!

We’re almost halfway through our timeline for the Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing on reporting, supply chains, SMEs and accountability are crucial. Story by @hollysecon. buff.ly/3v9NgwP