Multimedia journalist, editor. Last name rhymes with "menace." • Co-director, @tlvoice.bsky.social • Co-founder, @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social‬ • @spj-norcal.bsky.social board Formerly: SF Chronicle podcasts, SF Public Press, KALW, Mission Localhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mstxn2ggyc2dPublic input opportunity on the city's move to take peer counselors off the crisis intervention teams: [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstxn2ggyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mqag7thjec27Optima Prime with boob-cannons is genius and goes incredibly hard. Plus Kaylan is a delight. (Look at the way she added material so the flame extends beyond the border of the flag I mean COME ON) Also go check out St. Joseph's, it's a whole experience! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqag7thjec27https://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mpmnlm5lgk2fHuge congratulations to these incredible journalists for organizing with @pacificmediaguild.bsky.social Being in the guild as a Chronicle reporter changed how I thought about my role in the newsroom and taught me about solidarity. It's great to see reporters build that together. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmnlm5lgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mp364uivac23An absolutely devastating thread. Both the statistics and the individual stories are completely horrific. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp364uivac23https://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mojhj2erxc22Someone texted me to say this list of programs on the chopping block reads like a list of names of disaster victims, where the disaster is man-made. I can see that, but!! these cuts are not final, and organizers are doing their damndest to win restorations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojhj2erxc22https://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mmwiw6jhfc2oUsing DuckDuckGo can be frustrating because it just kiiinda misses the mark, relatively often. But this is next level.28 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwiw6jhfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mma3c523a224So it turns out the early childhood intervention systems in this city are really, REALLY difficult to navigate. I learned a ton writing this story, including that some specialists refuse to work with kids in the TL because they're afraid to come here. A real-world consequence of its reputation. https://www.tlvoice.org/early-childhood-services-gaps-recommendations/19 May 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma3c523a224https://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mm7yrtslps2pLots going on in the budget-advocacy world. One of these (with the SF People's Budget Coalition) is happening today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7yrtslps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laurawenus.bsky.social/post/3mlbpuq2cbc2lMy latest — a profile on our TL office-mates who are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their organization. Here's what they've been up to in that time: [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:rhifk3oimoa6ro3ow2dr7a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbpuq2cbc2l