Karen Stabiner

West Coast editor, The Counter. Author of Generation Chef: Risking It All for a New American Dream, and more. Teaches at Columbia Journalism School.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@reportermike @TheCounter My hunch is they left my name out -- it's in the written copy -- because no one can pronounce Stabiner unless they know me. Sometimes people tell me how they say it as though I might want to reconsider, I guess.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

But then we learned that May 20 is the last day at @TheCounter. Can anyone make sense of that? I can’t. Too busy contemplating a staff’s worth of lost opportunity, and mourning the next extraordinary story from a talented and tenacious editorial staff.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

A week ago, @_sabew chose @TheCounter for a general excellence award and said we “set a new bar for excellence in this category.”

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

There were evocative photos from @sami_helou, a frequent collaborator, set into a visual narrative by @tal_moore and @triciavuongg. It was as unique a piece as I’ve worked on, but then, lots of Counter coverage qualified as unique.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

I joined @TheCounter as West Coast editor in 2019, adding restaurant stories to the mix. They helped us win a @_sabew general excellence award – but hours later we learned our last day is May 20. ‘Blindsided’ pretty much sums it up for this talented group.

[The Counter @TheCounter]

#THREAD: Caught between a deluge of new tech money and an increasingly volatile homelessness crisis, restaurants on one street in Venice, California, are finding themselves caught in the middle: https://t.co/1DMIS1hIWe

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@evankleiman https://t.co/q1ADsZmBYI Less loss of taste and smell -- not sure if that's due to omicron or vaccination status.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

Rose Avenue needs help—and that's where the consensus stops. How to save a community? Depends on whom you ask, and in the meantime ----

[The Counter @TheCounter]

Caught between new tech money and a rapidly growing homelessness crisis, restaurants on one street in Venice, California, are desperately trying to keep its identity alive. New from @kstabiner: https://t.co/1DMIS1hIWe

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@piescarcega @thekatecox The gratitude travels in both directions, @piescarcega, and @thekatecox knows it. A colleague in town! Reason enough to use an exclamation point, which I only haul out for special occasions.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@dhmeyer https://t.co/8ExLUrxlWS

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@CarbonHealth @gdpuhara @lapublichealth @LACity Thank you @carbonhealth.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@LindaLlee47 @CarbonHealth @gdpuhara @lapublichealth @LACity .@carbonhealth. 'Those who received a 1st dose through an appt at the LA City sites listed previously will be automatically booked for a second dose appt. They will receive notification of the appt from Carbon Health as well as an opportunity to modify the appt time provided.'

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@CarbonHealth @gdpuhara @lapublichealth @LACity You said earlier we'd be auto-booked. Now you're saying people have to book their own appts? Or are you in fact booking time slots for individuals? Please let it be the latter.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@gdpuhara @CarbonHealth @lapublichealth @LACity Did @CarbonHealth say that? Or @LACity or @Lapublichealth. Probably no word until closer to your 28-day date, but they did say 'auto-book,' so watch that inbox.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@FoodWriterDiary And so many informed opinions from @FoodWriterDiary, some of which challenge us to rethink what we think. Thanks.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@CarbonHealth @lapublichealth @LACity Heroic, @carbonhealth. Please hurry so that @nikeunlimited can get his shot. @lapublichealth @LACity.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

@CarbonHealth @lapublichealth @LACity Thank you! Now as in, from today forward, or now as in, including all the people who already had first doses? @carbonhealth I still say: you can do this.

[Karen Stabiner @kstabiner]

Say, @lacity and @carbonhealth: Please follow the lead of @lapublichealth and send out automatic second-dose appointments. Many thousands of people are waiting; you can do it.