Zach Slobig

Editorial Director @BridgespanGroup Alum: @SkollFoundation @pulitzercenter @WIRED @NPR @GOOD @ucbsoj @CityYear @LACorps former line cook and bartender

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@SFPublicPress @GreatHwyPark @JoelEngardio @openthegreathwy @sf_cadc @maryjungsf @RecallEngardio @Scott_Wiener @RecParkSF @SFMTA_Muni Is there a false equivalency dynamic here? The Great Highway has never been anything remotely comparable to a freeway.

[kang @jaycaspiankang]

For back to school, wrote about a lead poisoning disaster in Oakland and the vision of integrated public schools. Can we actually expect parents who have other options to stay in struggling districts? https://t.co/yImFLaYUvV

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

And shoutout to @eddiekimx for his reporting on the far right fringe characters stoking 'culture war' division on this https://t.co/i50YVSuJRQ

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

Solidly reported piece on the adjacent possible of the Great Highway—a remarkable opportunity to build a unique public space on a strip of roadway that borders national park land at the edge of a dynamic city that too often resists change. Yes on Prop K 🗳️

[SFGATE @SFGate]

'Glimmer of hope': SF might build the largest pedestrian project in state history https://t.co/fbVPYX6ybY

[Jon Mooallem @jmooallem]

Hello! I wrote a novel last year, just to see if I could do it, just for fun. Now I'm serializing it--for free!

It's called, "Gondos: The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture Gondos."
https://t.co/HGUfrQLQJ4

[tracyweber @tracyweber]

The reimbursement rates are often so poor that some therapists now consider working in-network for an insurer to be almost like community service https://t.co/wOPiy6Cumf

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

Can't wait to read this book, @carrieching

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"After the fire, there was a new energy to these decades-long battles over Maui’s land and water," Carrie Ching writes. "The feeling running through the community was: 'Maybe now they will listen. Now is the moment for change.'" https://t.co/UjXsc2iFp3

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

Tune in right now to hear the Olympics commentator for surfing sound check by repeating "bubbles, bubbles, bubbles" over and over, before competition begins, with roosters crowing in the background 🏄‍♀️🫧🐓

[LaTosha Brown @MsLaToshaBrown]

Four hours, 44,000 Black women and one Zoom call https://t.co/aIAF3qPzPl via @19thnews

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

It’s still the signature sound of my SF neighborhood. Grateful to be in a rare refuge for this “lost sound.”

[Nautilus Magazine @NautilusMag]

The sound of a foghorn is deeply associated with the isolation of maritime life and the lone lighthouse keeper. However, the foghorn has almost vanished, rendered obsolete by modern navigation and safety technologies like radar and GPS. https://t.co/bDnd77vvHs

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@EricKlinenberg @NYUSociology Slim's Table

[Michael Mechanic @MichaelMechanic]

For #GivingTuesday2023, I looked at the inflation-adjusted wealth of long-time Giving Pledge billionaires today vs. the year they joined (a decade or more ago.) The results only added to my feeling that the pledge is a bit of a scam. https://t.co/PQAupzTSn1

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@RadioMirage My first week at NPR West, I was so nervous and turned a corner way in the back of the building and heard his voice, so familiar from growing up listening in the 80s, and I think I said, “wow you’re Mike Shuster.” A couple chatty minutes with him and my nerves settled.

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@DylanLathrop Very be careful my friend

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@pfimrite The crime blotter alone—that lovely west Marin fever dream—is a national treasure.

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@JeffBradach That moon!

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

From @IamCoraDaniels, one of my co-conspirators at @BridgespanGroup, a clear-eyed take on what's keeping funders from meaningfully engaging in the reparations movement. https://t.co/mwIBsvpld7

[Zach Slobig @slobig]

@lmillernpr They’re a special bunch, that’s for sure. Here’s an oldie/ goodie https://t.co/QvDcHkAPiH

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

Fascinating story by @DoranyPineda90 on the link between racist redlining and avian diversity in L.A. County. Whiter, wealthier neighborhoods tend to have more bird species than lower-income communities of color with fewer trees and less vegetation cover: https://t.co/Fp1B7uqc95

[Jeff Bradach @JeffBradach]

Extraordinary! The founding and trajectory of so many organizations were shaped by his generosity. @BridgespanGroup would not exist but for Chuck Feeney, Harvey Dale, Joel Fleishman, and @atlantic philanthropies. Immense gratitude. RIP.