4 HUMANS
NAMED BYLINES · NO AI · FOUR HUMANS
Every byline is a real person. We don't run AI-generated copy, we don't run syndicated filler, and the editor who picks a best of list is named on the list. Here's everyone.
FOUNDER, EDITOR
Saturday letter writer. Walks the blocks.
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REPORTER
Profiles, reported features, civic accountability.
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REPORTER
Culture, neighborhoods, small business beats.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Hero photography for weekly features.
FULL BIO →FOUNDER, EDITOR
Eric is the founder and editor. He writes the Saturday letter, edits every published piece, picks the keepers, and answers the inquiries that come in through the partner page personally. Background: ten years in local independent media, three years at a tech company he won't name, two years freelancing across the West Coast while he figured out what he actually wanted to do. The keepers is what he wanted to do.
BEATS
Editorial direction · Profile features · Best Of curation · Partnerships
FIRST ISSUE
№01
ISSUES AUTHORED
31
BASED IN
Mission, San Francisco
REPORTER
Nicholas joined in issue twelve. He writes the deeper profiles and the reported features that take more than one Saturday to finish. Background: investigative reporting for two local outlets before the keepers, plus a master's in journalism that he doesn't bring up unless someone asks. He covers civic accountability beats: courts, housing, the places where the city's promises meet the city's pavement.
BEATS
Reported profiles · Civic accountability · Housing · Courts
FIRST ISSUE
№12
ISSUES AUTHORED
14
BASED IN
Outer Richmond, San Francisco
REPORTER
Daisy joined in issue twenty-one. She owns the culture and small-business beats and writes most of the Top Tier best-of guides. Background: ten years freelancing for food and culture magazines around the Bay, plus a previous life as a cook in a Mission restaurant that closed in 2019. She knows the food world from both sides of the counter, which shows up in the work.
BEATS
Culture features · Small business profiles · Best Of editor · Restaurants
FIRST ISSUE
№21
ISSUES AUTHORED
9
BASED IN
Bernal Heights, San Francisco
PHOTOGRAPHER
Kiwi has been the lead photographer since issue three. She shoots the hero portrait for every Saturday feature plus the on-location work for the Top Tier guides. Background: ten years of editorial portraiture for national magazines before the keepers, plus a fine art practice she still maintains. She works in available light, never staged, and always names her subjects on the wall.
BEATS
Hero portraits · On-location reportage · Best Of photography · Print zine art direction
FIRST ISSUE
№03
ISSUES AUTHORED
55
BASED IN
Outer Sunset, San Francisco
OPEN ROLES · INTERNS · FIELD JOURNALISTS
Small pay. Real bylines. The blocks of San Francisco, on foot, on the record.
ROLE №01
For students or career-shifters who want to learn how a small publication actually runs. You'll pitch features, draft and edit copy, sit in on interviews, and help on saturday production. Real bylines from week one if your work clears the editor.
ROLE №02
For reporters who want to walk the city and meet the keepers. You'll run interviews, write profiles, hold the editorial line, and ship one feature per saturday. Two-week mentorship to start, permanent if it clicks.
We're a small operation. Pay is what we can afford right now: California minimum wage, plus gas and food on the days you're out reporting. We're upfront about that because we want people who care about the work, not just the paycheck. When we grow, you grow with us.
THANKS. SATURDAY MORNING IN YOUR INBOX.