Seamus Geoghegan (they/them) is the editor-in-chief of Golden Gate Xpress. Seamus is a journalism major and political science minor at San Francisco State University. Born and raised in San Francisco, California, they have been part...

Jazlyn Wong (she/her) is the managing editor of Golden Gate Xpress. Jazlyn is a fourth-year journalism major and California studies minor at San Francisco State University. Born and raised in San Francisco, her journalism journ...

Maya Latz (she/her) is the news editor for Golden Gate Xpress. Raised in Walnut Creek, California, Maya is a Bay Area native and now lives in the Inner Sunset. In her final semester at San Francisco State University, Maya looks fo...

Haley Abarca (she/her) is the visuals editor for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in Queer and Trans Ethnic studies. She was born and raised in Menlo Park, California. Haley developed a love for phot...

Michael Lane (he/him) is the multimedia editor for Golden Gate Xpress. He’s a journalism major and a studio art minor. He was born and raised in Fresno, California, and currently resides in San Francisco. Outside of the newsr...

Jaiden Forey (she/her) is the engagement reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in journalism and minoring in international relations. She grew up in Orange County, California, and is now in her fourth year of living in San...

Lourence Alturino (he/him) is the sports editor for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism and minoring in marketing. He was born in San Francisco, California, and lives in Daly City. He is a big fan of the San Fran...

Ozzy Palacio (they/them) is the culture editor for Golden Gate Xpress. They are currently in their third year at San Francisco State University, majoring in creative writing and minoring in journalism. They are presently San F...

Melanie Ochoa (she/her) is the Spanish editor for the Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in Spanish and minoring in bilingual Spanish journalism. She was born and raised in San Francisco, California, and loves the city. She curre...

Alex Ortega (he/him) is the opinion for Golden Gate Xpress. He is a journalism major and international relations minor with the hopes of someday working as a foreign correspondent. He is originally from Oceanside, California, but...

Gibran Beydoun (he/him) is the copy editor for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in print and online journalism with a minor in creative writing. He was born in Modesto, California, but grew up in Turlock and Tracy. He previousl...

Alexa Luna (she/her) is a staff reporter for the Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in journalism and minoring in education. She was born in Fairfield, California but grew up in Pittsburg where she currently lives. She was prev...

Cole Fowler (he/him) is a broadcasting and electronic communication arts (BECA) and journalism senior at San Francisco State University and a first-time staff writer for Golden Gate Xpress currently based in San Francisco. A lifel...

Amin Faramarz (he/him) is a staff reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is a fourth-year student at San Francisco State University, majoring in journalism and minoring in race and resistance studies. Amin was born and raised in Afg...

Kylie Lynn (she/her) is a staff reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in journalism and minoring in criminal justice studies. She was born and raised in Pleasant Hill, California. She currently divides her time betw...

Jovanni Alvarado (he/him) is a staff reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is a third-year student majoring in journalism with a minor in education. Jovanni was born and raised in East Los Angeles, California. Before transferring to San F...

Daniel Archuleta (he/him) is a staff reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is a fourth-year student majoring in journalism with a minor in recreation, parks and tourism. Daniel was born and raised in South San Francisco, Califor...

Julian Olson (He/Him) is a photographer for Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress Magazine. He is a photojournalism major at SFSU. He has practiced music, photography and visual storytelling for seven years, with a focus on cinematograph...

Eliza Arthur (she/her) is a staff photographer for Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress magazine. She is majoring in photojournalism and double minoring in marketing and Africana studies at SFSU. She is passionate about photographing pe...

Giselle Garza Lerma (she/her) is a photographer for Golden Gate Xpress Xpress Magazine and is majoring in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism and minoring in Latina/Latino studies. Identity, culture, connection a...

Kirsten Moyer (she/her) is a photographer and reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. Born and raised in Chicago, Kirsten moved to California to pursue film production. Over the years, her interests have expanded to journalism and mu...

Gwen Murray (she/her) is a photographer for Golden Gate Xpress and is a senior majoring in photojournalism with a minor in education. She hopes to pursue a career in sports photography. In the summer of 2025, Gwen studied abr...

Vanden Harris (he/him) is a staff photographer for Golden Gate Xpress, having previously been a contributing photographer. He is majoring in visual communication design. Born and raised in Oxnard, California, he started his o...

Lindsey Hoang (she/her) is a staff photographer for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in broadcast and electronic communication arts and minoring in marketing. She was born and raised in Oakland, California. During her free tim...

Ryo Kojima (he/him) is a staff photographer for Golden Gate Xpress. Ryo is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in sociology. Born and raised in Southern California, he started his photography endeavors through film photogr...

Josh Miranda (he/him) is a contributor for Golden Gate Xpress and staff reporter for Xpress Magazine. He grew up in the quiet beach towns of San Diego’s North County. After receiving an associate’s degree in film, televisio...