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Matthew Faludi

Matthew Faludi

Fourth (and hopefully last) year Journalism major at SF State currently serving as Arts and Entertainment editor for the Golden Gate Xpress. Currently residing in San Francisco's outer Sunset district. Faludi's writing has also appeared on Surfline. His interests include surfing, backpacking, grammar, dad-rock and taking crummy analog photos.

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SF State President Lynn Mahoney speaks about the university's partnership with the city to provide scholarships to teenagers who received vaccination on Oct. 18, 2021. Mahoney said that she came up with the idea, which she said was well-received by the mayor and Board of Supervisors (Sabita Shrestha / Golden Gate Xpress)

Recipients announced in SF State vaccine scholarship

Matthew Faludi Dec 6, 2021

When Zoe Freeman, a 14-year-old freshman at Lincoln High School, found out that she was picked for SF State’s Vaccine Scholarship Program, she said her emotions took her from shock, to dance and then,...

Dressed to mimic the Haunted Mansion archetypes from Disneyland, Christian Cagigal offers attendees of the SF Ghost Tour stories of various spirits that still have a presence, on Oct. 26, 2021. Attendees came from all across the Bay Area and out of state. (Cameron Lee / Golden Gate Xpress)

San Francisco’s accidental feminist ghost tour

Matthew Faludi Oct 29, 2021

The streets of Pacific Heights on a Tuesday night are not a typical setting for a history lesson. The teacher, cosplaying as a cross between a Victorian gentleman and a cast member from the Haunted Mansion...

Almost almost famous: The Story of Ben Fong-Torres

Almost almost famous: The Story of Ben Fong-Torres

Sebastian Mino-Bucheli and Matthew Faludi Oct 22, 2021

Editor's note: Fong-Torres' early work was erroneously credited in this episode as a former writer for a phone book company. He has since clarified that he was editor for the phone book employee magazine. Welcome...

Behind Maj. Rick Rose stands 'Fat Albert,' a C-130J Hercules aircraft, on Oct. 7, 2021, at Oakland International Airport. After the pandemic resulted in fleet week being cancelled in 2020, a large mass convened Oct. 8 to 10 to the Marina Green to witness the air acrobatics. (Matthew Cardoza / Golden Gate Xpress)

Hundreds flock to San Francisco for Fleet Week return

Hundreds of people lined the Marina Green, Fort Mason and Aquatic Park in San Francisco on Sunday, to catch a glimpse of aerial stunt performances, including the return of the Navy Blue Angels. Spectators...

Justin Baskin, 20, takes aim at a pool ball during a game at Rack-N-Cue on Aug. 25, 2021. Baskin seemed excited for the opening, mentioning that he plays on a team that competes against other schools. (Photo by Amaya Edwards/Golden Gate Xpress)

Campus pool hall, Rack-N-Cue, aims for a more gender inclusive space

Matthew Faludi Sep 2, 2021

Alex Arriola, amid the clacking of pool balls and the chatter of players, described lifting the covers off of the pool tables at Rack-N-Cue for the first time since March 2020 as a near-religious experience. “It’s...

Charlie Watts, who died age 80 on Aug. 24, 2021, is remembered as the longtime drummer for the Rolling Stones. (Kyran Berlin / Golden Gate Xpress)

Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, dies at 80

Matthew Faludi Aug 24, 2021

Longtime drummer for the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts — whose simple, swing style of play helped immortalize the group’s sound — died today in London, according to his spokesperson. He was 80. Watts...

James Aguilar, an SF State political science major, is finishing his term as director of Government and Community Relations for Associated Students, and is now running for the 18th district seat in the state assembly. (Kyran Berlin / Golden Gate Xpress)(Kyran Berlin / Golden Gate Xpress)

James Aguilar’s next move: State assembly

Matthew Faludi May 17, 2021

At 21 years old, James Aguilar is already no stranger to local politics. In 2018, he became the youngest elected official in the Bay Area at 18 years old when he won a seat on the San Leandro Unified...

Stephanie Ernst Scott recounts one of the hundreds of stories behind the photos that line the entryway into Gus’ Discount Tackle. Customers and friends have built up the shrine-like collection over decades. (Avery Wilcox / Golden Gate Xpress)

The owner of one of San Francisco’s oldest tackle shops does not fish

Matthew Faludi May 13, 2021

Stephanie Ernst Scott would be the first to admit that she has never fished a day in her life — a unique position to be in as the owner of a 62-year-old tackle shop. After 45 years at Gus’ Discount...

A man and his dog race by a female skateboarder behind Cesar Chavez Student Center on Friday February 5, 2021.  (Cameron Lee / Golden Gate Xpress)

Meet the candidates: Associated Students executive candidate Q&As

Matthew Faludi Apr 27, 2021

Editor's note: A previous version of this story listed candidate Jennifer Valencia as affiliated with the Students for Equity and Accountability slate. Since being interviewed, she has decided to run as...

SF State students gather outside the Cesar Chavez Student Center building. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

Asian American issues take center stage at Associated Students presidential candidate forum

Matthew Faludi Apr 22, 2021

Talks of student involvement, a return to campus and campus safety, with an emphasis on Asian American students, dominated Monday’s open Zoom forum for presidential candidates hosted by Associate Students.  The...

Administration building located at the entrance of SF State on, March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas)

Two-factor authentication rolls out for SF State faculty

Matthew Faludi Mar 31, 2021

After over a year of COVID-19 related delays, Information Technology Services completed signing all SF State teaching faculty up for two-factor authentication two days ahead of its imposed Wednesday deadline.  SF...

Mathew Gregory DeCamara, 20, was formally in a band called Mt. Fuji Ski Resort, where they played in numerous living rooms, garages, and bars in San Francisco. Once COVID hit the bay and stopped all social events, DeCamara decided to take the songs he wrote for that band and start his solo career as Scrimminy Jim. (Amalia Diaz / Golden Gate Xpress)

When you give a wizard a keytar

Matthew Faludi Mar 15, 2021

Twice weekly from his parent’s home in Santa Cruz, Matthew Gregory DeCamara picks up his Roland Ax Keytar, sets up his phone camera, dons one of his many technicolor outfits and records a new track for...

Janiece Oropeza (left) and mother Janice Marie Garcia (right) pose for a portrait at SF State Children's Campus on March 5, 2021. (Avery Wilcox / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State student-mothers balance school and life

Matthew Faludi and Avery Wilcox Mar 11, 2021

When Alex Bates, a 20-year-old Communications major at SF State, found out she was pregnant last February, she knew a move to San Diego was inevitable. The move made sense. Both she and her boyfriend...

Daft Punk, the French electronic music duo comprised of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, announced their split Monday morning. (Courtesy of Max Lohr)

After 28 years of helmets, synths and dance music, Daft Punk calls it quits

Sydney Vargas and Matthew Faludi Feb 22, 2021

There might not be a group that has been as impactful on electronic music as Daft Punk has. The French duo helped shape the genre. Over the pair’s 28-year history, they released four studio albums, composed...

[Video] SF State Studio Art Majors Weigh in on Remote Learning

Matthew Faludi Feb 14, 2021

Since instruction moved online last spring, SF State’s studio art majors have had to deal with the loss of on-campus studio space and supplies. While some artists saw the shift as an opportunity to have...

Nearly 100 Sikh Americans — mostly unmasked — met around the Consulate General of India located in the Richmond District on Tuesday. Peaceful protesters gather to oppose the new farmer bill that will make agricultural practices privatized, putting the majority of farmers in the country at risk. (Jun Ueda / Golden Gate Xpress)

Bay Area Sikhs protest at Indian Consulate

Matthew Faludi Jan 27, 2021

Around 100 demonstrators, largely Sikh, gathered outside of the Indian consulate in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Tuesday to voice their opposition to the Indian government's new agricultural...

(Right to left) Gianné Nascimento, Toni Lynn Arzu, Jonathan Curtis, Vanessa Yeager, Joi K. Madison and Chase Bucklew gather in the parking lot after the paddle out. Surfers in Newport Beach organized a paddle out Saturday morning in honor of George Floyd

Surfers paddle out in honor of George Floyd

Matthew Faludi Jun 8, 2020

Surfing tradition refers to a “paddle out”, a memorial for a member of the community who has passed, as a ceremony in which a large group of surfers form a circle in the water. On Saturday morning...

Surfers react to beach closures

Matthew Faludi May 5, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted just about every community around the world, and as of recently, it has made its way to the surfing community around California. With concerns that surfers are not...

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