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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

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David Blakeley

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter

David Blakeley (he/him) is a reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism and minoring in labor studies. He was born in Orange County, California and has lived in San Francisco since 2013. David enjoys crime novels, drawing, skateboarding and screenwriting.

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A student walks past the Administration Building at SF State on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State enrollment decline causes class, lecturer faculty cuts next Spring

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Dec 7, 2022
Gator Groceries employees fill boxes of food in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SF State on Oct.19, 2022. Contents of the Gator Groceries boxes include vegetables, fruits and non-perishables such as canned goods. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Groceries helps students combat living expenses through free groceries

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Nov 18, 2022
NBC Bay Area will screen “Saving San Francisco” at SF State’s Coppola Theatre on Thursday, followed by a panel with the docuseries’s creators Bigad Shaban, Robert Campos and Jeremy Carroll. (Graphic courtesy of NBC)

NBC Bay Area docuseries to screen at SF State’s Coppola Theater

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Nov 9, 2022
San Francisco voters walk into the Lakeshore Elementary School polling location to cast their ballot on Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Lakeshore Elementary School

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Nov 8, 2022
Chef Tim Shaw explains how to sharpen a knife with a stone at SF State Health Promotion and Wellness unit’s beginner knife skills workshop in the Vista Room on campus on Oct. 27, 2022. Shaw explained the techniques to keep in mind while also demonstrating it for the students, and answering any follow-up questions. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Chef Instructor Tim Shaw leads a knife workshop for students

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Oct 28, 2022
Megan Swartz (left), Alara Tugcu (center), and Acacia Dayton (right) perform the piece "Thawra" at the Little Theatre for SF State's School of Theatre and Dance's production "Paradox" rehearsals on Oct. 19, 2022. Paradox is the School of Theatre and Dance’s first student-choreographed show of the semester. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘Paradox: New Moves Student Choreography Showcase’ returns to SF State’s Little Theatre

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Oct 19, 2022
Director of SF State's Latinx Student Center Emmanuel Padilla (left), Backstreet to the American Dream filmmaker Patricia Nazario (center), and Cinema professor Rafael Flores (right) speak during a panel on the documentary in McKenna Theater on Oct. 11, 2022. (Jesus Arriaga for Golden Gate Xpress)

Award-winning filmmaker screens documentary “Backstreet to the American Dream” at SF State

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Oct 12, 2022
SF State graduate Pam Gutierrez works in her home on Sept. 28, 2022. She hopes to return to school once her debt is forgiven. (David Blakeley / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘A giant weight off the students’ backs,’ SF State students and graduates commend college debt relief plan

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Oct 5, 2022
Cornel West (left) and Abul Pitre sit on stage in the McKenna Theatre at SF State. West led a panel discussion with SF State faculty about liberation and social justice on Sept. 29, 2022. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Acclaimed writer and activist Cornel West leads a discussion on liberation and social justice at SF State

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Sep 30, 2022
Composite image looking down SF State University’s Humanities building on Sept. 22, 2022. According to the university’s enrollment summary, enrollment dropped 15% between 2019 and 2022 after 10 years of high, consistent enrollment. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

City College of San Francisco and SF State students struggle to stay in school amid rising financial hardships

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Sep 22, 2022
Students walk by the Science building at SF State on Aug. 30. Construction on the Science building is set to complete in 2024. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s new Science and Engineering Innovation Center is on the horizon

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2022
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