Rachel Swan

@rachelswan

Transportation reporter for . Raising two girls to be good humans. Pedestrian but aspirational. Tips: rswan@sfchronicle.com

Oakland
Joined January 2009
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  1. 3 hours ago

    The platform.

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  2. 3 hours ago

    Lots of traffic cones, hard hats and orange-vested crews at Muni’s expanded Chase Center platform, set to open for T-line business later today.

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  3. 5 hours ago

    I read The Bluest Eye during the summer before 7th grade. It changed everything. RIP Toni Morrison, you will be missed.

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    7 hours ago

    Excellent story about the Gilroy shooter’s white supremacist beliefs & interest in the “great replacement,” a racist conspiracy theory spread by far-right groups as well as some U.S. elected officials and Fox News personalities

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  5. Aug 4

    Just days ago, CSU San Bernardino published a detailed analysis of hate-driven homicides in the US, showing that white supremacy is the most ascendant form of violent extremism:

    Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Experts worry killer fits pattern of hate, fueled online Via
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    Jul 3

    Hours before Óscar Martínez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria drowned in the Rio Grande River, they were extorted... told they had to pay $500 apiece in order to cross legally (and safely) into the U.S.

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    Aug 2

    Our pair of outgoing metro fellows, & , anchored breaking news for a year, through fires, floods, mass shootings & more. Ashley is on to the San Antonio Express-News, Gwen to the Houston Chronicle. We're going to miss their terrific work. Good luck!

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  8. Aug 2

    ‘Oh, Forgive Us!’: Heartbreak at Wake for Twins Who Died in Hot Car via . I feel so much for this family. It’s so hard to remember everything when you’re struggling to drop kids off & get to a job. This could have easily happened to me.

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    Jul 31

    Professional news: tomorrow's my last day . I'm headed off to in two weeks for the second year of the Hearst Fellowship. Thanks to my amazing colleagues for all the help along the way. San Francisco, it's been inspiring to tell your stories. Thank you.

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    Aug 2

    Butte County sheriff's deputy Jake Smith kept a photo of Wendy Carroll, missing since last fall's deadly Camp Fire, in case he saw her. On Thursday, he did. reports

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  11. Aug 2

    We’ll miss you, Ashley! Congrats

    Professional news: Yesterday was my last day . San Francisco has been incredible! In a few weeks I’m moving to San Antonio to report on education ! Pls send barbecue recs 😇
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    Aug 2

    shooter shot himself, per coroner, not killed by officers

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    Aug 2

    A stunning development: a woman turns up 238 days after she went missing during the deadly Camp Fire in Paradise. BY .

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    Aug 1

    One day, one city, no relief: To capture San Francisco’s homeless crisis, we sent dozens of journalists onto the streets for 24 hours straight. Here’s what they found.

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  15. Aug 1

    Hey are you guys down to check out one of these Oakland Roots soccer games?

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    Aug 1

    For some background on why that question was posed: The suspect “touted a 19th century book, ‘Might Is Right,’ that has seen a revival in white supremacist circles” on his Instagram and added this statement shortly before opening fire, via – at Gilroy Police Dept.

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    Aug 1

    Fifth & Mission podcast | What We Know About the Gilroy Shooter Reporter talks about the investigation into the motive behind the attack that killed three at the Garlic Festival. Apple > Spotify >

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    Jul 31

    Aw shirt, here we go again: contracts for employees expire today with no wage proposal in sight and only one raise in the last decade amid ever-increasing costs of living. , it’s time to sign

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    Aug 1

    They survived the -- and report the harrowing story of two women hurt in Sunday's tragedy:

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    Aug 1

    🚆 Hey transit enthusiasts! 🚆 ' reporter is now diligently answering all your transportation questions LIVE on our "Transit in the Bay Area" AMA:

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