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E-mail: customer.service@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 299-4141 | Subscriber Services site

MAIN CONTACTS

General inquiries, news tips
E-mail: local@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1211

Corrections, complaints
E-mail: readers.rep@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1525

EDITOR’S OFFICE

Lora Cicalo, Senior Editor
E-mail: lora.cicalo@sduniontribune.com

Michael James Rocha, Digital Creative Director
E-mail: michael.rocha@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1724

Shannon Lopez, Executive Assistant
E-mail: shannon.lopez@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1234

OPINION

Chris Reed, Deputy Editorial and Opinion Editor
E-mail: chris.reed@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 206-9005

Laura Castañeda, Deputy Editorial and Opinion Editor
E-mail: laura.castaneda@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 855-4140

Tania Navarro, Community Opinion Editor
E-mail: tania.navarro@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 719-9164

REPORTING TEAMS

Business

Diana McCabe, Business Editor
E-mail: diana.mccabe@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1517

Phillip Molnar, Reporter – Real estate and economy
E-mail: phillip.molnar@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1891

Rob Nikolewski, Reporter – Energy
E-mail: rob.nikolewski@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1251

Roxana Popescu, Reporter – Money
E-mail: roxana.popescu@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (858) 848-5432

Natallie Rocha, Reporter – Small business
E-mail: natallie.rocha@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (424) 367-9150

Jennifer Van Grove, Reporter – Growth and Development
E-mail: jennifer.vangrove@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1840

Lori Weisberg, Reporter – Tourism & restaurants
E-mail: lori.weisberg@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2251

Columnists

Lisa Deaderick, Columnist
E-mail: lisa.deaderick@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2503

Michael Smolens, Columnist
E-mail: michael.smolens@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 246-8514

Arts & Entertainment

Pam Kragen, Arts & Entertainment editor
E-mail: pam.kragen@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (760) 519-2952

George Varga, Music critic
E-mail: george.varga@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2253

Food, Health, Home & Garden, Travel

Martha Lynch, Section editor
E-mail: martha.lynch@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1875

Guides

Abby Hamblin, Community Guides/Pacific San Diego editor
E-mail: abby.hamblin@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1057

Carlos Rico, Reporter – Guides
E-mail: carlos.rico@sduniontribune.com

North, East & South County

Tarcy Connors, Editor – North County, East County, South County
E-mail: tarcy.connors@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (760) 529-4923

Phil Diehl, Reporter – Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Oceanside
E-mail: philip.diehl@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (760) 529-4927

Linda McIntosh, Reporter – Community news and events, Camp Pendleton
E-mail: linda.mcintosh@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (760) 529-4967

Tammy Murga, Reporter – South County
E-mail: tammy.murga@sduniontribune.com

Blake Nelson, Reporter – East County
E-mail: blake.nelson@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 813-2592

Paul Sisson, Reporter – Health care, mental health
E-mail: paul.sisson@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1850

Public Safety, Courts and Border

Kristina Davis, Public safety editor
E-mail: kristina.davis@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1391

Teri Figueroa, Reporter – Public safety, state courts
E-mail: teri.figueroa@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (760) 529-4945

Karen Kucher, Reporter, Public safety, Essential California newsletter
E-mail: karen.kucher@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1350

Caleb Lunetta, Reporter – Public safety
E-mail: caleb.lunetta@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 925-0977

Alexandra Mendoza, Reporter – Border and immigration
E-mail: alexandra.mendoza@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1506

Alex Riggins, Reporter – Federal courts, law enforcement
E-mail: alex.riggins@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1010

Lyndsay Winkley, Reporter – Public safety
E-mail: lyndsay.winkley@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1546

Sports

Ryan Finley, Sports editor
E-mail: ryan.finley@sduniontribune.com

Kevin Acee, Reporter – Padres
E-mail: kevin.acee@sduniontribune.com

Eddie Brown, Reporter – Fantasy sports/NFL draft
E-mail: eddie.brown@sduniontribune.com

Nick Canepa, Columnist
E-mail: sezme.godfather@gmail.com

Kirk Kenney, Reporter – Aztecs
E-mail: kirk.kenney@sduniontribune.com

Tom Krasovic, Reporter – Pro sports
E-mail: tom.krasovic@sduniontribune.com

Phillip Lewis, Sports section editor
E-mail: phillip.lewis@sduniontribune.com

John Maffei, Reporter – High school sports
E-mail: john.maffei@sduniontribune.com

Bryce Miller, Columnist
E-mail: bryce.miller@sduniontribune.com

Jeff Sanders, Reporter – Padres
E-mail: jeff.sanders@sduniontribune.com

Mark Zeigler, Reporter – Aztecs, soccer, Olympics
E-mail: mark.zeigler@sduniontribune.com

Watchdog & Government

Sam Schulz, Watchdog and government editor
E-mail: sam.schulz@sduniontribune.com

Emily Alvarenga, Reporter – County government
E-mail: emily.alvarenga@sduniontribune.com

Maura Fox, Reporter – San Diego communities
E-mail: maura.fox@sduniontribune.com

David Garrick, Reporter – San Diego city government
E-mail: david.garrick@sduniontribune.com | Phone: 619-269-8906

Jeff McDonald, Reporter – Watchdog
E-mail: jeff.mcdonald@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1708

Gary Robbins, Reporter – Science, weather, higher education, military
E-mail: gary.robbins@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1228

Kristen Taketa, Reporter – Education
E-mail: kristen.taketa@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 786-0632

OTHER NEWSROOM DEPARTMENTS

Photography & video

Roger Wilson, Photo assignment editor
E-mail: roger.wilson@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (424) 405-1078

Alejandro Tamayo, Lead visual journalist
E-mail: alejandro.tamayo@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1041

K.C. Alfred, Photographer
E-mail: kc.alfred@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1772

Nelvin C. Cepeda, Photographer
E-mail: nelvin.cepeda@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1318

John Kelley, Video editor
E-mail: john.kelley@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1041

Meghan McLaughlin, Photographer
E-mail: meghan.mclaughlin@sduniontribune.com

Ana Ramirez, Photographer
E-mail: ana.ramirez@sduniontribune.com

Graphics, data & research

Michelle Guerrero, Graphics artist/reporter
E-mail: michelle.guerrero@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2193

Design

Michael Price, Design director
E-mail: michael.price@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2049

Tony Lariccia, Designer
E-mail: tony.lariccia@sduniontribune.com

Tyler Rau, Designer
E-mail: tyler.rau@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-2290

Newspaper Sections, Quality Editors

Amanda Selvidio, Quality editor, section editor
E-mail: amanda.selvidio@sduniontribune.com

Barbara Trageser, Quality editor
E-mail: barbara.trageser@sduniontribune.com

Holly Trusiak, Quality editor
E-mail: holly.trusiak@sduniontribune.com

Adrian Vore, Local section editor, Reader’s Representative
E-mail: adrian.vore@sduniontribune.com | Phone: (619) 293-1729