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Andrea Valdez

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Managing Editor at The Atlantic

Sometimes I'm all business. Managing editor @TheAtlantic. Founding mother @19thnews. Formerly @texasobserver, @WIRED & @texasmonthly. She/her.

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  • 6 days ago | theatlantic.com | Andrea Valdez

    On a trip to my local Joann craft-supply store recently, I felt a cheap thrill. An extremely cheap thrill. Huge signs posted on the front doors read STORE CLOSING and ENTIRE STORE 30%–70% OFF. One screamed NOTHING HELD BACK, which struck me as both desperate and alluring. I walked in and wandered up and down the picked-over aisles, skimming my fingers across the flannels, fleeces, silks, and satins. Buckets of yarn beckoned.

  • Nov 27, 2024 | sdcitytimes.com | Ryan Matthysse |Andrea Valdez |Sarai Gomez Huerta

    Can’t see this video? Click here. To view a transcript, click here. As the semester comes to a close, it’s time to start thinking about your next steps at San Diego City College. Whether you’re looking to register for winter and spring classes or considering a transfer to a four-year college, there are several resources available to assist you. You can register for courses through the college’s website, with priority registration already underway for those who qualify.

  • Oct 30, 2024 | sdcitytimes.com | Andrea Valdez

    Categories: Knights Threads and Things is a resource for students all yearOctober 30, 2024 Can’t see the video? Click here. To read the transcript, click here. Halloween is fast approaching, and for students at San Diego City College, finding a costume doesn’t have to break the bank. In this video, the CTTV team of Andrea Valdez, Zuzu Grueskin, Sarai Gomez and Daniela Luna visited Knights Threads and Things, City College’s second-hand store.

  • Oct 25, 2024 | sdcitytimes.com | Keila Menjivar Zamora |Andrea Valdez |Gina Stevens |Daniela Luna

    Incumbent Stephen Whitburn and challenger Coleen Cusack attended a community forum moderated by the League of Women Voters on Sept. 25 to discuss their campaigns for the District 3 seat on the San Diego City Council. Throughout the roughly 45-minute forum, they answered attendees’ questions, contrasting their plans for the district and discussing topics such as housing, homelessness and public transit.

  • Oct 16, 2024 | sdcitytimes.com | Vince Outlaw |Danny Straus |Andrea Valdez |Kai Carr

    Editor’s note: This is one of seven issue-focused voter’s guides based on data from the City College Community Agenda. Check back often for the rest of the guides and the latest City Times Media election-related news and information. Although Atticus Klatt is still in high school, he sees housing and homelessness in San Diego as relevant to all residents. “Housing is a big one,” Klatt said to City Times Media in April. “How do we deal with the homeless?

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Andrea Valdez
Andrea Valdez @andreamvaldez
12 Jul 24

As a native Houstonian with a lot of family who lives there, I wrote about what's happening in the city.

The Atlantic
The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

Houston’s power loss in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl is the city’s third major outage this year—and hurricane season just beginning, @andreamvaldez writes. https://t.co/VtrBEdmkqz

Andrea Valdez
Andrea Valdez @andreamvaldez
13 May 24

RT @TheAtlantic: Are the relationships we establish through our screens legit? In “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @andreamvalde…

Andrea Valdez
Andrea Valdez @andreamvaldez
15 Aug 22

A true loss for Texas and Texans. Reminiscing fondly of memories of Burka and what he meant to @TexasMonthly.

Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly

Legendary political writer Paul Burka has died. Burka joined @TexasMonthly in 1974, a year after its founding, and stayed until 2016, leading the magazine's political coverage and spearheading its roundup of the Best and Worst Legislators each biennium.