Farley Elliott
@farleyelliott.bsky.social
SoCal Bureau Chief for SFGate. I live in LA because LA is the best.
We're far from alone. Shoutout to every journo doing work in this place, from NYT/LAT to LA Taco, LA Public Press and the new scene of startup Substacks (In The Valley, Eastside Rag, etc.) going hyper-local.
LA has always been a storytelling town. Let's keep using our voices.
LA has always been a storytelling town. Let's keep using our voices.
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We're far from alone. Shoutout to every journo doing work in this place, from NYT/LAT to LA Taco, LA Public Press and the new scene of startup Substacks (In The Valley, Eastside Rag, etc.) going hyper-local.
LA has always been a storytelling town. Let's keep using our voices.
LA has always been a storytelling town. Let's keep using our voices.
We don't have a paywall.
All you gotta do is sign up for The Southland newsletter, and we'll come find you (instead of the other way around).
sfgate.com/newsletters/...
In the LA age of dwindling newsrooms, I'm proud that we're here, telling stories, having a blast. Come join us.
All you gotta do is sign up for The Southland newsletter, and we'll come find you (instead of the other way around).
sfgate.com/newsletters/...
In the LA age of dwindling newsrooms, I'm proud that we're here, telling stories, having a blast. Come join us.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We don't have a paywall.
All you gotta do is sign up for The Southland newsletter, and we'll come find you (instead of the other way around).
sfgate.com/newsletters/...
In the LA age of dwindling newsrooms, I'm proud that we're here, telling stories, having a blast. Come join us.
All you gotta do is sign up for The Southland newsletter, and we'll come find you (instead of the other way around).
sfgate.com/newsletters/...
In the LA age of dwindling newsrooms, I'm proud that we're here, telling stories, having a blast. Come join us.
Or one of my favorite stories in a minute, a cultural excavation of the San Fernando Valley — why it's been unfairly loathed for so long, and how current forces are conspiring to make the place (gasp!) cool.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/w...
www.sfgate.com/la/article/w...
Why does everybody hate the Valley in LA?
Hating on the Valley extends beyond a pop culture punch line.
www.sfgate.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Or one of my favorite stories in a minute, a cultural excavation of the San Fernando Valley — why it's been unfairly loathed for so long, and how current forces are conspiring to make the place (gasp!) cool.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/w...
www.sfgate.com/la/article/w...
What sort of stories? Features mostly, fun dives into curious area oddities like Huntington Beach's 500-pound spite stone:
www.sfgate.com/california/a...
www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Frank Lloyd Wright's son and Calif.'s forgotten, 500-pound stone of spite
Fifty-five years of sarcasm and hate have fueled a local strip mall.
www.sfgate.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What sort of stories? Features mostly, fun dives into curious area oddities like Huntington Beach's 500-pound spite stone:
www.sfgate.com/california/a...
www.sfgate.com/california/a...