On a cool spring day last May, Matt Mendoza was on the athletic field of Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, where he teaches physical education. Class was in session on the turf surface, which has a clear view of San Francisco’s iconic Ghirardelli Square rooftop sign. Suddenly, a student punched Mendoza three times without […]
Taylor Barton
Taylor Barton is a staff writer at The Frisc supported by the California Local Newsroom Fellowship. She is passionate about covering education, public health, public safety, and the overlap between these topics. Taylor’s work has been supported by UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program and Climate Equity Reporting Project. Before journalism Taylor was an actor, a sexual assault prevention educator for the military, helped run a soup kitchen in Chicago, and led media relations for a former U.S. ambassador to NATO.
