Jon Brooks

Digital Editor

Jon Brooks is a former Digital Editor for KQED Science. He is the former editor of KQED’s daily news blog, News Fix. In 2014, he won a California Journalism Award for his coverage of ride services like Uber and Lyft and the taxi industry. A veteran blogger, he previously worked for Yahoo! in various news writing and editing roles. Jon is also a playwright whose work has been produced in San Francisco, New York, Italy, and around the U.S. He has written about film for his own blog and studied film at Boston University.

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By Jon Brooks

This Bay Area Sex-Loving Commune Is Still Going Strong

Jun 18

KQED Transit Editor Hits the Road: Dan Brekke Retires After 50 Years in Journalism

Oct 30, 2025

It’s Time to Get Paranoid About Your Phone, Says This Security Expert

Oct 18, 2024

This Science Editor Has a Real Ghost Story and It's Still Freaking Him Out

Oct 27, 2022

Why Are There So Many Graves in Colma? And So Few in San Francisco?

Oct 7, 2021

UFOs: SETI Astronomer, Stanford Researcher, Aerospace Expert Weigh In

Jun 14, 2021

What Should We Make of the Highly Disorienting UFO Story?

Jun 3, 2021

SFUSD Draws More Criticism Over Plan to Bring High School Seniors Back

May 12, 2021

'Worst. Editorial. Guidance. Ever.' KQED Science Reporters Reflect on the Pandemic's Early Days

Mar 31, 2021

As Battle Over Reopening San Francisco Schools Turns Ugly, Equity Emerges as Fault Line

Feb 4, 2021

So Far, California House Republicans Are on Board With Trump's Baseless Claims

Nov 6, 2020

Housing Activist Appears Poised to Unseat Oakland Councilmember Lynette McElhaney