Eli Walsh

Writer/Editor

United States

I am a diligent and detail-oriented writer and editor with more than five years experience as a professional journalist.

I have spent the bulk of my career covering California state and local politics, public health and transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego County.

I also currently write for Baseball Prospectus, preparing weekly scouting reports via in-person and video scouting for players in Minor League Baseball's California League. I have also led the offseason prospect ranking process for multiple teams and provided commentary for Baseball Prospectus’ New York Times-bestselling annual guide.

In my free time I'm passionate about music, sports, video games, cooking and internet culture.

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Local News Matters
10/15/2020
Bay Area bowlers see bleak future for alleys amid pandemic | Local News Matters

California public health officials are facing pushback on the state's coronavirus pandemic reopening plan from an unlikely source: bowling alley owners and bowling enthusiasts. Bowling alley owners across the state and their trade associations have decried California's tiered pandemic reopening system, arguing that it is killing small, family-owned businesses.

Local News Matters
11/18/2021
Healdsburg council accused of racial discrimination over vaccination requirement to attend...

The Healdsburg City Council was accused of racially discriminating against one of its members this week after she was not allowed to attend the council's regular meeting in person because she is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The council returned to in-person meetings Monday with a requirement that people in attendance be fully vaccinated, while those not attending in person could continue to participate virtually.

Local News Matters
08/14/2020
Walnut Creek businesses get welcome lift from pandemic support program | Local News Matters

Calicraft Brewing Co. founder Blaine Landberg didn't expect much support from Walnut Creek officials when he proposed reopening his taproom in the Shadelands neighborhood before the pandemic had subsided. "I was expecting a bunch of red tape," he said. Instead, the two-month old Walnut Creek Rebound program has helped him stay solvent.

Santa Cruz Sentinel
05/13/2018
Soquel slices through pool at CCS swimming championships

SANTA CLARA >> Shortly before competing in the men's 100-yard backstroke, Soquel High swimmer Nick Porter called his shot. "He told me he's going to win it," Aptos head coach Jim Triplett said. Triplett trains Porter with his Aptos Cabrillo Swim Club and called the senior one of the most confident swimmers he's ever worked with.