Shira Stein has covered health-care policy in Washington for the past four years. She received several awards for her work covering the COVID-19 pandemic for Bloomberg. She also covered the fall of Roe v. Wade, including being the first to report President Joe Biden's consideration of a public health emergency for reproductive rights; the Trump administration's efforts to lower prescription drug prices; and the third legal fight to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

She previously interned at the Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, and the Colorado-based Durango Herald.

She is a native of the Bay Area and a graduate of American University, where she studied journalism and biology. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her two tabby cats, Ronan and Dilly. She enjoys hosting meals for friends, singing in a community choir, getting new tattoos and traveling to other countries.

Megan Cassidy is a crime reporter with The Chronicle, also covering cops, criminal justice issues and mayhem. Previously, Cassidy worked for the Arizona Republic covering Phoenix police, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and desert-area crime and mayhem. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Missouri, and has additionally worked at the Casper Star-Tribune, National Geographic and an online publication in Buenos Aires. Cassidy can be reached on twitter at @meganrcassidy, and will talk about true crime as long as you'll let her.

Sarah Ravani covers Oakland and the East Bay at The San Francisco Chronicle. She joined...

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