JUHSD focuses on transport

CEO Rich is the CEO and majority owner of Coastside News Group. Rich and his wife Kathy live in El Granada with their dog Charlie. They have lived in the Bay Area since 1978, and have always loved the Coastside. Twelve years ago they figured out they could just live here full time. Rich has worked for the last six years to make Coastside News a strong and sustainable organization. Rich is a retired Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur who co-founded a successful cloud software company that made it easy for credit unions and community banks to take mobile deposits. He is an avid reader and book club member, with three daily newspaper subscriptions. He is learning Spanish in his old age, and just completed his Masters degree at San Francisco State University. Rich is especially interested in issues of migration and economic opportunity. Kathy and Rich support local nonprofits like ALAS, Coastside Immigrant Advocacy Group, Puente de la Costa Sur Bay Area Border Relief, and Coastside Hope. Kathy loves politics and has volunteered in every presidential campaign since Lyndon Johnson. Kathy and Rich travel extensively, often with their son Rob and daughter-in-law Yanting, who live and work in the Washington, D.C. area.