About John Upton

UPTON, JOHN writes about government, utilities, the environment and other issues for The Bay Citizen. He previously reported for the San Francisco Examiner and the Tracy Press. He moved to California in 2006 to cover a congressional election campaign for the Tracy Press that saw incumbent Richard Pombo defeated by Democrat Jerry McNerney. More recently, he covered land-use and the environment for the San Francisco Examiner. Upton has won environmental- and engineering-related journalism awards for coverage of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge eyebar repairs, the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay and military weapons tests involving depleted uranium in the Central Valley.

• Was accepted for Jan 09-14 2011 Multimedia Training.

Stories

Digital media stories published elsewhere by John Upton:

• King Tide Hints At Shoreline's Future [edit]
  The powerful pull of sun and moon alignment, along with a powerful storm, created high waves lapping at the land of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Writing

Content on this site written by John Upton (includes contributory writing):

• Projects

  • St. George Spirits
  • St. George Spirits is an eau de vie distillery that uses Old World technology to create new flavors. The artisan distillers have experimented with fruit, grain, vegetables and sometimes meat ...