Associate editor Mark Conley oversees Insights and helps edit news stories for the News Center. He also reports on ethics, health policy and transplantation, among other topics. The San Francisco State graduate joined the office after a long career in journalism — the majority spent helping shepherd an award-winning sports staff at the San Jose Mercury News. He also helped launch Lookout Santa Cruz, winning the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news with coverage of the historic winter storms of 2023. When he’s not working with words, you’ll likely find him surfing or playing pickleball.