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About Michelle
Michelle Iracheta helped launch the Redwood City Pulse in 2021 with the goal of bringing community news back to Redwood City. In her career spanning nearly a decade, Michelle has covered mental health, public safety, disability rights, education and city government.Prior to joining the Pulse, Michelle worked at the Houston Chronicle, where she spent mornings writing about overnight mayhem and temperamental weather. Her work has also appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Seattle Times and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Aside from numerous newsroom awards, Michelle's reporting earned her a first-place Blethen Award from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association for her story about an ammonia leak that prompted hundreds of evacuations in a city outside Yakima, Washington.
She was also part of the team who earned recognition from the nonprofit Investigative Reporters and Editors for its work on a story about a fatal chemical leak in Houston that killed four people.
Michelle, a Houston native, holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Houston. She loves exploring new restaurants and pubs with her mini doodle, Kooper.
Stories by Michelle
Kaiser Permanente offers last-minute enrollment for health program for low-income families
Kaiser Permanente is offering a program which, provides affordable health care coverage to low-income adults and children, and applications for the program are due by Jan. 31.[Wednesday, January 17, 2024]
San Mateo County to conduct annual count of unsheltered population, seeks volunteers
The San Mateo County Human Services Agency is recruiting volunteers for its yearly one day homeless count, a day when, in past years, hundreds have undertaken the task of tallying those sheltered and unsheltered people.[Tuesday, January 16, 2024]
Redwood City CFO halts legal fight over $889M school bond measures
Robell's decision comes after a nearly year-long dispute centered on Sequoia Union High School District Measure W and Redwood City School District Measure S, substantial school bonds totaling $889.5 million.[Thursday, January 11, 2024]
Don Horsley, former San Mateo County supervisor and longtime sheriff, dies at 80
Former San Mateo County Sheriff and county Supervisor Don Horsley has died at age 80 on Nov. 24. Local officials remembered him as a "tireless public servant" who sought to help the county's most vulnerable people.[Friday, November 24, 2023]
Día de los Muertos celebration returns to Redwood City
Casa Círculo Cultural, in collaboration with the San Mateo County History Museum and the Redwood City Library, is set to host its 13th annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Sunday, Nov. 5.[Wednesday, November 1, 2023]
East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Antonio López will run for San Mateo County Supervisor
On Monday, East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Antonio López declared his candidacy for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.[Monday, October 16, 2023]
Public comment abuse leads to changes in Redwood City's meeting protocols
In what Mayor Jeff Gee calls a “proactive step” to avoid “vile, racist, anti-semitic” disruptions ahead of council meetings, Redwood City has overhauled its procedures, allowing only email or in-person comments during meetings.[Tuesday, October 3, 2023]
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office sounds alarm after recent residential break-in
Three masked people allegedly tried to force entry to a San Carlos home Friday, an incident that may be connected to recent burglaries in Atherton, West Selby and Redwood City, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.[Saturday, September 16, 2023]
Police: Five people shot in Redwood City on Sunday morning
The Redwood City Police Department is searching for a man they said shot five people, including a 16-year-old boy, on Sunday morning, May 7.[Monday, May 8, 2023]
Cyclist, 37, dies after car and bike collide on Cañada Road near Filoli Garden
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a collision between a car and a bicycle that left 37-year-old Lester Legarda of South San Francisco dead on Cañada Road near the Fioli estate Monday night.[Tuesday, April 11, 2023]