Gabriel San Román is a feature writer for TimesOC. He previously worked at OC Weekly as a reporter, podcast producer and columnist until the newspaper’s closing in late 2019. In 2023, San Román was part of the breaking news reporting team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the Lunar New Year mass shooting in Monterey Park. He may or may not be the tallest Mexican in O.C.
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