Digital producer and editor
Jaime Welton
James Welton is a web producer and editor for the Bay Area News Group. He graduated from San Jose State University with a BA in English and has worked for the news organization since 1985.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Language: Spanish and Portuguese (Limited proficiency)
Expertise: Letters to the editor, pop and rock music and news
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![Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Oct. 13, 2023 Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Oct. 13, 2023](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SJM-L-TOLLS-0627-2.jpg?w=131)
Letters: Transit support | Honoring Chiarello | Aid tied to tragedy
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Oct. 13, 2023
![A federal jury Friday convicted 44-year-old Ole Hougen, of Santa Cruz, of a hate crime after he used a knife to attack a Black man. A federal jury Friday convicted 44-year-old Ole Hougen, of Santa Cruz, of a hate crime after he used a knife to attack a Black man.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/0502_sto_gavelclosegeneric3-3.jpg?w=117)
Federal jury convicts Santa Cruz man of hate crime in knife attack
A federal jury Friday convicted 44-year-old Ole Hougen, of Santa Cruz, of a hate crime after he used a knife to attack a Black man.
![The annual closure of some trails to dogs in the Presidio will begin Monday in order to create a safe space for coyote mothers and their pups. The annual closure of some trails to dogs in the Presidio will begin Monday in order to create a safe space for coyote mothers and their pups.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SJM-L-SFCOYOTE-0129-1.jpg?w=120)
San Francisco: Some Presidio trails to close to dogs for coyote pupping season
The annual closure of some trails to dogs in the Presidio will begin Monday in order to create a safe space for coyote mothers and their pups.
![Bruno Mars has responded to accusations that he appropriates Black culture in his musical work. Bruno Mars has responded to accusations that he appropriates Black culture in his musical work.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/People-Bruno-Mars.jpg?w=123)
Bruno Mars defends himself against cultural appropriation accusations
Bruno Mars has responded to accusations that he appropriates Black culture in his musical work.