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Elizabeth Garone

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San Francisco
As seen in: TIME, The Wall Street Journal, MSN, BBC, Entrepreneur, SFGate, Flipboard, Monster, Kenya Television Network, The Standard (Kenya), Wichita Eagle, The State and
freelancer | contributing writer to The Wall Street Journal and TIME.com | curator of BacioniBacetti.com, a growing collection of random hearts

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Elizabeth Garone’s Biography

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I am a freelance journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with many years of writing and editing experience for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BBC Capital, Business Week, The Washington Post, and Money Magazine. Currently, I write for TIME.com, SFGate, and The Wall Street Journal.

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The best ways to experience San Francisco's beloved Nob Hill

The best ways to experience San Francisco's beloved Nob Hill

The Nob Hill neighborhood lives up to its "hill" moniker. The neighborhood climbs from Van Ness on one side a…

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Meet the 80 and 90-Somethings Who Want to Keep Working

Meet the 80 and 90-Somethings Who Want to Keep Working

These older workers are working well past their 60s and have no plans to stop

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How to Ask to Work Remotely Permanently

How to Ask to Work Remotely Permanently

When Diane Levitt decided she wanted to move across the country in the summer of 2021, she knew that asking h…

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Clinic enables continuity of care for transient foster kids

Clinic enables continuity of care for transient foster kids

Sue Parada is running out of display space on the walls of her South St. Louis home. She's hung a photo of ev…

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Meet the people making technology more 'human'

Meet the people making technology more 'human'

All of the big players are doing it. Apple has Siri, Google has Google Now, Microsoft has Cortana, and China'…

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At-risk families find resources, confidence at Hope Street

At-risk families find resources, confidence at Hope Street

Marilyn Ginez spent her early childhood traveling back and forth from her home in Mexico to Los Angeles where…

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Selling Pot Is a Tough Business, but One California Company Is Beating the Odds

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By Elizabeth Garone
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Johnny Hamala, a co-owner of the Green Spot dispensary. By Elizabeth Garone | Photography by Poppy Lynch for WSJ The Green Spot, in Santa Cruz, Calif., has accomplished something that is getting rarer and rarer these days: It is a cannabis dispensary. And it is making money. The store, which has been in business for seven years, could be mistaken for a neighborhood gift shop.
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Small Online Shops Get Creative With Returns to Win Over Picky Shoppers

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By Elizabeth Garone
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Among the tactics: Feel free to wear the clothes for a while before sending them back Online shoppers are getting a lot more demanding about returns. And that puts small businesses in a bind. Some 81% of customers read return policies before shopping with a retailer, and 71% say that a poor returns experience will make them less likely to go back, according to a National Retail Federation report. Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Selling pot is a tough business, but one California company is beating the odds

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By Elizabeth Garone
| MSN Verified
Elizabeth Garone The Green Spot, in Santa Cruz, Calif., has accomplished something that is getting rarer and rarer these days: It is a cannabis dispensary. And it is making money. The store, which has been in business for seven years, could be mistaken for a neighborhood gift shop. Shoppers find pint-size shopping baskets at the entry, the store's cases are full of brightly colored products, and T-shirts and sweatshirts line one of the walls.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have one, and I love using it for writing fiction.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email is usually best because that gives me time to think about the pitch and do a little research before responding.

Why did you become a journalist?

I love to talk to people and I love to tell their stories.