Doug Comstock is stepping down as editor of the Westside Observer after nearly two decades working at the small but mighty neighborhood news outlet.
The 82-year-old Salt Lake City native has pursued many careers while living in San Francisco, including as a political consultant and cartoonist, and currently as a receptionist for Angela Alioto’s law firm and artist. He joined the neighborhood news outlet as page designer in 2007, when it was the West of Twin Peaks Observer, and has guided it through the media industry’s changes — including its most recent cyber attack — all while laboring as a volunteer.
“That's the thing about the Westside Observer, the model is that writers write for nothing,” Comstock said. “They get paid nothing. I get paid nothing. We do it for the love of whatever. God knows whatever. I guess it's to try and make our city a better place.”
