J.K. Dineen is a San Francisco author and journalist. He is the author of two books: Here Tomorrow, about historic preservation in California (Heyday, 2013); and High Spirits (Heyday 2015), a book of essays about legacy bars of San Francisco. He joined the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle in 2014, focusing on real estate development for the metro group, a beat that includes land use, housing, neighborhoods, the port, retail, and city parks. Prior to joining The Chronicle, he worked for the San Francisco Business Times, the San Francisco Examiner, the New York Daily News, and a bunch of newspapers in his native Massachusetts, including the Salem Evening News and the MetroWest Daily News. A graduate of Macalester College, Dineen was a member of Teach For America’s inaugural class and taught sixth grade in Brooklyn, N.Y.